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"In a digital world, the question is not whether you will leave a mark. The question is, "What kind of mark are you leaving?""

In a digital world, the question is not whether you will leave a mark. The question is, "What kind of mark are you leaving?"

Short vids on a huge range of Net safety

A school's Acceptable Use Policy, or AUP, is a list of technology regulations that require students to use technology responsibly and prevent abuse of school computers. Students are often required to sign this "user contract" in order to use school network computers but unfortunately many sign without reading or understanding the information. The Smart AUP assessment tool is a fun and effective way for students to demonstrate to teachers and administrators that they have read and understand the AUP. In addition, administrators can produce the Smart AUP score report as evidence of a student's policy comprehension if the need arises.

After reading and watching the various contributors pages to My Footprint, you will create a type of survivors' guide for living in a world with digital tools. Consider it to be something like the Boy Scout's Guide. You might call it the Handbook for Making Footprints or The Complete Idiot's Guide to Digital Citizenship and Making Footprints. Or better yet, give it your own title.

Nice, the rules Mum would have taught you had she understood the interweb.

"Plagiarism, I think, can be a tricky concept to help students understand. I can understand how an English Language Learner in an academic setting might be tempted to copy-and-paste someone else's work."