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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

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The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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Teaching Students with Autism about Digital Citizenship

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In “ Teaching Students with Autism about Digital Citizenship ,” a webinar hosted by edWeb.net and Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec , Jennifer discussed her teaching strategies for incorporating digital citizenship at Cumberland Academy of Georgia. WATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING.

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Tips for teaching students with Autism about digital citizenship

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In “ Teaching Students with Autism about Digital Citizenship ,” a webinar hosted by edWeb.net and Common Sense Education , and sponsored by Symantec , Liang discussed her teaching strategies for incorporating digital citizenship at Cumberland Academy of Georgia—all which can apply to any student, and not just students with Autism.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

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And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Adobe Spark : This flexible design tool lets teachers and students design everything from a web page to a social media post.

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Becoming Digital Citizens in the Classroom

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District-wide digcit calls to action can be announced on social media sites with hashtags. Greenfield and Ehehalt highlighted strategies to engage the school community in this regard: Each class creates a digcit video, either on a topic of choice or one that has been assigned. The message remains for everyone to absorb each day.