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5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers The internet has provided teachers with numerous tools to enhance their students’ learning experience. Cyber threats, in particular, can expose both educators and learners to new kinds of risks that could endanger their privacy and security. However, it’s not without a few downsides.

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4 Internet Safety Considerations for the New School Year

EdTech Magazine

As the 2024-2025 school year begins, students return to classes, digital assignments and cloud-based educational technology tools. And all of these workflows and learning opportunities rely on the internet. Lessons explore emerging technologies while striving to facilitate collaboration and engagement.

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169 Tech Tip #37 — Basics of Internet Safety

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Basics of Internet Safety.

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The 6 C’s of Cybersafety: How to Keep Students Safe Online

EdTech Magazine

Educational technology is now a staple of most learning experiences. Digital citizenship and internet safety are buzzwords in the education space. Of course, industry leaders and education leaders are working tirelessly to ensure that all students benefit from…

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How to Vet Schools' Apps for Student Data Privacy

EdTech Magazine

While many educational software providers offer students helpful and engaging content, some can end up exposing student data. A December 2022 report from Internet Safety Labs confirmed that 96 percent of school apps shared student data with third parties, and 28 percent exposed kids to advertising.

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6 Classroom resources that help students become digital citizens

Neo LMS

October has become the month where educators participate in events focused on digital citizenship. Students can learn about online safety and specific technology topics through activities, videos, and quests. Common Sense Education. Be Internet Awesome. Read more: DOs and DON’Ts of teaching digital citizenship.

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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier – Bio As Submitted Anne Collier is founder and executive director of The Net Safety Collaborative, home to SocialMediaHelpline.com for K-12 schools.