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Education conferences are like church. Therefore, I must be devout. I attend at least one education conference a month. And although I do enjoy these gatherings—and I will continue to speak at, participate in, and live tweet these events—I also need to be honest: sometimes they feel more like religious rituals than opportunities to share ideas and learn new things.
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Secret – It all starts with treating people like people
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It starts with the culture of the room
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Indeed, although many of today’s teens are immersed in social media, that doesn’t mean "that they inherently have the knowledge or skills to make the most of their online experiences," writes Danah Boyd in her 2014 book It’s Complicated: The Secret Lives of Networked Teens.
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Loewy decided that this void could be eliminated with an honest, interdisciplinary high-school curriculum for the digital age—a program that would fundamentally shift how schools address kids’ virtual experiences.
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"It is a view that reflects the fears of adults rather than the aspirations of youth."
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  I think I'll "take a crack" at a JUNIOR high curriculum!
  
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- Thomas Ho on 13 May 15
  
  This is WHY I think we should have a "Digital Citizenship Covenant" rather than an "Acceptable Use Policy"
  
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"The ... problem is that it’s evolving every single day—it’s not like teaching ancient Rome, it’s not static,"
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Boyd, it’s worth noting, draws similar conclusions
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But for various reasons, schools have yet to catch on. Data on how much, if at all, schools in the U.S. are teaching these things doesn’t exist, but it’s worth noting that even the much more obvious subject—computer science—is still largely considered a peripheral course. A
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