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iReporter. Home. He was always on his phone. Then he made this incredible change you can try too. I had fallen into a dangerous loop.

He was always on his phone. Then he made this incredible change you can try too.

I knew I was doing it too much. It was easy to justify checking my phone constantly — especially since I work on a newsletter that collects valuable ideas from around the web. I was constantly browsing and searching, all day, every day. So I did something about it. Netsafe Kit for Schools. Esafety.gov. Office of the eSafety Commissioner. Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame. The Shed on TripAdvisor: Secret behind London’s top rated restaurant. A BRITISH journalist has turned an imaginary restaurant in his backyard into London’s most sought-after dining experience by writing fake reviews on Trip Advisor.

The Shed on TripAdvisor: Secret behind London’s top rated restaurant

Oobah Butler, who specialises in blagging his way into situations and then writing about it, wanted to expose the epidemic of fakery on the internet’s most trusted review site. Butler had experienced the power of the site first-hand, having once earned a healthy living writing positive reviews for restaurant owners at £10 (AUD17) a pop. “Over time, I became obsessed with monitoring the ratings of these businesses.

Office of the eSafety Commissioner. Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the ability to examine information to make an informed judgement on an issue.

Office of the eSafety Commissioner

It is particularly important online, where information can be easily changed, manipulated or taken out of context. Sticks’n’stones - Young people taking action to promote positive action online to reduce Cyberbullying. Digital Citizenship (with images, tweets) · sandramc59. Children's Commissioner for England. The Digital 5 A Day provides a simple framework that reflects the concerns of parents/ carers as well as children’s behaviours and needs.

Children's Commissioner for England

It can also act as a base for family agreements about internet and digital device use throughout both the holidays and term time. Based on the NHS’s evidence-based ‘Five steps to better mental wellbeing’, the 5 A Day campaign gives children and parents easy to follow, practical steps to achieve a healthy and balanced digital diet. Connect. ThinkUKnow. Google BeInternetAwesome DigitalCitizenshipSafety Curriculum. What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains [Epipheo.TV]

Rebecca Sparrow. SAMR as a Framework for Moving Towards Education 3.0. Evolution, in its broadest sense, serves as a force to help humans move towards a better way of living given the current times or Zeitgeist.

SAMR as a Framework for Moving Towards Education 3.0

It follows, then, that the education field should evolve as new opportunities and forces emerge and present themselves. But in general, this is not the case. From the Time Magazine article, How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century There’s a dark little joke exchanged by educators with a dissident streak: Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred-year snooze and is, of course, utterly bewildered by what he sees.

Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices pinned to their ears. The evolution of education can be explained from moving from Education 1.0 to Education 3.0. Briefly, Education 1.0, 2.0. and 3.0 is explained as: Education 1.0 can be likened to Web 1.0 where there is a one-way dissemination of knowledge from teacher to student. 10 Awesome Places to Find Background Music for Video. Video content has exploded in popularity, and it’s no wonder.

10 Awesome Places to Find Background Music for Video

Consumers find video engaging, compelling and convincing — so much so that they’re anywhere from 64% to 85% more likely to buy after watching a product video. In fact, video on a landing page can boost conversions by an astonishing 80%. Already, companies that use video on their website get 41% more traffic from search results than those that don’t, and by next year, you can expect 74% of all web traffic to be video. Resources for school leaders and educators - Netsafe: Supporting New Zealand internet users. Online support.

Resources for school leaders and educators - Netsafe: Supporting New Zealand internet users

Toolbox with tools on laptop. 3d. Edutopia with facebook social media guidelines (1) Digital Citizenship & International Schools. How common is sexting amongst teenagers? This is what they have to say. - Internet Safe Education. By definition, sexting is the distribution of a sexually explicit image or video of oneself to another user, or receipt of the same, via information communication technology.

How common is sexting amongst teenagers? This is what they have to say. - Internet Safe Education

Basically, sending a nude picture of yourself to someone else over the internet. Youth and Media Digital Dossier. Digital Citizen AUA. Protecting Reputations Online Explained by Common Craft. Managing your personal eReputation. Content Directories - Creative Commons. Welcome to the Content Directories The following is a list of organizations and projects powered with Creative Commons licenses.

Content Directories - Creative Commons

Since Creative Commons does not maintain a database of content and does not store content, we would like CC-community members to help build a directory of projects to help spread the word about CC — hence the CC Content Directories wiki! Social Media Privacy Terms Translated into Plain English, Finally. We fully expect our kids and our students to adhere to social media privacy terms with due diligence.

Social Media Privacy Terms Translated into Plain English, Finally

Part of this is reading the terms and conditions portion of any network they sign up for. But when those conditions are presented as dozens of pages of jargon written at a post-graduate reading level, students lose interest quickly. For that matter, so do adults. Skooville. Badges – Tech Tuesday. Powered by Ivanhoe Grammar School.

Australian Privacy Foundation - Privacy Laws of the World. This document is a partner to pages on International Instruments, on Privacy Laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and on Privacy Laws of the States and Territories of Australia Contents Introduction There is a vast array of privacy laws around the world. This document provides access to many laws, and to many resources that point to yet more laws. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - Center for Media and Social Impact. Coordinated by: The Media Education Lab, Temple University The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law The Center for Media & Social Impact, American University.

Lesson Plans – Search Education – Google. Picking the right search terms Beginner Pick the best words to use in academic searching, whether students are beginning with a full question or a topic of just a few words. Jenny Luca - Toorak College Information Fluency Program. Toorak College Information Fluency ProgramCC BY-NC-SAAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeAt Toorak College the teaching and learning of information fluency skills is embedded in the dissemination of an integrated curriculum. The Information Fluency Program recognises the importance of preparing and skilling students to be active, productive and collaborative contributors in an increasingly global society. The Program is based on the standards developed by the International Society for Technology in Education(ISTE®) and compatible with the General Capabilities identified by ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority) in the Australian Curriculum.

It outlines, at each year level, relevant skills, learning tasks and applications that reflect 21st century learning and living. The Australian Curriculum includes seven general capabilities: Bad job interview - when your Facebook photos betray you at a job interview. Our Focus: Bullying - ABC. Amazing mind reader reveals his 'gift'. Mashable. Rebecca Levey is a co-founder of KidzVuz.com, a video review site by and for tweens. She writes about technology and education at Beccarama and is a White House Champion of Change for Education. Follow her at @beccasara. Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World.

For most young people today, engagement with new digital media is a routine aspect of life. Through computers, mobile phones, and other handheld devices, youth can blog, tweet, participate in social networks like Facebook, play massive multi-player games, use online information sources, and share videos, stories, music, and art they’ve created. Getpocket.

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Digital Citizenship and Social Media Safety. Digital etiquette and respect. ETL523. Resources. Your Subtitle text Resources. Digital Citizenship. InfoWhelm and Information Fluency. ISTE 2013 Digital Tattoo 061613 wo movie. Lindsay j Ch 5 citizenship in flattening classrooms. Creative Commons and Copyright. Critical thinking and digital literacy. Cybersafety. How Google uses your personal information. Mashable. Google's new privacy policy went into effect Thursday, and after hacking through the document and comparing it to the old policies, two things are apparent — the document has been re-crafted with a strong emphasis on mobile and cross-platform sharing.

In order to take full advantage of sharing on Google, you must create a publicly visible Google profile, which may include your name and photo — something that's been in effect since Google+ launched. However, now Google is integrating that information across all its platforms. In other words, your YouTube account is linked to your Gmail and your search log. Google’s Privacy Update: What You Need to Know There are also a few changes taking place on the mobile front. The company wrote in a blog post Thursday that "the new policy doesn’t change any existing privacy settings or how any personal information is shared outside of Google. What Employers Look For On Social Media Profiles. Your Facebook postings might win over your friends—but they could also cost you a job, a new study finds. What's a verified profile or Page? Google: Let Us Opt Out of Your Data Mining Machine.

The French data protection agency (aka, the CNIL), acting on behalf of a large group of European data protection agencies, today announced that it was taking action to push Google to make a number of changes to its privacy policy that came into effect earlier this year. Power Up Your Parent-Teacher Communication. Connecting families overview. 8 digital life skills all children need – and a plan for teaching them. A generation ago, IT and digital media were niche skills. Today, they are a core competency necessary to succeed in most careers. Helping Students Develop Their Online Identity – The Principal of Change.