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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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World Password Day — It’s Today!

Ask a Tech Teacher

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts. It’s a great activity for class when addressing internet safety.

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World Password Day — It’s Coming!

Ask a Tech Teacher

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts. It’s a great activity for class when addressing internet safety.

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Viral Messaging: Putting Digital Citizenship to the Test

Tech Helpful

When the MOMO Challenge reared its ugly head last week, I reached out on Twitter to other technologists to find out what they were hearing and what their thoughts were. Case Study: What is the #MoMoChallenge? A friend posted the following article online after a long discussion by a number of us on twitter regarding the whole situation.

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Bullying and Cyberbullying: The Things You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier on episode 169 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So they looked at a whole range of research – lots of different studies – and that was the range of kids who were affected by it, in both cases. ’s new social media helpline for schools.

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Being a Cyber-Mentor: A Role For All Ages

Gaggle Speaks

From organizations like StopBullying.gov to schools and communities that are implementing anti-bullying programs and clubs, more people are being proactive in creating safety nets for those involved in cyberbullying or who want to learn more. A cyber-mentor will guide someone by modeling good social media etiquette and behavior.

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Social Media Ed, Sex Ed, & Digital Responsibility

The Daring Librarian

According to a recent study & Mashable : "About 80% of children between the ages of 0 and 5 who use the Internet in the United States do so on at least a weekly basis, according to a report released Monday from education non-profit organizations Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop." Twitter is my PLN home but yeah.If