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Should we radically change the way we teach digital citizenship?

Neo LMS

In other words, how to be a digital citizen. While digital citizenship has been a trend for many years, not all schools have a comprehensive program to address the most critical topics that affect almost every young person today. Read more: The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know [INFOGRAPHIC].

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. Digital Citizenship that Works. Enhanced Transcript.

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LOTS of Resources for Kids’ Online Research

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She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Tips for Supporting Students With Special Needs Using Technology

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Start by using digital tools like video conferencing platforms, which allow students to connect and interact in real-time. Encourage the use of shared documents and online whiteboards, where students can brainstorm and contribute ideas simultaneously. Incorporate digital storytelling and group projects using multimedia tools.

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Tech Tip #16: What’s Today’s Date?

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That puts the current date into any Word document (use Ctrl+; in Excel and Google Sheets). Be aware: This inserted date will update every time you open the document. If you want the date to memorialize the document, skip the shortkey. Is there a shortcut for people like me? A: Push Shift+Alt+D.

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Tech Tip #63: Reset Default Font

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A: Type a couple of paragraphs in any document. Then, in Word : Click the Default button on the lower left to approve that this is how you’d like future documents formatted. The next time you open an MS Word or Google Docs document, it will have this revised formatting. Q: How do I change default font and spacing?

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Tech Tip #29 I can’t find a file

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Today’s tip: Find a file Category: Problem-solving Q: I saved my document, but I can’t find it. A: There are five ways to search for a document you saved, but don’t remember where (see poster below): If none of these work, try these two: One: Open the program you created it in, say MS Word. What do I do? Select File>Open.