BOTHELL, Wash. -- When students go back to school, one of the lessons they'll learn is how to be a good digital citizen. That means they'll get instruction on why it's important to think about ...
Do you know what to do when a message pops up on your computer asking if you want to chat? La Cañada Unified second-graders do. “If they don’t give their name, you shouldn’t do it,” said Paradise ...
More children than ever have easy access to mobile devices at home and in school, making it critical to impart strong digital citizenship lessons to students. Children have access at younger ages–42 ...
What happens when over 100 passionate educators converge in Chicago to celebrate two decades of educational innovation? A few weeks ago, I had the thrilling opportunity to immerse myself in the 20th ...
APP. ALYX: NEW THIS MORNING, CENTERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE SPENDING TIME LEARNING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT CAME UP A LOT IN THE LAST WEEK IN REGARDS TO ...
Digital citizenship isn’t just a civics lesson anymore. At a time when technology is revolutionizing job markets far beyond STEM fields, even creative careers will require future professionals to be ...
NEED TO TALK TO OUR KIDS ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY AND WHAT THEY’RE ON, RIGHT? BUT LET’S BE REAL, IT’S EASIER SAID THAN DONE. WESH 2’S LINDSEY SABLAN FOUND A SCHOOL TAKING ON THE TASK IN HOPES OF HELPING ...
For most children, online video games offer an early window into social interactions with friends—and strangers. These virtual realms have become the latest hotspots where parents, teachers and ...
Third grader Zoey Johnson (center) explains what she has learned about digital citizenship to the class at Center Woods Elementary in Weare. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff Third-grader Zoey ...
Leanne Lacey is the coordinator for instructional technology for the Gilbert Unifed School District in Arizona. In her role, she supervises the district’s 12 technology educators, and its 1-to-1 ...
Mari Copeny, from Flint, Mich., introduces herself atop a table during a meeting of young activists and leaders of education and technology organizations at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience includes education and community news coverage for the Syracuse Post-Standard and international news reporting for the Pulitzer ...