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Best practices for managing web filtering in a digital learning environment

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Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning? Should schools have web filters?

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Stop Thinking About Screen Time

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com Kerry Gallagher is the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at St. She’s also the Director of K-12 Education for ConnectSafely.org – internet safety non-profit in Palo Alto, California – a FutureReady Instructional Coach, ASCD Emerging Leader, and EdSurge Columnist. Please watch, think, and comment. [

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Getting Real About the Teen Depression-Cyberbullying Connection

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According to the Mayo Clinic , the true causes of teen depression are: biological chemistry hormones inherited traits early childhood trauma learned patterns of negative thinking Surely some of the learned patterns of negative thinking can stem from some interactions students have online, especially cyberbullying.

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Are Curriculum Specialists in Edtech Denial?

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They have to be developed together in order for a student's learning experience to be engaging, effective, and relevant. Here is how I responded: "Education technology – or edtech – is the study and practice of effective teaching and learning processes and strategies that incorporate devices, apps, programs, and media.

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Why Student Creation is the Hardest/Best Form of Assessment

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For students who don't measure up, the consequence is that they learn not to trust their own work and fall into a cycle of self-doubt. The final product that results from a creative assessment is a unique expression of each students thinking and learning. com Kerry Gallagher is the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at St.

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Are You R.E.A.D.Y. as a School to be Good Digital Citizens

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Today's students are using technology to collaborate, learn, research, and communicate while at school. Blended and personalized learning with digital tools has flooded classrooms, but most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship as requirements for teacher certification. Am I oversharing?

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Four Steps to Help Students Develop a Healthy Media Diet

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The discussions shouldn’t focus on denying technology, though, said Michelle Cooper, Library Media Specialist, White Oak ISD, TX in the edWebinar “ Achieving Media Balance in a Tech-Immersed World.” ” Instead, librarians can help families learn how to maintain a healthy balance and become good digital citizens.