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This article mainly focuses on the strategies for creating a digital citizenship framework which was adopted by St. Columban's College in Queensland. As a part of the framework, the college ensures: * Extensive staff professional development in digital citizenship * New teachers are education in digital citizenship as a part of their orientation * Regular meetings with Faculty Heads for visioning and planning sessions

Digital Citizenship resource created by the governing body of Physical and Health Education in Ontario, Canada. Age-appropriate animation series for Grades 4, 5 and 6.

This is a helpful blog post on how to plan for and implement effective content curation strategies

(March 27, 2020) Dr Anne-Marie Chase and Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy discuss the importance of technology for flexible learning in the current Covid-19 crisis. They identify three decision-making phases that schools must address to ensure that digital learning remains resilient and sustainable for the future: immediate, interim and sustainability. They provide an extensive checklist of considerations and strategies for thorough planning of each phase.

Using curation to build higher order thinking skills. Has a great definition of curation and links curation with the Framework for 21st Century Learning.

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Teaching digital citizenship and keeping students in the classroom safe online (and off of course!) is a priority for teachers when using iPads, Google Apps, and other devices & websites in the classroom. While even the best laid digital citizenship plans can lay the foundation, teachers need to continue revisiting topics and guiding students all year.

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"Following small-scale trials, Korean officials are reportedly moving forward with a plan to install remote management software on students' smartphones. iSmartKeeper is an app that restricts what services and apps students have access to. With the app installed, teachers have the ability to lock phones down in one of six modes. Educators can choose to lock all of the phones in the school, allow only emergency calls, allow only phone calls, allow calls and SMS, or turn off specific apps. The idea is to prevent distractions in class, and iSmartKeeper can also allow access to only a single app, ensuring that educational apps can still be used as teaching aids."

GenYes and TechYes - new website looks great! Student leaders providing solution for technology use within schools to support project-based learning, tech integration.

It would be great to see students involved in planning and managing how technology should be used in their learning. Young people already have many of the skills needed to use new technologies. They would be no doubt enthusiastic about being taking a leading role in how these would be used in their learning.

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"Here is a handy cheat sheet made particularly for those of you who think they are not tech-savvy enough to carry out internet control safety planning for their kids. Check it out and share with us what you think of it. Enjoy"

Another article for gauging where schools, educators' pedagogies sit in relation to using technologies. Do we offer students opportunities to develop good citizenship behaviours using technologies? Is education and learning in a rut in some schools? A real thought provoking article?

Report on just published report by UNESCO on what it takes for Mobile Learning schools with link to full pdf. More evidence value of mobile learning in schools.

Sam Gliksman writes about building a "bring your own device" plan for schools.

Sam Gliksman writes about building a "bring your own device" plan for schools.

I plan to do social media for my assignment but with an emphasis on learning. This, on the other hand, is a comprehensive blueprint of how schools can use a facebook page to keep in touch with its community. It's an easy-to-use addition but not a replacement for "a robust website". Worth reading as he discusses the sort of information that might be included and how schools can control the use and misuse of that information.

"It makes sense to have a policy to discourage individual teachers from posting specifics about their students to their personal profiles. But schools should counterbalance such a policy by setting up a Facebook Page to represent the school. Students, families, and faculty members are going to use Facebook regardless of whether or not schools choose to do so. By setting up a Facebook Page, schools can establish a controlled, professional presence that allows them to capitalize on this social space in many important ways, while still protecting their students. It's important to note that while a Facebook Page is an excellent opportunity for schools to supplement their web presence, it doesn't fully replace the benefits of a robust website. Here are some ways that schools can benefit from establishing an effective Facebook presence."