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The Hottest Topics in Edtech in 2021
01/29/2021
Topics: Digital Citizenship, digital equity, esports, SEL, Virtual & augmented reality
For a few years now, we’ve shared the hottest edtech trends of the year based on the topics resonating with educators at the annual ISTE conference. Although the topics themselves often don’t change much from…
Digital citizenship lessons start with a simple conversation
09/30/2020
Topics: Digital Citizenship
Do you remember the public service announcements from the mid-2010s that featured different scenarios of parents (sometimes awkwardly) talking to their children about underage drinking?
If this doesn’t…
Digital Citizenship in the Time of COVID-19: How can states change the narrative?
05/29/2020
Topics: Digital Citizenship
As technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous in students’ lives, it is becoming more important for educators to model and teach how to conduct positive, safe, legal and ethical behaviors online. The…
Educators: Help parents talk to their kids about tech
02/25/2020
Topics: Digital Citizenship
The average public school student in the U.S. spends about 6.5 hours in school a day, 180 days a year. That may seem like a…
Digital citizenship: From don’ts to do’s to seamless integration
02/07/2020
Topics: #DigCitCommit, Digital Citizenship
The concept of digital citizenship has evolved and changed along with edtech. It has gone from a list of don’ts…
How to empower — not scare! — parents about technology
02/10/2020
Topics: #DigCitCommit, Digital Citizenship, Parents
It’s a very stressful experience to have an audience member stand up, say you’re wrong and walk out in the middle of your presentation. Fortunately, that’s only happened to me once, but when…
From discord to civil discourse: The human side of digital citizenship
12/24/2019
Topics: #DigCitCommit, Digital & media literacy, Digital Citizenship
Gun violence, climate change, immigration, abortion. There seems to be no end to the number of divisive issues that are causing people from all walks of life to lash out in angry ways.
It’s not…
No Fear Coding, Second Edition
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Literacies, Parent engagement
3 Tips for Balanced Digital Wellness
02/25/2021
Topics: Balance, Digital Citizenship, Digital health and wellness
The digital landscape has changed lifestyles for people of all ages. Many of these changes are positive and empowering: They’ve increased access to education and information and provided new tools for…
One Way To Find Digital Balance: Pause for People
05/01/2021
Topics: Digital Citizenship
It seems like almost every day my morning newsfeed greets me with at least one “think piece” from someone sharing insights on their most recent digital detox. Almost always the authors want to use their phones…