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17 K-8 Digital Citizenship Topics

Ask a Tech Teacher

This used to mean limiting access to the internet, blocking websites, and layering rules upon rules hoping (vainly) students would be discouraged from using an infinite and fascinating resource. It didnt work. How do you teach kindergarteners to beware of the digital neighborhood, the home of Legoland and virtual pets?

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Netflix’s Black Mirror: A Cautionary Tale About Social Media

Catlin Tucker

At first, this fixation seems shallow but the viewer quickly realizes that one’s social rating directly impacts their ability to receive discounts, qualify for housing, procure invites to events, book flights, enter specific buildings, and access medical treatment. What form will it take? I was stunned.

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New Social Media Micro-credentials Support Social Mobility for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Though an estimated one-third of US workers across industries and occupations would benefit from developing digital skills—particularly among workers of color —fewer than 10 percent of people who need digital skills training and support are able to access education services due to longstanding systemic inequities.

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16 Free Resources for Schools Who are Closing Due to Coronavirus

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to This Post I’ll also be sharing more resources this week on my blog, podcast, and social media accounts and in my newsletter. Note: This doesn’t discuss the policy issues involving meals, access, and equity but is meant to get you started and prepared. Whether you want to or not, go ahead and set up now.

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Thanksgiving Activities That Keep You in Charge of Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s how to create a widget Access the Gallery (use this link ) and search the available widgets; select one like these related to the holiday (you may have to query ‘holiday’) or another of your choice. You can also share it to most social media. There are many. Team Challenge Time required: 1.5

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Byte-sized Potential: Can Compassion & Citizenship Go Viral?

Teacher Reboot Camp

A thousand years ago, books were accessible to a select few. Often, you needed to be part of a certain social class, ethnicity, and profession. I feel incredibly blessed to live at a time when technological developments continue to strive to provide access to the entire world. The education system has failed them.

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The Limitations of Being a Disconnected Nomad

A Principal's Reflections

It seems like just yesterday that I was a disconnected nomad working hard to maintain the status quo and conform to a rigid system commonly known as education. You see, prior to 2009 I was adamantly opposed to even the thought of using social media for both personal and professional reasons. Here is what I now know and believe.