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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: Including the human aspects of digital citizenship can lead to cultural shifts
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…
Teach Boldly
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Literacies, Parent engagement
3 tips for balanced digital wellness
10/21/2019
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
10/09/2019
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…
What every teacher should know about copyright law
10/11/2019
Topics: copyright, Digital Citizenship
When it comes to plagiarism, teachers have no trouble identifying it and dealing with it. But copyright law is another story. It’s an area where teachers are a little less confident. But it is something they…
Empowering digital citizens with real-life scenarios
07/23/2019
Topics: Digital & media literacy, Digital Citizenship
Has North Carolina’s Ravenscroft School found a better way to teach digital citizenship? Edtech leader Sarah Loyola thinks so.
When Loyola came to Ravenscroft in August 2017 as its first director…
Teen helps create social media lessons
07/12/2019
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Social media
When Laurel, a 12-year-old from North Carolina, bumped into the CEO of The Social Institute – an organization devoted to helping kids navigate social media – the sixth-grader just wanted to thank her for her…