Does “Privacy Online” Really Exist? You can’t really talk about privacy online without talking about our “digital footprints.” Really, whatever you do online can be traced in some way. There are so many firms or apps that are created just to find out information about you, and they use your digital footprints that you create […]
Category: Digital Citizenship
Mindful Messaging
Here is a good video from Common Sense. It is about Mindful Messaging. Sometimes it is better to speak in person so that someone does not take what you write the wrong way. Or sometimes you can be careful and you can write more clearly when you message someone.
How to Approve Your Child’s Purchases from His/Her Phone
This is a great way to keep track of your child’s purchases if they go to iTunes or the App store with their phones:
How to be an Upstander
In Advisory Class we learned that we need to be UPSTANDERS instead of BYSTANDERS when someone is being bullied. The same ideas hold true in the case of cyberbullying. If you are a witness to bullying in person or online, it is important to help the victim. There are many ways you can become an […]
Must Have Coding Tools for School
As I research more about how I can integrate technology in my subjects, I found an excellent resource about coding tools for school. I know that our students used Tynker and Scratch in elementary school and we also do “Hour of Code” every year at KAS, however, here are a few other resources that can […]
THINK Video by: Maggie Liu and Hina Huang
Hina and Maggie took their time to create a THINK video, reminding people to THINK BEFORE YOU POST:
Digizen
This looks like a great website to learn more about DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP. DIGIZEN.ORG
Should Parents Limit the Amount of Technology Time for Their Kids?
People always debate about how much time kids should have for using their devices. As educators, we constantly meet about this topic. At school, we use technology as a tool; however, we try to balance the amount of time that students actually use their devices. The same balance should be mandated by parents at home. […]
THINK Before You Go Online
The students are learning to THINK before they go online. See this excellent video explaining this concept: