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11 Projects to Teach Digital Citizenship

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A critical skill for first graders is to not only understand the idea of a “digital citizen” but why it’s important to be one. The easiest way is to relate digital citizenship to citizenship in their own neighborhood. There you have it — eleven projects to authentically discuss digital citizenship.

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12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

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Update your online profile –on your blog, your gravatar, FB, X/Twitter, professional groups, your PLN. Check individual post tags and categories– reorganize options so they authentically group your writing. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. The ones you read last year, consider a reminder!

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6 Must-have Skills for New Tech Teachers Plus Two Extra

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Can you please-please-please fix my iPad? You will nod your head, smile woodenly, and race to your classroom for the digital manuals (if you’re lucky) or Google for online help. Use your iPhone as a timer for a speed test or the iPad for reading. This can be via iPads, the class computers, or whatever is available.

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Top 10 Tips and Reviews in 2021

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Because Ask a Tech Teacher is a resource blog, we share lots of tips our group comes across in their daily teaching as well as materials shared by others we think you’d like. Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2021: Top 10 Tech Tips. Top 10 Reviews .

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11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence (copy)

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Here’s a short list of items that won’t take long to accomplish: Update your online profile –your blog profile page, your gravatar, FB, Twitter, professional groups, your PLN. Check individual post tags and categories– whittle down the options while still authentically grouping your writing. Switched jobs?

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9 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a short list of items that won’t take long to accomplish: Update your online profile –on your blog, your gravatar, FB, Twitter, professional groups, your PLN. Check individual post tags and categories– reorganize options so they authentically group your writing. Have you changed your focus?

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

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As a society, it is our responsibility to ensure youth are fully aware as well as educated about digital citizenship. Education institutions, parents, community programs and youth organizations must make digital citizenship a priority to ensure our young leaders are on solid ground for a positive future.