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Teen Voices: Who You're Talking to Online
Teachers, for the lesson plan associated with this topic please visit: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/chatting-safely-online On the web, in video games, and on social media, it’s easy to meet and chat...
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Teen Voices: Dealing With Digital Drama
Teachers, for the lesson plan associated with this topic please visit: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/digital-drama-unplugged On social media, it’s easy to be misunderstood or to say something you don’t...
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Teen Voices: The Pressure to Stay Connected
Teachers, for the lesson plan associated with this topic please visit: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/digital-media-and-your-brain Kids and teens use technology for lots of things, from texting and...
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Facebook Privacy Basics for Teachers
Want to know more? Check out our blog, "Protecting Students' Privacy on Social Media" at: https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/protecting-student-privacy-on-social-media-dos-and-donts-for-teachers Let's get real. LOTS of teachers...
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3 Great Ways to Get Students Coding in the Classroom
Learning to code in school is more popular than ever, and it's never been easier to get started. What's more, coding can teach students skills that apply across the curriculum, beyond computer science. So, what's the best way to get your...
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Supporting English Language Learners With Digital Storytelling
English-language learners come to our classrooms with a diverse set of learning needs, including the need for more opportunities to practice using English in a variety of settings. But can digital communication help increase ELLs'...
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Dealing With Digital Distraction in the Classroom
Digital devices put the world at our students' fingertips, whether with their own cell phones or with school-provided computers and tablets. But, along with opportunities for powerful learning come the risks -- and realities -- of...
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Digital Bytes: The Power of Likes
How does showing our preferences online generate data that companies and individuals can use? Teens will explore what exactly happens behind the screen when they like something online and the power their likes have. For more videos and...
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Digital Bytes: Instafamous
How has social media changed the concept of “celebrity,” and what implications does this have? Teens dive into the complex world of online superstardom and attempt to debunk the myths of the glitz and glamour. For more videos and ways to...
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Digital Bytes: Haters and Trolls
What are the differences among teasing, harassing, cyberbullying, and trolling online? Teens analyze the motives behind, for example, trolling (deliberately provoking or upsetting others online, with the intent of inciting an angry...
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Digital Bytes: internet Hoaxes
What happens when an online news story, photo, or video turns out to be a hoax? Teens will explore the importance of media literacy in our 24/7 digital culture, where anyone can create, publish, and share information and anything can go...
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Digital Bytes: Entrepreneurship
What kinds of opportunities and challenges does the Internet bring for young entrepreneurs? Teens explore ways in which young people are starting businesses or creating their own products online. They explore the strategies and tools...
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Digital Bytes: Would You #YOLO?
What does #YOLO mean to today’s generation, and what does it have to do with the internet? Teens discuss how #YOLO plays out online (what happens when you use digital media to “live in the moment”?) and how it can impact one’s online...
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Digital Bytes: Step Forward
What are the advantages of using the internet to engage people in social causes? What are the limitations? Teens will explore the difference between online activism and "slacktivism," a term used to describe “feel-good” actions that seem...
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Get Started with Flipped Learning
Is flipped learning only about having students watch educational videos at home? Watch Molly Schroeder, director of summits for EdTech Team, explain: • What flipped learning is. • Different ways to flip, including in-class flipping. •...
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What is Bloom's Digital Taxonomy?
Learn how educators are reframing Bloom's Taxonomy through the lens of educational technology, blended learning, BYOD, flipped classrooms, and other models. This updated version aims to expand upon the skills associated with each level...
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What Is Flipped Learning?
Watch Jon Bergmann, flipped-learning father and founder of of FlippedClass.com, explain: • What a flipped classroom is -- and is not. • Why it's powerful to create your own videos. • How to get students to watch the videos. • How to get...
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Take Classroom Video to the Next Level
When you show video in your classroom, you want your students to be active viewers -- to comprehend, not just consume. But why stop at comprehension? When it comes to video in the classroom, students shouldn't just get what they're...
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Teens and Tech: The New Landscape
As tweens and teens grow up in a digital world, they go through the same developmental stages they always have. Digital media poses both possibilities and perils as teens experiment and explore who they are and who they want to be....
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Oversharing: Think Before You Post
Made in collaboration with our partner Flocabulary, the experts in educational hip-hop, this animated music video raps about the hazards of oversharing online and emphasizes a thoughtful approach to digital footprints. Tweens, teens, and...
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Perspectives on Chatting Safely Online
Young teens discuss the role of feeling safe when interacting with people through online gaming and social media. Use this video in your classroom in conjunction with the lesson plan, Safe Online Talk:...
Cult of Pedagogy
How to Teach a Concept Attainment Lesson
A description and demonstration of the concept attainment strategy. For more information on this strategy, see the full review at http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/concept-attainment. Want more like this? Visit http://www.cultofpedagogy.com...
Cult of Pedagogy
The In-Class Flip
Have you been unsuccessful in flipping your classroom? The In-Class Flip offers an alternative method for using the "flipped" concept that avoids the complications of home access and student accountability. This video shows you how to do...
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Conditionals: 3 Types
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