Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

Educators' approach to internet safety in the classroom has changed as the technology and our use of it continues to evolve. 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.

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Gaggle Speaks

JUNE 15, 2017

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires the adoption and enforcement of an Internet Safety Policy. In conversations with schools and districts across the country, we’ve learned that some districts still don’t have a policy in place, while others struggle to keep them accurate and up to date.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2024

5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers The internet has provided teachers with numerous tools to enhance their students’ learning experience. Common Cyber Threats Facing Educators Every profession has had its fair share of internet-based troubles. However, it’s not without a few downsides.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Common Sense Education created this essential guide to help your district or school address the key topics E-rate recipients need to teach students, including internet safety, appropriate online behavior, and cyberbullying. Read on to learn more. What does E-rate have to do with digital citizenship? What is E-rate?

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

Today’s teachers, many of whom are digital immigrants—people who transitioned from an analog world to a digital one—must find ways to reach digital native students and their caregivers. The great news is that digital natives want to learn. What Does it Mean for a Student to be a Digital Native?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2017

With the rise of online games, web-based education, and smartphones that access everything from house lights to security systems, it’s not surprising to read these statistics: In 2013, 71 percent of the U.S. population age 3 and over used the Internet. population age 3 and over used the Internet. by Lee Watanabe Crockett.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2021

On January 1, 1983, when the Internet was invented, mankind agreed to a binary choice: Invent passwords or forever regret their absence. Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. How to manage passwords.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. Benefits of Using Tech and Digital Media in Education. Increased intrinsic motivation to learn. Stronger digital literacy. Longer attention span.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2017

Regardless of their access to devices or internet at home, she aims to give students at PS1X Courtlandt School in the South Bronx, New York, the tools they need to thrive and succeed in a world of media and technology. Then she attended an NYCDOE workshop and learned about Common Sense Education's resources.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning? Should schools have web filters?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

On January 1, 1983, when the Internet was invented, mankind agreed to a binary choice: Invent passwords or forever regret their absence. Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. How to manage passwords.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

In the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California, we aim to establish a whole-community approach to digital citizenship. And so we created the Digital Citizenship Parent Academies to fill this space for parent and family education. To reinforce the learning, we created a short game of Kahoot!

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

In the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California, we aim to establish a whole-community approach to digital citizenship. And so we created the Digital Citizenship Parent Academies to fill this space for parent and family education. To reinforce the learning, we created a short game of Kahoot!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We invite you to join us on Monday, March 12, 2018 , in Washington, DC , for the 2018 Global Symposium on Digital Citizenship. Select CoSN Member or Non-member, change the “0” next to the “Symposium on Educating for Digital Citizenship ONLY” to a “1”. Town Hall: Is Digital Citizenship Today Different?

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Tom Murray

JUNE 1, 2017

A portion of below is an excerpt from the new ASCD book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , and is co-written by Thomas C. We believe such ownership is needed for tomorrow’s schools to guide students in developing responsible digital footprints that will follow them for the rest of their lives.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. A new round of funding is enabling the company to make an even bigger difference in the way students learn.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The use of technology in schools has provided students with a whole new way to connect and communicate with each other and their teachers, in addition to being a great source for learning. In the past, some schools have simply blocked students’ access to all websites that were not lesson-specific. Click here to learn more.

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Securly

MAY 26, 2016

The filter should see if the page has any learning stuff on it. Digital Citizenship Education. “I I feel like web filtering at school is definitely necessary, however, this type of filtering is not usually used at home and therefore they [students] are not really being taught to use the Internet safely. Image vs. Text.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2018

Finally, we identified the most critical elements of digital connectivity and planned speakers and activities to highlight how parents can be more attuned to what is happening at school. We planned to educate parents about internet safety, digital citizenship and Chromebook management.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

All too often a barrier to effective technology integration to support student learning is just that, integration. Often viewed as an add-on or separate from pedagogy, Digital Citizenship can suffer the same fate as educational technology. 5 Ways to Cultivate Digital Citizenship this School Year 1.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Today’s children are digital natives, which means that they’ve grown up surrounded by technology from the time they were born. While older generations needed to learn how to use digital media, our children face a different task: managing and using screen time in healthy ways. Learning Works for Kids Staff.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification. Am I oversharing?

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

They have to be developed together in order for a student's learning experience to be engaging, effective, and relevant. Here is how I responded: "Education technology – or edtech – is the study and practice of effective teaching and learning processes and strategies that incorporate devices, apps, programs, and media.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

October has become the month where educators participate in events focused on digital citizenship. From October 1-31, activities are available to join in, whether for a day like during the DigCitSummit held last year, or an entire Digital Citizenship Week event, or Twitter chats and webinars focused on digital citizenship.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

But opportunities for connected learning aren''t always available at school, where students are often asked to disconnect and power down. Fortunately, an increasing number of districts across the country recognize that for student success, we must allow them to learn with the tools they love. Lifting the ban is just the first step.

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BYOT Network

APRIL 6, 2016

This post, written in collaboration with Diana Ryan , is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. It is necessary to construct the building block of Citizenship within a classroom to better facilitate personalized learning. Qualities of Citizenship.

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BYOT Network

APRIL 6, 2016

This post, written in collaboration with Diana Ryan , is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. It is necessary to construct the building block of Citizenship within a classroom to better facilitate personalized learning. Qualities of Citizenship.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page. It can also help educators determine what digital resources may work best to help support learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2022

June is National Internet Safety Month , thanks to a resolution passed in 2005 by the U.S. The goal is to raise awareness about online safety for all, with a special focus on kids ranging from tots to teens. Children are just as connected to the Internet as adults. Here you are: More on digital security.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2023

June is National Internet Safety Month , thanks to a resolution passed in 2005 by the U.S. The goal is to raise awareness about online safety for all, with a special focus on kids ranging from tots to teens. Children are just as connected to the Internet as adults. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2021

June is National Internet Safety Month , thanks to a resolution passed in 2005 by the U.S. The goal is to raise awareness about online safety for all, with a special focus on kids ranging from tots to teens. Children are just as connected to the Internet as adults. Sometimes, it’s like giving them the keys to your house.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2016

One-to-one computing is enhancing and enriching the student experience, transforming the way we teach and the way we learn. But as rapid technology adoption continues unabated, the safety of the students who are meant to benefit from these advances is frequently overlooked. The evolution of learning with computers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2020

June is National Internet Safety Month , thanks to a resolution passed in 2005 by the U.S. The goal is to raise awareness about online safety for all, with a special focus on kids ranging from tots to teens. Children are just as connected to the Internet as adults. Here you are: More on digital security.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Educators need to start with good pedagogy and lesson objectives and activities and then look for technology that can enhance those lessons, improve teaching and learning, and help students learn. Internet Search and Research - educators need to know how to do a proper internet search, using search terms and modifiers.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Tech & Learning has announced the winners of the TCEA Best of Show Awards. The TravelMate Spin B1 (TMB118) convertible notebook features a 360-degree hinge that allows the device to be used in four versatile modes that facilitates all aspects of classroom learning, including Stand and Tent modes for group projects and sharing.

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