Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Services for Sending Group Texts to Parents and Students - 0 views
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People, particularly teenagers, have an almost compulsive reaction to open text messages when their phones beep or buzz. So if you want to quickly deliver an important message to student or parent today, sending a text message is the best way to do it. Managing a list of cell phone numbers can be a daunting task.
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I love love love this site freetech4teachers.com and today just got a twitter alert about using group texting programs. Will be looking at inviting my parents and students to opt in, will be exploring both Class Parrot and Kikutext this weekend. Anyone have any experience with either program? This will be the first step at upping the communication between families and the classroom.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/california_dc_day_activity_kit_0322... - 0 views
Shine on the web | Scoop.it - 0 views
92 Teen Text Terms Decoded for Confused Parents | Techland | TIME.com - 1 views
Cyberbullying Prevention Guide for Kids Video | Common Sense Media - 0 views
Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens -- THE Journal - 0 views
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21st Century Literacy | In Print Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens. But how has our definition of a "good citizen" changed over the ages? Video Exclusive: Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch at Kansas State University discusses the tools today's students need to be good digital citizens.
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This article gives me pause to think as we create our digital workshop for parents, what are the positives of being a digital citizen? How does that impact their future as both students and young adults?