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How students can safely search the internet

Hapara

Many of us remember heading to the library to gather books and printed articles for our school projects. The internet gives them countless options, but without safeguards in place, there are risks as they search online. Let’s take a look at how students can safely search the internet. Cyberbullying. Distracting websites.

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Mindfulness and Screen Time

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Between guilt-tinged uncertainty about screen time for kids ( “So, if you’re using it for good, does it count as screen time?” ) and worry about social media stress for teens, it’s easy to feel like a lost traveler without a GPS.

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What a Teacher Can Do About Cyberbullying

Ask a Tech Teacher

You’ll enjoy her latest article on how to address cyberbullying with your students: Cyberbullying refers to a situation in which a teen, preteen or child is embarrassed, humiliated, harassed, threatened, tormented or otherwise targeted by another on interactive technology such as smartphones or social media.

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The surveillance of our youth

Dangerously Irrelevant

Should we monitor every single book or online resource that our children read? Are educators courageous enough to be social media renegades? My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA. Related Posts.

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Should we radically change the way we teach digital citizenship?

Neo LMS

The internet is dangerous!” can backfire because children and teens are naturally curious and will try some things on their own, such as signing up for social media accounts way below the minimum age requirement. They can also become journalists by writing articles or creating videos. This method of “Beware!

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Subscriber Special: February

Ask a Tech Teacher

We wrote the books. Resources include videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share in a collaborative environment. internet safety. social media. Normally, we charge $750 for five people. We take POs, PayPal, or we’ll invoice you. digital citizenship.

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Subscriber Special: July

Ask a Tech Teacher

Resources include videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share in a collaborative environment. internet safety. social media. We wrote the books. Topics include: cyberbullying. digital citizenship. digital commerce. digital communications. digital footprint.