Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. A challenging exercise for students using the hashtag concept is to develop a relevant hashtag for a particular event or lesson concept.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. Facebook and The International Society for Technology in Education, or ISTE, organized the event as part of their work with DigCitCommit, a campaign to promote digital citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2022

Teaching students about current events used to be as easy as picking a trusted newspaper and reading their headlines. When our students enter our classrooms, they come with bits and pieces of news from home, their social media feeds, and from conversations with friends. So how to you talk about what’s in the news?

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2024

They can take over both your personal and work-related accounts, from your emails and social media to online teaching platforms. Phishing Attacks Fraudsters frequently use misleading emails, phone calls, SMSs, social media DMs, and other digital channels to deceive victims and extract confidential information.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2022

The roots of misinformation about Russia’s invasion stretch back further than social media. Students prefer images instead of written analysis of world events, which Chris Doyle, a teacher at a Connecticut school, describes as “TikTok over The New York Times.” How Can Truth Win?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2024

Utilize Reminders And Calendars In the present technological age, many online applications are available to help you manage your time effectively. From text messages to social media notifications, there are multiple things that can cause you distraction. It will help you track and schedule appointments, events and deadlines.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Last week I laid out 3 Untapped Social Media Resources for Teachers. This week we take a look at how to leverage social networks for students. She is right in the heart of the age range for kids who use social media the most (13-18 yrs old). But we can’t blame the technology. I beg to differ.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2018

It’s hard to overemphasize the importance of teaching our students how to use technology appropriately and responsibly. And what’s just as important is making sure we’re helping all our students build these essential digital citizenship skills. When looking at media, directly explain any innuendo.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 5, 2021

Whether we call this hybrid, concurrent, blended learning, or something else entirely, Common Sense's Digital Citizenship Curriculum and teaching resources are designed to foster rich discussions for all students, regardless of how and where they're learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. They hear original phrasing, emphasis, and often reactions to dramatic events that — without recordings — would be simply words on paper to most of them, devoid of passion, emotion, and motivation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2017

How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? Life Schools Charter School’s digital citizenship initiative began when they started to notice that many students were posting on social media about their location and other personal details. Did you know that it’s Digital Citizenship Week?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2018

As a classroom teacher and an instructional technologist, I struggled with how to find time in students’ already-busy schedules to incorporate digital citizenship, even though I knew it was important to teach. The activity topics focused on current issues, safety, identity, privacy and positive uses of technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

Take a Social Media. While social media can be helpful, it can also distract and keep us from deepening and focusing on relationships. Helping students manage social media and attain media literacy skills is part of developing their wellness habits. with Technology. Sabbatical. PD Connection.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 6, 2014

The number one benefit of educational technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. I feel incredibly blessed to live at a time when technological developments continue to strive to provide access to the entire world. If our messages and digital behavior have an audience, then we need to make them matter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2021

One of the most important yet underwhelming international events is coming up the first Thursday in May (in Canada, it’s March 15th). Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. What is it? BBBPasswordDay.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

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. The accounts and organizations promoting these events depicted themselves as Americans. Let’s dig in.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Not long ago, the term "digital citizenship" connoted cyberbullying, privacy, safety, and security. Much like the term has continued to evolve, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LA Unified) efforts, known as #DigCitLA , have expanded with the growth of digital citizenship awareness.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The post 8 Ways to Support Digital Citizenship Skills with Google appeared first on Shake Up Learning. – PART 2: Digital Citizen. Digital Citizenship skills are a must for today’s modern society, but figuring out how and when to teach these skills to our students can be a challenge. Google to rescue!

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The PL2C Blog

JULY 24, 2017

Social Media: every students’ obsession and every teacher/principal/district’s nightmare. But what if educators reshaped their perspective on Social Media, and created more intentional uses of these communication platforms that bear calculated weight? By Douglas Price, 6th Grade Teacher at Voyager Academy.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 1, 2021

Providing my students with different choices for creating with the language will not only help them build their language skills and foster creativity, but also with the development of technology and digital citizenship skills, as they post online and share their work. The post Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Once you’ve completed the app, it can be downloaded onto any smartphone, tablet, or computer, shared to your social media, or pushed out via a link or QR code. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you're teaching digital citizenship lessons on your own or are including them as part of a district-wide program, getting families involved and on board is essential. And teachers can help students navigate the digital dilemmas they face in and out of school. Introduce digital citizenship at back-to-school night.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

One of the most important yet underwhelming international events is coming up the first Thursday in May (in Canada, it’s March 15th). Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. What is it?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2018

As Melissa the founder of this event says: “…there is a huge discrepancy between the number of readers in actuality and the number of readers I actually know are reading. If you do, you’ll probably find one of us over at your social media, checking things out in your corner of the tech ed world. More on blogs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2020

It offers what seems to be an endless supply of professional-looking easy-to-implement templates that sign up volunteers, get feedback on events, enroll students in classes, ask for donations, collect payments, and much much more. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. note : Innovation In Action is a new monthly column from the International Society of Technology in Education focused on exem plary practices in education. And I’m not the only one using social media sites in this way.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

This article is part of Common Sense Education's Teacher Voices series, which provides a platform for diverse perspectives on teaching in the digital age. Many of our parents don't have a lot of exposure to technology -- beyond their cellphones -- in their daily lives. All ideas expressed are the writer's own.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Many of our parents don't have a lot of exposure to technology -- beyond their cellphones -- in their daily lives. " -- Joshua Harris, Alisal’s director of educational technology. In the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California, we aim to establish a whole-community approach to digital citizenship.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Young people are early adopters of TikTok or use Snapchat, and tend to get most of their news from social media. They actually struggle with the complexity of current events and politics. Social media platforms are not necessarily the best place to find factual news or information. That isn’t the case.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you're teaching digital citizenship lessons on your own or are including them as part of a district-wide program, getting families involved and on board is essential. And teachers can help students navigate the digital dilemmas they face in and out of school. Introduce digital citizenship at back-to-school night.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you're teaching digital citizenship lessons on your own or are including them as part of a district-wide program, getting families involved and on board is essential. And teachers can help students navigate the digital dilemmas they face in and out of school. Introduce digital citizenship at back-to-school night.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2022

Respondents cited that podcasts are fun and offer entertainment value while some offer educational value through current events, history or science and nature-themed shows as primary reasons for listening to podcasts. Many schools today have access to similar technology that can be used to create podcasts in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Social Media: @alicekeeler, YouTube. Alice Keeler is a Google Certified Teacher, New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator and LEC Admin & Online and Blended certified. Training: Jumpstart: A Technology Course for Thoughtful Educators, Twitter for Teachers and Students. Cult of Pedagogy.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

It's hard to overemphasize the importance of teaching our students how to use technology appropriately and responsibly. And what's just as important is making sure we're helping all our students build these essential digital citizenship skills. When looking at media, directly explain any innuendo.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

It's hard to overemphasize the importance of teaching our students how to use technology appropriately and responsibly. And what's just as important is making sure we're helping all our students build these essential digital citizenship skills. When looking at media, directly explain any innuendo.

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