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Learning A-Z is a leading provider of digitally delivered teaching products that support instruction and student growth in reading, writing, and science.

As mobile learning becomes more and more prevalent, we must find effective ways to leverage mobile tools in the classroom. As always, the tool must fit the need. Mobile learning can create both the tool and the need. With safe and specific structures, mobile learning tools can harness the excitement of technology with the purpose of effective instruction.

Troy Hicks-a leader in the teaching of digital writing-collaborates with seven National Writing Project teacher-consultants to provide a protocol for assessing students' digital writing.

English Language Arts Web Quests for teachers!

This article has a lot of good resources for teaching digital citizenship, particularly for elementary educators.

Use these very short, interactive(!) YouTube videos to teach digital security, digital responsibility, and the dangers of not thinking critically about digital communicaiton. This series about the dangers of "sexting" would be a great conversation starter with middle and high school students.

Use the Wikipedia FAQ for Schools page as a resource to help teach digital literacy in your classroom! Students are going to use Wikipedia, so they need to be taught how and when it is or is not appropriate, starting in elementary school. Look, even Wikipedia warns against using Wikipedia in many instances! But it also points out what it can be good for, so explore both sides with students.

The Webonauts Internet Academy game teaches kids about key issues of web safety and good citizenship.

I Keep Safe tracks global trends and issues as a professional non-profit organization. It was established in 2005 by policy leaders, educators, law enforcement, technology experts, public health experts and advocates. The research collects and generates positive resources for all who teach youths how to use new media devices and platforms which promotes safety and good health. Content from iKeepSafe maybe used by teachers or any advocate to communicate and promote digital citizenship and media literacy into local programs. Globally, iKeepSafe helps all countries implement digital citizen and lessons by informing public officials, community members and law enforcement to engage upon the universal codes of conduct.