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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. We’ll post the first post on Monday with the second part of the series on Tuesday.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. Where did I turn? How many followers do you have?

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Bully Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

In October 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier hung herself in her bedroom closet after suffering months of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. She’s not the only one.

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How to Keep Kids Safe

The CoolCatTeacher

In this episode, Shannon Mclintock -Miller and I discuss current best practices about digital citizenship and online safety for kids. If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school. BAM Radio Network | iTunes. Episode 296 Listening Guide.

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2017 Teachers Pay Teachers’ July Conference — Overview

Ask a Tech Teacher

Since its start in 2006 by a former teacher, it’s grown to over 3.4 Seminars I attended included: using social media to spread the word. Use the logo and colors from my TpT store across all my social media. million teachers buying or selling over 2.7 building an email list. copyrights. developing a brand.

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Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds With @CoolCatTeacher & @JulieLindsay

EdTechSandyK

They first connected in the K12 Online Conference in 2006. Teacher needs an essential understanding of what the tools are about and digital citizenship issues. Students do NOT innately understand technopersonal skills; they must be taught appropriate behavior and digital citizenship. It''s not one size fits all.

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North Dakota schools step up response to cyberbullying

eSchool News

Schools in ND are stepping up digital citizenship and vigilance to combat social media bullying. When Catherine Gillach started her career as a principal 16 years ago, the realm of social media had yet to get off the ground. The founding of Facebook was four years away. Tailored message.