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Digital Citizenship: The Critical Call To Educate and Prepare 21st-Century Learners

EdNews Daily

Research shows that most youth use the Internet to view media outlets and to communicate with friends through social media applications. Online, teens are not more digitally literate or skilled than adults. By comparison, teens who don’t access the Internet via mobile devices tend to go online less frequently.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. Even with the latest and best digital technology, classrooms will not benefit unless the students and faculty understand how to use it.[15] Sources : Groff, J.,

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Highly-versatile, Easy-to-use Form Creator–and it’s free!

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Once the form is completed, it can be shared via a link or social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and many other popular platforms. Here are a few: In many webtools, freemium online tools give a basic tool away for free and charge for enhancements. Comparison between JotForm and Google Forms.

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Digital Tools to Mobilize a Community to a Goal

Tech Helpful

I use social media to share the things I've learned via blogs to help others, I've asked people to join me at educational events like Edcamp Gig City and CoffeeEDU, I've asked people to support me in my JDRF walks to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, and more recently I've reached out to an entire city to help me find my lost dog.

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Parent Questions About Edtech

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And most of all, technology has invaded the classroom in the form of equipment, tools and video educational lessons. . What access will my child have to technology tools at school? EdTech is a tool that extends a child’s natural ability and desire to learn. The comparison is completely unfounded, of course.

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Infographics in Education with Eileen Lennon

The CoolCatTeacher

Infographics are powerful communication tools. Today, infographic pro, Eileen Lennon, shares how she uses infographics, creates them, and why they’re such a powerful tool. She had spoken to a bunch of the students in the city system and asked what would speak to them, what they would want as material to learn about digital citizenship.

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Technology Use and Wellness: How to Guide Students in a Digital Age

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And when these perceived comparisons become quantifiable in the form of likes and comments, feelings of isolation and inferiority significantly increase. It is also essential to facilitate discussions on digital citizenship, which will help students understand the impact of their digital footprint, social media etiquette, and more.