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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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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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Teaching cybersecurity to your students: 3 basic tips

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According to a study done by Symantec , apps with the most cybersecurity issues are lifestyle apps, which account for 27 percent of malicious apps. You can use tools like a password meter, which calculate how difficult or easy it would be to guess or hack your password, and aim for a high score for each password you create.

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Using Social-Emotional Learning to Combat Digital Stress

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But that 24/7 environment has also brought increased stress to students’ lives as issues they encounter at school, especially on social media, follow them home. Integrate technology and social media into lessons where appropriate to model good citizenship. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists.

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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. For example, autistic students may struggle with self-image and identity online.

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Four Steps to Help Students Develop a Healthy Media Diet

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In addition, empower students to take control of technology by asking them how they could use media in a positive manner to effect social change. Step 2 – Parent Communication: Via school blogs, social media accounts, and the website, detail how the school is promoting good digital citizenship. About the Presenter.

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Reducing Online Security and Privacy Risk in Your School

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Figure out how you can involve students in evaluating and providing feedback on the tools they’re using to learn. Also, if a website has social media share buttons, the share buttons often send information about your behavior back to these services. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists.