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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Christian Miraglia, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great ideas on teaching kids about Social Media Awareness: Over the last decade, there has been pressure in the K-12 learning environment to create classes that address everything from managing your money to various efforts to address cultural inequalities.

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The 6 C’s of Cybersafety: How to Keep Students Safe Online

EdTech Magazine

Combine that with social media identities, and the digital footprint of today’s students has become almost as important as the real thing. Digital citizenship and internet safety are buzzwords in the education space. Educational technology is now a staple of most learning experiences.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Complying with CIPA & COPPA While Still Protecting Student Data Privacy In using the internet in classrooms, the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires schools to monitor students’ online activity and educate them about appropriate behavior on the internet.

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How students can safely search the internet

Hapara

For example, this women of science internet activity guides learners to visit websites and search for information. Why internet safety for students is important. The internet contains endless websites, content and ways to communicate. How educators can keep students safe on the internet. Cyberbullying.

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10 EdTech Questions You Might Be Asked At Interview (Answer Tips Included!)

EdTech4Beginners

Emphasise the importance of sharing and then give examples i.e. planning meetings, emails, social media. 5) Talk me through how you deal with e-safety. Put forward how strongly you feel about e-safety and how you strive to keep your pupils protected at all times. This blog post might help. BEST OF LUCK!

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Are Curriculum Specialists in Edtech Denial?

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Curriculum is the what, education technology (aka edtech) is the how. Edtech Defined Recently I was asked to define edtech. 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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How to block websites in K-12 schools

Hapara

Abide by internet safety laws. The federal Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted in 2000 and requires schools to have an internet safety policy in place to receive E-rate program discounts. The discounts give schools financial assistance for internet connectivity. That’s why H?para