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K-12 Districts Keep Students Safe with Web Filters and Monitors

EdTech Magazine

Each student receives either a Lenovo touch-screen laptop or a Microsoft Surface for use in the classroom and for homework. As more schools put laptops and tablets in students’ hands, they’re also deploying new technologies that allow them to mitigate related risks. Compliance Boosts Security for Galway Central School District.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks have become as commonplace as notebooks, enabling students to access a vast reservoir of information and educational resources at their fingertips. This could be through lessons on internet safety , exercises in evaluating online sources , or discussions about the impact of digital footprints.

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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

Graphite Blog

Kornicker goes on to explain, “Despite being a 98% Title 1 school, PSMS 161 has noted that a very large percentage of our students have smartphones, tablets, laptops, and a wide array of connected devices. Here are three important ways Common Sense can help you get started: Provide meaningful digital citizenship instruction.

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11 Essential EdTech Action Steps for Back to School

The CoolCatTeacher

Chromebooks, Laptops and Tablets: Lids up or lids down. It is part of the five steps to Internet safety and is a basic safety mechanism, but it also just makes it easier to share and to communicate. Language for Device Use and Non-Use. This is something that should be second nature and easy to do.

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