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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

Educate Learners need to be educated about copyright; reliable sources; appropriate communication for email, texting or social media; and how to safely shop online. They also need to be aware of what type of images they can use in Google Slides or other presentations.

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Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership

eSchool News

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. . About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms.

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Education Leaders Propose Ways to Add Teacher Voice to Research Decisions

Edsurge

Most educators access information about their profession through online searches, social media, colleagues, supervisors, their professional association or a journal subscription. Provide simpler, more digestible language for associations to use with their members about new research, including how to communicate over social media.

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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

Teachers and students can learn by doing place-based projects together, all the while meeting and exceeding required academic standards in authentic and meaningful ways. Overcoming our present challenges will require fundamentally new ways of thinking and acting. It will also require academic proficiency.

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The Definition Of Combination Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Paraphrased: Separate the causes and effects of immigration through research, then create a presentation to your local student body or other more relevant audience. Bullying, Social Media Abuse, Distracted Driving, Drinking and Driving, Unplanned Parenthood, Literacy, Bad Work, etc. Combination: Twitter + Spotify + Design.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

Edsurge

Soft-launched last summer, the library currently houses more than 100 educational apps, which teachers can browse by subjects or categories (like assessment or presentation tools). For instance, a curriculum director may decide that one math program does not align with the district’s academic standards, while another one does.

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16 Books About Learning Every Teacher Should Read

TeachThought - Learn better.

In the age of blogging and social media, is there still room for books? These case studies—of white and African American teachers working (and preparing to work) in urban and suburban settings—are presented amid more general discussions about race and teaching in contemporary schools.” by TeachThought Staff.