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The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher's guidance.

The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher's guidance.

Using technology appropriately

Internet safety in the UK

Internet safety for young people

Digital citizenship for elementary students through game-based learning.

A collection of videos and activities to practice digital citizenship for elementary and middle school students.

A collection of FAQ by grades for parents and students. Also access to other CommonSense Media tools. I recommend the iTunes ebooks that are free and interactive for students and teachers.

This was an interesting article I found on the ISTE site where two educators provide two different points of view about whether teachers should have a professional social media presence. One writer say that teachers should absolutely have a social media presence so they can be models for their students while also broadening their own professional learning network. The other writer recognizes the amazing benefits of having a professional social media presence but also says that teacher's should not be required but rather educated in the benefits of social media for themselves and their students. This is a great article for looking at both sides of the social media presence coin and will lead to some good thinking on this topic of connectivism and professional learning networks online.

Jake, great resource! I often find that items that are mandated see more pushback from teachers even if the mandate is helpful. I think offering opportunities for teachers to learn and engage in social media will help build the grassroots movement and it will inevitably catch on.