by webmaster | Oct 27, 2021 | Common Sense Media, Media Literacy
Inspired by Canada’s Media Literacy Week, the U.S. Media Literacy Week has been hosted annually since 2014 by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). The mission of Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media literacy education and...
by webmaster | Oct 19, 2021 | Common Sense Media, Netflix, Parental Controls
Binge watching TV series has become the norm since Internet TV/streaming services arrived on the scene. As soon as new shows pop up, it’s hard to not immediately add them to your library/queue while planning a day to watch an entire series. Squid Game, released by...
by webmaster | Oct 12, 2021 | Common Sense Media, Digital Citizenship Week, Events
The EGUSD Board of Education recently passed Resolution No. 28 declaring October 17-23, 2021 as Digital Citizenship Week in the Elk Grove Unified School District. The California Department of Education also encourages schools to recognize Digital Citizenship...
by webmaster | Aug 13, 2021 | Common Sense Media, Cyberbullying, Parental Controls
Now that our students have transitioned back to in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year, safety is first and foremost on the minds of parents/families, teachers, and administrators. The desire to ensure student safety extends beyond the mask wearing and hand...
by webmaster | Sep 14, 2020 | Common Sense Media, Media Literacy
On Sept. 1, 2020 the EGUSD Board of Education passed Resolution No. 15 – High School Voter Education Weeks declaring September 14‐25, 2020, as High School Voter Education Weeks – encouraging schools throughout EGUSD to participate in programs and...
by admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Bullying, Common Sense Media, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship Week
Mark your calendars: Digital Citizenship Week 2019 is October 14-18. All of our EGUSD Digital Citizenship Site Coordinators have been busy submitting their site implementation plans for the 2019-2020 school year, and we are encouraged to see that there have been some...