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Creating a safe environment for online learning

Neo LMS

Teachers in all fields saw their lives turned upside down with the arrival of COVID-19, with most having to resort to remote learning. On the subject of communications, it is also a good idea to put guidelines in place for the types of emails that your students should and shouldn’t open. Limit cyberbullying.

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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

The third is the Children’s Internet Protection Act or CIPA. It helps prevent students from accessing inappropriate content while learning online and is administered by the Federal Communications Commission. Why are K-12 schools required by law to filter the internet? What are CIPA guidelines for filtering?

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Subscriber Special: February

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are general guidelines: up to 10 people per class (same low price–$750). The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. internet safety.

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6 Tips for Keeping the “Social” in Social and Emotional Learning

Edsurge

The PATHS® program was first introduced over 30 years ago to teach social and emotional learning to students. We believe that students should be explicitly taught social and emotional learning for a minimum of 20-30 minutes 2-3 times per week, using a high-quality and developmentally appropriate curriculum.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. These days, King, formerly of IBM, is on the board of the public benefit corporation Global Grid for Learning.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. Without the absolute highest standards in place across the spectrum, learning environments are adversely affected. Everything else pales in comparison.

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World Password Day — It’s Today!

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many schools use the latter to make it easier for students to remember the plethora of passwords for email, LMSs, cloud drives, math programs, and the increasingly common online resources used for their learning. It’s a great activity for class when addressing internet safety. But they do have other suggestions.