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Essential Digital Citizenship Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic

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In addition, teachers and students alike are spending more time checking news and social media in an effort to understand the coronavirus and its effects. The lesson plans listed here are all available for free as part of Common Sense Education's K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

Ask a Tech Teacher

Basically, it’s because there aren’t enough education opportunities that require that sort of skill and those there are, usually rhyme with ‘math’ or ‘science’ which to many kids are “just too complicated” Enter STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “I

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10 Great Virtual Reality Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

Topics might include languages, literature, social science, STEM, coding, makerspaces, and arts. Google for Education’s Expeditions is a free app that enables teachers and students to explore the world virtually via VR or AR. The free Tour Creator makes it easy for teachers to create immersive VR tours in Google.

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Crucial “Digital Citizenship” Conversations

The Principal of Change

If a student had straight A’s in school but we googled them and their social feeds were filled with inappropriate messages, I know I wouldn’t be comfortable hiring them. The interactions between teachers, students, and administrators on various social media sites create a safe and productive online community.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Student Engagement I’m in social media groups where frustrated teachers recently commented that their grade books looked like “Swiss Cheese” and that many students were just missing during online learning sessions. You can create a community of learners in your school, your department, and through social media.

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10 ways teachers can develop social and emotional skills for their learners

Hapara

As an activity, have learners finish a sentence stem or a simple graphic organizer to explain what they are grateful for that week, that day or at that moment. They can view activities for both Hāpara Workspace and Google Classroom and filter their view by recent or overdue assignments.

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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

He's a writer, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all-around digital guy. Google’s education solutions just keep expanding. Thankfully, there’s Alice Keeler, a Google Certified Teacher and self-described super-nerd. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. Customer Focused. Buying Cycle. Content Length.