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

Waterford

The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. Hillary Scharton writes that children aren’t born knowing technology, and that the belief that digital natives excel at multitasking can be detrimental to their learning.

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The Key to A Successful Online Safety Policy

Securly

of students we surveyed did not know what web filter their school was using, if at all. Well, teaching the school community about their web filtering system will optimize internet safety features and help students/teachers maximize web resources. To learn more about online student safety, subscribe to our newsletter: .

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6 Student Suggestions to Improve Web Filtering

Securly

The following are real student responses from an international survey we conducted during Summer 2015. Note: our survey participants included both Securly and non-Securly users. In addition, teachers can utilize technology and social media to their advantage in lesson planning. Quick Whitelisting. “At More Than Keywords. “It

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How to Grow Global Digital Citizens

Ask a Tech Teacher

A survey collected by Smart Social itemizes their top fears related to children using the Internet: Predators/bullying. Kids going around safety restrictions. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. 58% of teens don’t think posting personal info online is unsafe. No wonder parents are frightened.

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A safer Internet?

Learning with 'e's

But with every new tool and technology comes a danger from a small but determined section of society who wish to bend their use, to exploit and to abuse for their own selfish purposes. According to a recent BBC survey of 3500 parents and children, only 8% of parents thought their children had seen something upsetting on the Internet.

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How To Protect Your Privacy As An Online Student.

EdTech4Beginners

Technology has always been a driving force of change. According to a survey from RoboForm, 63% of users have lost a password or had it compromised. Tagged: e-safety , e-safey , Internet , internet safety , online , online safety , privacy online , student safety , web. Leave a comment below.

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Getting Real About the Teen Depression-Cyberbullying Connection

techlearning

The overemphasis on screen technology as a root cause for the increase of major depressive episodes among teens and young adults is not new. In fact, a recent survey shows that most bullying is verbal and the vast majority is in person. [ Raising and educating healthy children is challenging, complicated, and incredible rewarding.