“Because internet”: learning to communicate in different online spaces
When is a “lol” not a “lol”? Would a “ftw” hit as hard by any other name? Two things: Shakespeare’s
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digital citizenship
4 ways twitter bots can help save the world
The Good, the Bad, and the Bot What does it look like when twitter bots work towards improving our world?
Read more4 ways of finding copyright-friendly media
The art of the responsible remix With the incredible popularity and ease of digital mediamaking comes great responsibility. As students unlock the power
Read more4 resources for fighting fake news
Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school
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Modeling twitter interactions as an educator and parent With twitter’s explosive growth in popularity with educators, it can get a
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To follow or not to follow… that is the question. Oh Hamlet, you would be so perplexed on this one!
Read moreExploring digital citizenship as a form of literacy
7th graders learn video as reflection tool When I sat down to work with my students on digital citizenship and literacy,
Read moreBalancing screen time and family time
When to put the device down Let’s face it, it’s a challenge to balance technology in our lives; but it’s
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School approaches to filtering internet content As social media,Youtube, and gaming become more educationally relevant, how do we leverage their
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How school change began with just one person, and just one podcast We talk with Richmond Elementary School principal Mike
Read moreC is for Citizenship (digital of course!)
Approaching student digital citizenship from many levels Our students live in technology-rich worlds, regardless of how much technology they are
Read moreWhat it’s really like to use an LMS with students
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edmodo vs Schoology, digital badges and how to leave a great comment 5th grade Peoples Academy Middle Level teacher Hannah Lindsey
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Learning on and off-line civics Whenever I taught civics, I repeatedly told my classes that I would measure my success
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#digitalcitizenship Moderated by Franklin West Supervisory Union superintendent Ned Kirsch (@betavt), the #vted twitter chat takes place every other Wednesday from
Read moreThe 7 characteristics of a digitally competent teacher
How do you score? The fine folks over at Daily Genius recently created this infographic, which has subsequently made the rounds
Read moreCommon sense advice for tween social media use
Apparently, asking friends to follow HennesseyGirlsMom on Instagram would be social suicide. My 12-year-old twins are counting the days
Read moreMaking the most of twitter in your classroom
Twitter’s not just a great way to build your PLN as an educator, it’s also a powerful tool to connect
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Who cares about copyright?
These VT students do. As you can see from the video below, users care, creators care, this class of 6th
Read moreAdam Provost on the need for ongoing instruction in digital citizenship
Adam Provost, Burlington High School tech integrationist and Partnership for Change Fellow, talks about how to talk to students about
Read moreiMovie Exercise: Introduce yourself in a trailer
From Katie Sullivan and via our own @hennesss: “Look at this cool way to use iMovie for kids to be
Read more“When Student Published Videos Go Viral” (podcast)
In September of 2009, Sarah, the 9 year-old daughter of our keynote speaker posted a 90-second YouTube response to President
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