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How to Teach Digital Citizenship in Kindergarten and 1st Grade

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Understanding how to use the internet has become a cornerstone issue for students. No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. There are several great programs available to guide students through this process ( Common Sense’s Digital Passpor t, Carnegie CyberAcademy , K-8 Digital Citizenship ).

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Tech Tip #67: How to Add Accents and more

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As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. A: You can go through the symbols library, but there’s an easier way. Each week, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Can you help?

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E-Books and Online Libraries in Modern College Education

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E-Books and Online Libraries in Modern College Education One of the most significant archives of human knowledge and learning’s quiet companions, libraries have made an undeniable impact. Libraries have always been a trusted educational sidekick since people started learning stuff. We wouldn’t be where we are without them.

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How to Find Reliable Internet Sources

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Reliable internet sources are the same as those you would search for in the library. They have barely learned about ‘primary sources’ and have no idea how to select unbiased ones. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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How to Teach Students: Teach Their Parents

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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. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

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Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. Digital Citizenship that Works.

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What You Might Have Missed in March–What’s up in April

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Create Simple Shapes in Excel 13 Tips to Solve Unusual Problems 4 Reasons to use Word Problems and 9 Online Resources How to Automate an MLA Heading Celebrate Pi Day and Maths Day What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?