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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

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How can we have an impact on developing digital citizenship skills?”. Learning how to behave online responsibly and safely—a concept known as digital citizenship—requires access to social media tools in schools, they note. We must keep learning first. Several educators echo Yates’ comments. Dereck McCoy. “We

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Top 10 Tips and Reviews in 2021

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What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it? Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun. Tract–A new way to learn. Facebook: [link] . She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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

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Today’s students are digital natives, and increasingly, so are their parents (and many of their teachers). This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. Non-natives could be considered “digital immigrants.”

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PleIQ: the interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through Augmented Reality

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These valuable insights allow for a more personalized learning to take place within the toy, in the classroom, and at home! If you, your co-teachers, or parent friends want to join this opportunity and get the special VIP discount, just sign up here: go.pleiq.com or join the Facebook group ( [link] ) for instant updates.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.),

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Are You R.E.A.D.Y. as a School to be Good Digital Citizens

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Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification.

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Look what’s new at Zapzapmath

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These free grade-level apps for iOS and Android are aimed directly at home use to support students who want to learn math at home with fun games, enticing videos, and the same clever interface they experience in school. Go to Zapzapmath’s Facebook page or Zapzapmath On the Web and play free. Want to test before downloading?