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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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How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Responsible technology use is imperative for maintaining a safe learning environment and preparing students to be capable users in a technology-enabled workforce. . Although this kind of learning takes time, that does not mean schools have to wait idly by until students grasp what it means to be a trustworthy digital citizen.

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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier – Bio As Submitted Anne Collier is founder and executive director of The Net Safety Collaborative, home to SocialMediaHelpline.com for K-12 schools. She serves on the Trust & Safety advisory boards of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Yubo. She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org.

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5 Ways to Teach Digital Citizenship (and the 9 Key P’s of Digital Citizenship)

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 365 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat to learn more and use the coupon code COOL20. Stop, Screenshot, Block, Tell and Share – Free Internet Safety Poster. Listen Now.

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Sextortion: Your Students Are at Risk, Teachers Can Help

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This free course is designed to help you teach the latest in internet safety and digital citizenship for your students. Learn at your own pace. Get Netsmartz, the free program to help educate teachers, parents and students. It is free.

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Things Every Teacher Should Know About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Educate yourself to prevent the nightmare From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They are learning. Show Notes – Things Every Teacher Should Know about Digital Citizenship: A simple explanation to parents about Internet safety. Learn at your own pace. They are not.

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5 Things Every Digital Citizen Should Know #digcit

The CoolCatTeacher

A conversation with Alice Chen on Episode 55 of the 10-Minute Teacher Show From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, Alice and I talk about 5 things every digital citizen should know including: Three basic internet safety issues. Twitter handle: @wondertechedu.