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Dr. Alec Couros on Spearfishing, Citizenship, and Lateral Reading

The CoolCatTeacher

Citizenship encompasses digital citizenship and the importance of lateral reading are three of the motivating topics tackled today with education thought-leader Dr. Alec Couros. Episode 491 Schools are being targeted with “spearfishing” attacks – a new form of phishing that is quite deceptive.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

MOOCS (massive online open courses) are different from virtual classes, and are usually offered by colleges and universities. MOOCs will usually have a wealth of resources, such as webinars and lectures that can give students a deeper understanding of the subject they’re specializing in. Artificial Intelligence.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning. MOOCs are generally prevalent in higher education, but are starting to be used at the high school level as well. Digital citizenship refers to appropriate and responsible use of technology.

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Join #TeachDoNow Summer MOOC

Educator Innovator

The topics to be covered include: civic discourse, mobile technology in the classroom, student safety and digital citizenship, visual communication, 21st century communication and connected learning. Week 5: August 4 — What are your biggest concerns about online safety and digital citizenship in a web-based learning environment?

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning. MOOCs are generally prevalent in higher education, but are starting to be used at the high school level as well. Digital citizenship refers to appropriate and responsible use of technology.

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MOOC-Ed: Coaching Digital Learning, Unit 5 Reflection

EdTechnocation.com

Unit 5 of the Coaching Digital Learning MOOC-Ed focused on Digital Citizenship. Two of the most important things I try to teach and demonstrate for my teachers and students is Copyright and our Digital Footprint. Follow Michael''s board Coaching Digital Learning, #CDL_MOOCed on Pinterest.

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