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How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12

EdTech Magazine

There are tools available to serve as internet guardrails until a culture of digital literacy and responsible use sets in. Create an Environment of Internet Safety. Knowing how to use the internet safely is crucial to good digital citizenship. But students can also benefit from these simulations. by Eli Zimmerman.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. Keeping a Safe Distance The companies that work with schools are aware of this concern.

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How to block websites in K-12 schools

Hapara

Across schools, students use devices like Chromebooks for learning because it has many advantages. 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.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. Keeping a Safe Distance The companies that work with schools are aware of this concern.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199. Indeed, $2.3

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The 2 Biggest Barriers To Learning in Modern Schools - Consideration 7

The Innovative Educator

Today, with Chromebooks, it is less expensive to give each child a device than it is to provide all the resources that device provides (i.e. Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were.

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11 Essential EdTech Action Steps for Back to School

The CoolCatTeacher

I have an InFocus Jboard, so my students use Lightcast Sender to transmit their screens to the board (it works with Chrome and Chromebooks to InFocus devices.) Chromebooks, Laptops and Tablets: Lids up or lids down. There are several ways to do this: Lightcast Sender. Many brand name projectors have such apps.

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