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Exploring different types of web filters for K-12 schools

Hapara

Google SafeSearch is an example of a search engine filter. It works by restricting explicit results in Google searches. While this is helpful when learners perform an online search on Google, if they visit a website directly, SafeSearch won’t block the website or its content.

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My most used/favorite Apps and how I use them

Educational Technology Guy

Here they are and how I use them: Email - I use Google''s Inbox for most email, and Outlook at work. Here are some examples: [link] Google Apps , especially Drive , Classroom , Chrome browser, Calendar, Blogger, and Sites - use Drive for all of my files that I use with classes and all of my legacy files (most new things are in Evernote).

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How to block websites in K-12 schools

Hapara

Whether students type keywords into a Google search box or enter a URL (uniform resource locator) into the search engine address bar, your web filter should block unwanted content from reaching learners. . Gaming sites, the latest social media sites and online forums can be distracting for kids. para Filter’s real-time AI works.

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The benefits of using a web filter for digital learning

Hapara

There are social media games and shopping websites, just to start. Have you ever had a learner find games on Google Sites, though? If a student is logged into their school Google account, the web filter protects them on the device they are currently using. That could be their Chromebook, a family tablet or their phone.

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Crunch the Numbers:New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

eSchool News

The Social Institute , whose mission is to empower millions of students to navigate their social world — including social media and technology — in positive, healthy, and high-character ways, released its 2024 Student Insights Report: How Social Media, Tech, and Current Events Impact Student Well-Being.

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10 Great Virtual Reality Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

Using the fee-based CoSpaces app, teachers create immersive, engaging VR (and AR) explorations of any content (using computer or tablet) which is then available to students. Topics might include languages, literature, social science, STEM, coding, makerspaces, and arts. They can also be embedded into a website, blog or social media.

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Make This the Year That You Take On Ambitious IT Projects in Your School

EdTech Magazine

Explore offerings in the Google App Hub for educators or features in Google Classroom, Calendar and other G Suite apps. In Georgia’s Columbia County School District , for example, students in teacher Erica Cox’s class use Google Drawings and other G Suite apps to illustrate and create presentations. . Try out new digital tools.

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