The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Citizenship encompasses digital citizenship and the importance of lateral reading are three of the motivating topics tackled today with education thought-leader Dr. Alec Couros. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

A web filter’s main goal is to block online content that internet users shouldn’t access and keep harmful malware from breaking into a network. When IT staff adds a URL to the allowed list, learners and educators can access that website at any point. Read on to explore the different types of web filters available for K-12.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2021

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. Otherwise, I’d only change them when my bank, credit company, or favorite online store told me someone hacked their servers. Why change passwords.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. Otherwise, I’d only change them when my bank, credit company, or favorite online store told me someone hacked their servers. Why change passwords.

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Tech Helpful

APRIL 5, 2018

We live in a world where the access to technology is virtually ubiquitous. This means that access to information, images, and relationships that can be both uplifting and demoralizing is at our fingertips as well. The green apps are made by companies that are working to look at for underage users. So what do you do as a parent?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

As Oxford professors put it , “The debate over digital technology and young people needs less shock and more substance”. According to the Pew Research Center , “Fully 95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online ‘almost constantly’”. What is digital wellness? The family can be involved.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Student Engagement I’m in social media groups where frustrated teachers recently commented that their grade books looked like “Swiss Cheese” and that many students were just missing during online learning sessions. You can create a community of learners in your school, your department, and through social media.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Thotz said that e-sports and social media are inclusive and give students the freedom to recreate themselves. To benefit students with diverse learning needs, schools need to understand their students and use technology as motivation, and technology should be student tested and accessible to all.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others. How Vickie Morgado Uses Social Media in Her Classroom. Step 1: Teach Digital Citizenship. We’ve traveled the world.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

The Eduverse is accessible on any device, and is also the content hub for schools using ClassVR, Avantis Education’s award-winning all-in-one VR headsets. The picture book follows the characters on a virtual trail as they chat, create and play together, and make discoveries and connections with digital tools. SoniasDigitalWorldARC.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2019

There are endless distractions for kids these days—from games to music and social media. And as technology platforms have accelerated over the years, her job has increasingly involved keeping up with the ways young people use social media, and advising parents, teachers and even tech companies about what they need to know.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

In the past, digital citizenship lessons on internet safety focused more on dos and don'ts, like do create safe passwords and don't talk to strangers online. See the full Common Sense K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum for lesson plans on additional digital citizenship topics.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Digital Citizenship: Student Style Dr. Marialice B. Curran and her twelve year old child, Curran Dee explained the importance of including students in the digital citizenship conversations, lessons, and use even before they are 13 years old. Dr. Curran explained that she and her son have a joint social media account.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 12, 2019

24/7 access to technology has brought many benefits, from online collaboration to improved parent-teacher communication. But that 24/7 environment has also brought increased stress to students’ lives as issues they encounter at school, especially on social media, follow them home.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. We may install things on their Chromebooks, but when they are on their phones, they are getting unfiltered access to the internet. They were not a Disney company, but Disney purchased them in the last 18 months.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It involves creating positive school climates, adopting rigorous reporting systems, and educating students and parents about digital citizenship and how to use social media responsibly. Bullying prevention is part of this and schools can tackle it on several fronts. The role of monitoring software.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Users can access a wide variety of AR games, lesson plans, and other experiences created by others and shared in the Metaverse ecosystem via the free app (reminder: Always preview these to be sure they fit your student group ). It’s easy to use and requires no coding. –This is a sponsored post but the opinions are my own.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In support of this theme, Discovery Education is providing educators and students access to curated digital resources that can be used to educate students about the importance of online security in all learning environments. Among the no-cost resources created in collaboration with leading social impact partners are: .

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2019

Last year, RealNetworks, a Seattle-based company, offered its facial recognition software to schools, and a few have pioneered the tool. To improve these systems, it comes as no surprise to Bill Fitzgerald, a researcher at New Knowledge, that some companies are offering such technology gratis. Over the years, Impero Software, a U.K.-based

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

Accessible through Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 platform , these resources complement M:EE’s ability to inspire student exploration, experimentation, and expression. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Coalition for College Access) I’m 32. Growing up in the digital age is the hardest part of being a teenager. From social media to cyber bullies to anonymous networking apps and the ubiquitous camera phone, every mistake or embarrassing moment can be captured, shared and relived over and over again.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Since the resources in a flipped classroom can be accessed without geographical or time constraints, learners can continue studying without missing out on any important lessons. Instead of worrying about the alternatives for grappling with the missed lesson, students can rest stress-free and access the lectures whenever they are comfortable.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

This group is gonna change the info access/experience for kids! The thing I love most about the Playground is the ability to access information in an informal way that lends itself to a more personalized experience. This year, I created an elective, Social Justice through Social Media. This is my team.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Adobe Spark : This flexible design tool lets teachers and students design everything from a web page to a social media post.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Find out why Chris thinks that cell phones don’t belong in schools, why we should delay access, and how to better protect our students (and children) in a technology-driven world. Author of resources for families and churches on digital safety and pornography. © Shake Up Learning 2023.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Dignity—it’s not a word often associated with social media and online interaction. Again, the presenter doesn’t lecture the parents and tell them to keep their kids offline; the presenter will acknowledge the good in the digital world, like communication and access to information.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

It’s happened to all of us– we’re at school trying to access the perfect website for a learning activity at school and… it’s blocked. While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

About three years ago presenters started to notice a shift to more social media use by middle schoolers. 2009 - Meeting of the Minds - important work from Common Sense Media on perceptions of social media ethics. Had questions about how to deal with 10 and 11 year olds and their concrete thinking.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Use Guided Access for focus – In the settings of your iOS device, scroll to General->Accessibility. There you find a tool called “Guided Access”. The code used for take the device out of Guided Access is different from the one used to unlock the device. Once enabled, it will lock the user into an app until unlocked.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

Digital Citizenship. Learn more about the ways students—and teachers—can responsibly access, evaluate and use online resources and social media. Educational software company Vernier , for example, makes finding training opportunities as easy as searching by zip code. Classroom Device Management.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. Will campus IT oppose it, or just let Domain projects go on their own way? RECLAIM HOSTING.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2018

So the goal of Help at Home was to help connect parents to their students’ digital lives. Mike: We’ve started a weekly email to about 400 parents so far, where we’re covering topics like digital citizenship, security, filtering, social media — everything that really relates to how students should use technology today.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. Will campus IT oppose it, or just let Domain projects go on their own way? RECLAIM HOSTING.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

And they look at that data, every single moment of the day, and they analyze it, and they decide what needs to be done to redirect construction, to regroup, to reteach, to enrich, to enhance – all on the spur of the moment, because they have ready access to the data. She’s author of the book Social LEADia. Vicki: Excellent.

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