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6 Ways Teacher-authors Protect Their Online Privacy

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If we humans aren’t giving away our personal information (as we do on FB, Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter and every other social media account), we’re having it stolen without our permission or knowledge and sold to those who mean us harm. we have a access to our income streams on our digital devices.

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Digital Citizenship: The Critical Call To Educate and Prepare 21st-Century Learners

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Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in their pockets. Research shows that most youth use the Internet to view media outlets and to communicate with friends through social media applications.

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5 Things to teach to develop cyber-savvy students

Neo LMS

Schools of all shapes and sizes have done a wonderful job at protecting their students, especially if we’re talking about the physical premises; there are gated campuses, security guards, access cards, surveillance cameras and even AI-powered software that contribute to maintaining a safe environment. Learn how to identify potential scams.

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Smartphones in the classroom

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In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. Instead, they would rather stick their heads into their smartphones and stay glued to social media or texting their friends. During that time he piloted 1:1 laptop use before the program went school-wide.

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21st Century School — How Technology Is Changing Education

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Today’s students have access to far more knowledge than their parents once found in encyclopedias and on maps. With the click of a mouse and without leaving the classroom, they can access the collective knowledge of all mankind via the Internet. Increase student engagement and collaboration through social media, simulations, and games.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

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What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage. Studies show that 88% of teenagers between 13-17 have cell phones (or access to one) and 66% of middle schoolers. And why not?

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7 Must-have Tools for Ed Conferences

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Now, you might be asked to scan a QR code and visit a website, access meeting documents online, interact digitally, or use a backchannel device to share your real-time thoughts with the presenter. iPad, Chromebook, or Laptop, or Netbook. Almost as bad is using one of those big clunky laptops. Digital note-taking.