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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. Read more: Overcoming security and privacy concerns with e-learning. One of the most significant risks associated with online learning is the potential for cyberbullying.

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Sextortion: Your Students Are at Risk, Teachers Can Help

The CoolCatTeacher

Netsmartz is a free online training program from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This free course is designed to help you teach the latest in internet safety and digital citizenship for your students. It is online. Learn at your own pace. It is free. Who is Laurie Nathan?

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Things Every Teacher Should Know About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Show Notes – Things Every Teacher Should Know about Digital Citizenship: A simple explanation to parents about Internet safety. Why some online spaces are like “Lord of the Flies” and what to do about it. Netsmartz is a free online training program from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. These are people who were born in the pre-digital world, but have since adapted to the Internet and everything that comes along with it.

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A Getting Started Guide to Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

This free course is designed to help you teach the latest in internet safety and digital citizenship for your students. It is online. Learn at your own pace. Just enroll here: It is online. Learn at your own pace. Most people can complete this course in just an hour.What is stopping you?

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Mindfulness and Screen Time

Digital Promise

Amid lessons on technology skills, coding, and Internet safety, educators and parents can help kids explore these avenues and acquire a mindset of conscientious connectivity, James says. There are three key pathways to conscientious connectivity, James says: Reflecting on responsibilities. Thinking through dilemmas.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

16] It encompasses skills like internet safety, setting healthy screen time habits, and communicating with others online. Prioritize active digital activities, like online learning games or interactive lessons, over passive activities (like watching a video). 6 Quick Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom.