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How Instagram, Facebook and Twitter Foster Digital Citizenship & Safety

Gaggle Speaks

While the photos and videos have not been deemed to violate Instagram’s rules or guidelines, they’ve been recognized as sensitive and will require additional action by the end user to be viewed. Others have made efforts to foster digital citizenship and online safety as well.

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Google Launches YouTube curriculum on Digital Citizenship

Educational Technology Guy

Google has a new curriculum on YouTube that helps teachers educate students on digital citizenship, including online safety, etiquette and more. There are guidelines for teachers, slides for presentations and a YouTube Curriculum channel with the videos. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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5 Edtech tools to try out this year

Neo LMS

Here are five tools that offer a lot of possibilities for students to create, to explore, to develop digital citizenship skills, and which promote social-emotional learning (SEL) skills as well. However, there are many ways to use it, teachers are sharing ideas often through the #WakeletWave hashtag on Twitter.

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10 Ways to Use Twitter in Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). Establish rules for Twitter use.

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National Bullying Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. You can find age-specific guidelines, videos, and articles that offer advice, resources, and more from parents and experts. 120+ Digital Citizenship Links on 22 Topics.

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9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Tech in the Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Share the link to an online newsletter through your class Twitter stream. Have a running ‘question’ section on the Smartscreen–generated by whatever backchannel device you use (a class Twitter account works nicely) to show students what classmates are thinking as you lecture. Embed the newsletter into your class blog.

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State-Sanctioned Esports Events Are on the Rise. Here’s Why It Matters

EdTech Magazine

Esports Teach Digital Citizenship. Guidelines could be developed, for example, concerning the playing of first-person shooter games. Guidelines could be developed, for example, concerning the playing of first-person shooter games. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag.