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World Password Day — It’s Today!

Ask a Tech Teacher

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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World Password Day — It’s Coming!

Ask a Tech Teacher

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

Waterford

Using the Internet for research will increase student enthusiasm about finding things out on their own.[7]. Be sure to introduce your students to Internet safety and elements of digital citizenship as a key focus. These elements include balance, safety and privacy, respect, connecting, learning, and critical thinking.

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How To Protect Your Privacy As An Online Student.

EdTech4Beginners

They can gain access to your online education accounts, which may have your billing information, personal contact details and other sensitive information. Here are some risks you must be aware of: Hackers often use personal information to access their victims’ accounts. They often use social engineering to acquire it.

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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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10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

Educational Technology Guy

Twitter, Google+, Facebook comparison Twitter, Facebook, RSS, Email, Google+ - tips on use Facebook and Google+ security and privacy Common Craft Video on Social Media Create a Personal Learning Network UPDATED thanks to a great comment below. Educators need to get online as part of their profession.

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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. These critical conversations are essential in K-12 education today with all the access our students have.