Don’t Feed the Trolls - Research Reveals Psychopathy. Growing up digital: How digital screens are changing the way we read. This is the second in a three-part series that looks at the impact of new technlogy on kids and teens.
Read part one: How digital culture is changing the way kids play. Read part three: How the Internet affects teen identity. How to Tell if a Link Is Safe Without Clicking on It. Even the best security software can’t protect you from the headaches you’ll encounter if you click an unsafe link.
Unsafe links appear to be shortcuts to funny videos, shocking news stories, awesome deals, or “Like” buttons, but are really designed to steal your personal information or hijack your computer. Your friends can unknowingly pass on unsafe links in emails, Facebook posts, and instant messages. The Liquid Self. The Liquid Self Social media doesn’t need to be what it has come to be.
Social media is young, growth comes with pains, and we should keep questioning assumptions and push this new media to new limits. Sage Advice: Students Teach Tech. Credit: Getty Images Everything.
Rachel Horwitz Librarian McKinley Middle School Albuquerque, New Mexico My students have taught me quite a bit in the last six years. Chris Clementi Computer-applications teacher Mountain Ridge Middle School Colorado Springs, Colorado Last year, I had a student in my class for a couple of months visiting from Peru who spoke no English, and I speak no Spanish. Deb Putnam Art teacher Gate of Heaven School South Boston, Massachusetts. Student guide to social media. How people read online: Why you won’t finish this article. Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images.
In digital age, librarians are needed more than ever. It’s so good such infographics like the one presented below are created.
They don’t only list challenges both librarians and library patrons face in times when everything moves to Google or Amazon servers. They also show that the skilled librarian is needed by library patrons more than ever before. The infographic, published by the University of Southern California, Online Library Science Degree, together with Creative Signals, shows how the role of the librarian evolves. With the rise of digitized archives, and new technology to access and process them, the library transforms to a space not only of media consumption, but also of media creation. Check out more posts about libraries and librarians: Sesame Street Teaches Literacy with New Digital Destination.
By the age of four, a child from a high-income family has been exposed to 35 million more words than a child from a low-income family.
Low-income children miss out on over 400 hours of literacy-related activities that high-income children experience. This gap in literacy and vocabulary must be closed. Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters. ” credit=”flickingerbrad/Flickr It’s becoming less and less effective to block students from websites.
When Los Angeles Unified rolled out its one-to-one iPad program, administrators expected to be able to control how students used them both in school and at home. But, not surprisingly, kids are resourceful and students quickly found ways around the security, prompting the district to require students to turn over the devices. Students live in an information-saturated world.
Digital literacies – year 10 orientation. I can’t believe how long it’s been in between posts.
Anyone out there still? So, I am finally back in the blog with something to share. Support for Digital Literacy in Public Libraries. Digital literacy campaign. A Visual Guide To Teaching Students Digital Citizenship Skills. Identity in a digital age. Here's How Twitter Can Track You on All of Your Devices. Facebook gets all the bad press, but the bigger threat to your online privacy these days might be your Twitter account.
Twitter knows you much better than you may realize. And as it prepares for an IPO, it's taking steps that may allow it to profit from your data in ways that would provoke howls of protest were Mark Zuckerberg to try the same. Until now, by design, Twitter has mostly dodged privacy concerns. It's a given that anyone can see your tweets (unlike those beer pong photos you stupidly shared on Facebook). Twitter already analyzes your tweets, retweets, location, and the people you follow to figure out which "Promoted Tweets" (a.k.a. ads) to inject into your timeline.
Much of the data Twitter collects about you doesn't actually come from Twitter. "It is certainly true that once a company starts monetizing its data, privacy problems often emerge," says David Jacobs, the consumer protection counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Why digital literacy should include privacy education. Teach Digital Citizenship with … Minecraft. The hottest topic in my elementary school tech classroom is Minecraft–and has been for several years.
So I was thrilled when efriend, Josh Ward, offered to write an article for Ask a Tech Teacher connecting Minecraft and the most important topic in my classroom–Digital Citizenship. Josh is the Director of Sales and Marketing for green hosting provider, A Small Orange. BBC WebWise - BBC WebWise.