digital citizenship

12 Nov

Digital Citizenship: Stop, Drop and Roll!

Posted by Amy Schoenrock in Spotlight, cyberbullying, digital citizenship, educators, funding, internet safety, student achievement, tech integration

A recent article in ISTE's Learning and Leading magazine entitled “Stop, Drop, and Roll” discusses Standard 5 of the NETS for Coaches, focusing on digital citizenship. We are especially fond of the author, former ISTE Board of Director member, Kara Gann, now a member of the Atomic Learning family. Kara has over 26 years in public education and is passionate about ed tech. Here are some thoughts from the article worth sharing:

28 Oct

Atomic Learning: Supporting the Australian Curriculum

Posted by Phil in Australia, digital citizenship, information literacy

Information Literacy

“The Internet is the media of choice for our learners. Today's youth are growing up in a world that gives them access to massive amounts of information. Anyone can publish any version of the truth. It is essential that students learn information literacy: how to access and validate information and understand the organisation of information. If students do not understand the basic grammar of the Internet, they will be manipulated by people who do.”

Alan November