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 ...
Last spring, we asked a cohort of 8th grade students if we should ban TikTok. This question was part of an ongoing study that aims to design digital-citizenship curriculum that better prepares ...
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 ...
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 ...
When the pandemic prompted schools to quickly shift to distance learning last spring, educators became responsible for using online technologies to teach students. This was the first time that many ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic career since he left the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill School of Journalism. Previously, Eli was a staff reporter for medical trade publication ...