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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

It’s just up to educators to help them succeed in finding answers while staying safe in a digital environment. The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. The educational system structure was designed for that analog world.

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How To Protect Your Privacy As An Online Student.

EdTech4Beginners

It has radically transformed education. However, online education has also created a host of new challenges. They can gain access to your online education accounts, which may have your billing information, personal contact details and other sensitive information. Technology has always been a driving force of change.

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Why protecting students at school is much more than just internet monitoring

eSchool News

However, on the flipside, access to the wider internet may mean that there is a temptation for students to access websites with inappropriate content–or use it as a platform where negative behavior can escalate, such as for cyberbullying or other undesirable activities. Big Brother vs Protection. Click here to learn more.

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Are You R.E.A.D.Y. as a School to be Good Digital Citizens

techlearning

Every time you hit post on Twitter, update or add to Facebook, share a photo on Instagram, or even “like” a page or a Facebook or any social media, you add to your digital footprint. The growth of 1:1 and digital initiatives in schools is driving the conversation and need to highlight the responsible use of technology in education.

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5 Tips to Increase Parental Engagement in the 21st Century Classroom – From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

In this same letter he introduced two new social media platforms to further dialogue: a district Facebook page and a district twitter account, @WT_Schools. There are groups of parents where I depend more on Facebook, Twitter, and REMIND in addition to posting on the district website. Tip #3 Remind HQ. Tip #4 Seesaw.

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Engage Your Community with Parent Digital Citizenship Academies

Graphite Blog

This article is part of Common Sense Education's Teacher Voices series, which provides a platform for diverse perspectives on teaching in the digital age. That's why it's incumbent upon us as educators to educate our whole community on this new area of knowledge, not just our students.

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Engage Your Community with Parent Digital Citizenship Academies

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That's why it's incumbent upon us as educators to educate our whole community on this new area of knowledge, not just our students. " -- Joshua Harris, Alisal’s director of educational technology. And so we created the Digital Citizenship Parent Academies to fill this space for parent and family education.