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Q&A: Tarah Luster Explains How to Teach K–12 Students Digital Responsibility

EdTech Magazine

With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. The realities of social media, both good and bad, spurred organizations like Project B3 to step in to teach students how to participate online in a healthy, thoughtful and safe way. .

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Tips for Encouraging Learners of All Ages to Read

Teacher Reboot Camp

He received a free copy of my book, Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT. Add a reading area where students can enjoy a variety of reading materials, such as magazines, comics, graphic novels, song lyrics, magazines, and audio books. Allow them to check out the materials.

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

Social media has not shown an ability to “self correct” perhaps because by its very nature, the responses can only be positive and thus, there is no self-correcting mechanism built into its algorithm. Below are some of the ads that you may have seen on social media that were released as being traced back to Russian origin.

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Digital Literacy Programs Prepare Students for a Tech-Enabled Future

EdTech Magazine

With 95 percent of teenagers in possession of mobile devices, students are constantly sharing and searching through social media platforms. . Students must be savvy about what they say and do online, since college admissions officers — and even future employers — are likely to look through their social media accounts.

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Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online

EdTech Magazine

And with the increasing use of mobile phones, computers and tablets in K–12 institutions , it’s imperative that good data hygiene is inculcated in students far before they reach college. Be Cautious on Social Media. It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe.

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College Recruiting Gets Smart with Texting and Snapchat

EdTech Magazine

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Organizations and universities turn to social media and digital tools to engage with future students.

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20 Ways to Have a Summer That Matters

The CoolCatTeacher

Now that we have screentime reported to us on many phones, track it and work to spend less time looking at your mobile device. If you delete the apps for social media, you’re not deleting the social media service. Tweak Your Tablet for Learning My favorite way to read blogs, magazines and such is Flipboard.

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