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The Carnegie Cyber Academy
The Carnegie Cyber Academy is a cybersecurity program of instruction developed at Carnegie Mellon University for classrooms, community centers and home schoolers. Students enter a cyber academy and take on three missions that teach them safe computer practices. Learning objectives and outcomes correspond to ISTE NETS. The group has a FACEBOOK page that links you to daily updates, blogs and activities. See: http://bit.ly/18iDle
Facebook in classroom, bad idea?
Social networking sites are extremely popular among students, but there appear to be two competing trends for social media in school classrooms and on university campuses. Some teachers and lecturers are embracing Facebook and Twitter as new ways of communicating with students, and some universities and school boards are banning access to social networking tools entirely, citing security concerns.
Protecting Students in the 21st Century | SimpleK12
Protecting Students in the 21st century is a comprehensive, online internet safety program that involves your students, teachers, and parents to keep teens safe online and with their cell phones. In addition to the online curriculum and training lessons, the program includes assessments, quizzes, and a safety pledge for students, safety plans for teachers, and a self-assessment and resources for parents.
5 Cautions For Wikis in Classrooms
ResearchBlogging.orgI think there is a lot of potential for use of wikis in classrooms, particularly in the area of collaborative writing. There are a number of articles out there extolling the possible virtues of the tool. However, I also think it is important to look at potential pitfalls so they can (hopefully) be addressed during implementation. Here are five areas of caution that peer-reviewed articles have suggested:
EFF: Teaching Copyright
This curriculum, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is designed to give teachers a comprehensive set of tools to educate students about copyright while incorporating activities that exercise a variety of learning skills. Lesson topics include: the history of copyright law; the relationship between copyright and innovation; fair use and its relationship to remix culture; peer-to-peer file sharing; and the interests of the stakeholders that ultimately affect how copyright is interpreted by copyright owners, consumers, courts, lawmakers, and technology innovators.
Digital Citizenship: Code of Ethics
Digital citizenship class developed by Kyle Brumbaugh (Capuchino High School) for students in his Global Communications class.
Water Quality Service Learning Program
The California Water Boards Water Quality Service Learning Program Web site is designed to introduce teachers to an innovative student-centered science investigation focused on California's growing problem of polluted runoff. The resources are designed to be used with students enrolled in grades 4 through 6.
Digital Legacy: Lesson Plans
Today I will be working with a group of students at Ute Meadows Elementary on the idea of creating and tending their Digital Legacy (or what some people call "digital footprint"). Here are the lesson plans for the students.
OnGuard Online - Quizzes
OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. There are ten colorful flash-based quizzes here appropriate for students on security topics such as phishing, hackers, spyware etc.
Digital Citizenship Education
Microsoft curriculum units around digital citizenship theme.
Raising Good Digital Citizens
From Cable In The Classroom Project. Some tips for teachers who are paving the way for better digital citizenship.
The Digital Citizen
Curriculum wiki for digital citizenship. Divided into six tenets of Digital Citizenship.
LEARN ABOUT ACID RAIN (video)
reen Scene: "Learning About Acid Rain", a teachers guide for grades 6-8: Brian McLean from EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs discusses the "Learning About Acid Rain", a teachers guide for grades 6-8 from the Koshland Science Museum and oversees and experiment conducted by students from KIPP KEY Academy in Washington DC.
Twenty-Two Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom
Another fine presentation by Tom Barrett
Ideas to Inspire
The presentations on this site were originally inspired by Tom Barrett's 'Interesting Ways' presentations. These Google Docs presentations were created by Tom, with lots of contributions from the fantastic teachers who read his blog and are part of his Twitter network.
Free Digital Textbook Initiative [California]
Governor Schwarzenegger, Superintendent O'Connell, and the State Board of Education have announced the Free Digital Textbook Initiative, a project to provide a list of standards aligned free digital textbooks for high schools that cover the course content in mathematics and science subject areas.
Teaching Copyright.org
EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) created Teaching Copyright as a balanced curriculum encouraging students to make full and fair use of technology that is revolutionizing learning and the exchange of information. The Teaching Copyright curriculum was developed with the input of educators from across the U.S. and has been designed to satisfy components of standards from the International Society for Technology in Education and the California State Board of Education.
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about legal rights and responsibilities in the digital era.
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This misinformation is harmful, because it discourages kids and teens from following their natural inclination to be innovative and inquisitive. The innovators, artists and voters of tomorrow need to know that copyright law restricts many activities but also permits many others. And they need to know the positive steps they can take to protect themselves in the digital sphere. In short, youth don't need more intimidation — what they need is solid, accurate information
ARRA: Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides approximately $100 billion for education, creating a historic opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of jobs, support states and school districts, and advance reforms and improvements that will create long-lasting results for our students and our nation including early learning, K-12, and post-secondary education
Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education [PDF]
In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity- it is a pre-requisite. The countries that out-teach us today will out-compete us tomorrow.
How to prevent cyberbullying: From the home to the homeroom [PDF]
Download this 8-page guide to cyberbullying prevention, developed by Mike Donlin for the Seattle Public Schools.
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