Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2019

This used to mean limiting access to the Internet, blocking websites, and layering rules upon rules hoping (vainly) to discourage students from using an infinite and fascinating resource. Once all six are uploaded, print the cube, fold, and keep on student desks to remind them of Internet safety. It didn’t work.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Abide by internet safety laws. The federal Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted in 2000 and requires schools to have an internet safety policy in place to receive E-rate program discounts. The discounts give schools financial assistance for internet connectivity. URL filtering. That’s why H?para

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Digital Citizenship How To Internet Safety Hapara 243

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. Why change passwords.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Guidelines 224

Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

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. Hillary Scharton writes that children aren’t born knowing technology, and that the belief that digital natives excel at multitasking can be detrimental to their learning.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 24, 2023

Complying with CIPA & COPPA While Still Protecting Student Data Privacy In using the internet in classrooms, the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires schools to monitor students’ online activity and educate them about appropriate behavior on the internet.

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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. Why change passwords.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Company 223

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

More than a million cases of child identity theft are reported every year and, as school districts continue to introduce students to new technology and advanced digital curriculum, Internet safety education is becoming an increasingly essential tool when preventing cybercrime. What are the risks.

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Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

Tom Murray

JUNE 1, 2017

As a former technology director (Tom) and high school principal (Eric), we’ve seen some fascinating ways that students have tried to bypass the filter, have seen search terms that would make even college students blush, and have had a vast array of conversations with students about the appropriate use of digital tools. So what’s your take?

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 28, 2023

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which enables states and territories to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs. In Maine, 238,710 households are eligible for the ACP, yet only 78,476 (33% of those eligible) have enrolled.

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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. Kids going around safety restrictions. Digital Citizenship webinar.

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Digital Citizenship How To Internet Safety Smartphone 154

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2000, Congress enacted the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) to address student safety when learning online. Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.”

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Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

Securly

MAY 26, 2016

Have a certain amount of time set for being on a particular website (games, social media, entertainment sites). In addition, teachers can utilize technology and social media to their advantage in lesson planning. Check out these tips to successfully integrate technology into your 1:1 classroom. .

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Survey 100

Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. Today’s children are digital natives, which means that they’ve grown up surrounded by technology from the time they were born. 6] Additionally, older children are more likely than younger children to use too much digital media each day.[7].

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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. Just as technology plays its part in spreading such problems in schools, it also has a significant role to play in quashing them.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Facebook 75

EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Technology has always been a driving force of change. 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.

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Internet Safety How To Software Social Media 100

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As an educator who has built my career during the 21st Century, I've found that my fellow education professionals often classify themselves in one of two categories: Specialize in curriculum (often in one specific subject area) Specialize in technology (either as part of IT or integration) This is a mistake. Education is not made up of tools.

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EdTech Internet Safety Digital Citizenship eBook 96

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s late 2015, we’re still overblocking the Internet, and the blame is on us as administrators… I read a post recently that stressed yet again how access to the wide range of the Internet is an equity issue. There are numerous reasons why we overblock the Internet.

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Internet Safety Social Media Technology Support Software 80

EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Tip #1: School Social Networking Accounts. Our AHM technology coordinator, Stephanie Talalai ( @stalalai ) designed flyers of this page in Smore and put them up all over the school to encourage people to sign up. “Using social media is all about meeting our community members where they are. .” Tip #4 Seesaw.

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Social Media Classroom Internet Safety Facebook 60

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

With so much use of technology, especially during the past school year, we need to make sure that we are helping students to build digital citizenship skills in our classrooms. We need to create opportunities for students to become more digitally aware and literate, and to be responsible when using technology. Common Sense Education.

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Digital Citizenship Resources Internet Safety Classroom 544

techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. This leads to a cross roads of districts pushing digital learning into schools with teachers who may not be trained in the use of safe online instruction and hence the problem of a fear of the internet.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Facebook 65

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

It used to be that 1:1 technology access was a novelty. They also understand that Chromebooks last as long and are as sturdy as traditional laptops and despite the myth, they realize, just like laptops, you don’t need the internet to access your core suite of tools. Airlines have figured it out.

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Chromebook Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 40

BYOT Network

APRIL 6, 2016

Each child has various traits that influence the development of their social personas, whether digitally or physically. Teaching and modeling digital age skills through technology can nurture the traits of contributing citizens. Many students have taught themselves how to utilize technology and have made unfortunate mistakes.

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Personalized Learning Learning Internet Safety Strategy 49

BYOT Network

APRIL 6, 2016

Each child has various traits that influence the development of their social personas, whether digitally or physically. Teaching and modeling digital age skills through technology can nurture the traits of contributing citizens. Many students have taught themselves how to utilize technology and have made unfortunate mistakes.

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Personalized Learning Learning Internet Safety Strategy 49

Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Many of our parents don't have a lot of exposure to technology -- beyond their cellphones -- in their daily lives. " -- Joshua Harris, Alisal’s director of educational technology. Next we introduced Common Sense Media and showed parents how to access the different resources available.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Internet Safety EdTech Facebook 40

Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Many of our parents don't have a lot of exposure to technology -- beyond their cellphones -- in their daily lives. " -- Joshua Harris, Alisal’s director of educational technology. Next we introduced Common Sense Media and showed parents how to access the different resources available.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Internet Safety EdTech Facebook 40

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2019

Congress passed the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2000, tying E-rate program discounts to a school’s internet safety policy. Even in the absence of a federal update, K–12 administrators can look carefully at their current internet safety policy. Mon, 04/08/2019 - 10:41.

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Internet Safety E-rate Social Media Policies 303

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 21, 2019

She also notes that : Just because teens’ content is publicly accessible does not mean that it is intended for universal audiences nor does it mean that the onlooker understands what they see. How do we use the technologies that we have to protect them rather than focusing on punishing them? Surveillance Technologies and Children.

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Internet Safety Social Media Policies Software 275

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Overall, educators need to understand some basics about technology and that it is not a be-all-end-all solution to everything in a classroom. Technology can help teachers differentiate and provide new experiences for their students. Technology can also help students better understand a concept and provide extra help for them.

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Technology Social Media Education Software 274

Neo LMS

MARCH 23, 2017

However, as we also know, the Internet is another kind of jungle – particularly for young people. Educational researchers, child psychologists and other social scientists are clamoring to understand and quantify the effects online and social media interactions have on young minds.

Internet Safety 154

Internet Safety Social Media Online Learning LMS 154

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) is becoming an increasingly popular option for schools as they look to give students more access to technology. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is often used interchangeably with other acronyms such as BYOT (Bring Your own Technology), BYOPC ( Bring your Own PC), BYOP ( Bring Your Own Phone).

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While we often get distracted by the latest device or platform release, video has quietly been riding the wave of all of these advancements, benefiting from broader access to phones, displays, cameras and, most importantly, bandwidth. Unfortunately, only 3 percent of the time tweens and teens spend using social media is focused on creation.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Internet Safety Video 54