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How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:12. Earlier this year in a webinar from edWeb , Jeff Meyer, director of education at Learning.com, outlined the importance of ingraining digital citizenship in students at a young age, and listed some of the educational tools available to teachers for starting these lessons early. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

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Since the problem is complex, there are no simple solutions, but in light of what we see as educators, it is time to address the problem of social media use by our children in an educational setting. However, I want to clarify that I, like many educators, have found creative ways to use social media with my students.

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Join me Jan. 23rd for a Webinar

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Please join me on Jan 23, 2019 for a webinar on Building Digital Citizens: Being a responsible digital citizen is critical to success in school and beyond, which is why integrating digital citizenship lessons across the curriculum at every grade level is so important.

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Last Chance for this College-credit Class (557)

Ask a Tech Teacher

Starts Monday, June 3, 2019! If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. internet safety. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Know how to blend digital citizenship into lesson plans that require the Internet.

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12 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety

Graphite Blog

Educators' approach to internet safety in the classroom has changed as the technology and our use of it continues to evolve. In the past, digital citizenship lessons on internet safety focused more on dos and don'ts, like do create safe passwords and don't talk to strangers online.

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Enhancing Cybersecurity in Our Education Systems

EdTech4Beginners

Education has drastically changed with the emergence of technology. Approximately 80% of children now have access to a computer at home and start using the Internet at an early age. The 2019 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reports that the education sector is the ninth most targeted industry.

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

Waterford

It’s just up to educators to help them succeed in finding answers while staying safe in a digital environment. 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. The educational system structure was designed for that analog world.