EGUSD Teachers Take Student Writing Beyond the Walls of the Classroom
Teachers from kindergarten through high school headed to Technology Services Monday afternoon to learn more about QuadBlogging and the Student Blogging Challenge, two exciting opportunities to build on students’ writing skills as well as their digital/global...Snapchat 101
You would think that an app with a cute looking ghost for its logo would be pretty harmless, no? That’s not necessarily the case with Snapchat, a free mobile app that allows users to share images or videos that disappear (supposedly) after a few seconds....Texting and Driving – It Can Wait!
One of the most dangerous misuses of social media is not about the content of a text message, but rather when the message is being composed or read. Texting while driving is a serious problem, more like an epidemic. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation,...2013-2014 EGUSD Digital Citizenship Training
Site representatives from across the district packed the Robert L. Trigg Education Center Board Room for the August 5, 2013, EGUSD Digital Citizenship Curriculum training. The two-hour session provided the opportunity for teachers and administrators from both...Instagram 101
According to the Pew Research Center, as of May 2013, 91% of American adults have a cell phone, and 34% of American adults own a tablet computer. And now, for the first time, more than half (56%) of the American population owns a smartphone. This change has been...
Main Themes of EGUSD Digital Citizenship
1. Cyberbullying
2. Digital Footprint
3. Protecting Online Privacy
4. Intellectual Property
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"The technology that has so dramatically changed the world outside our schools is now changing the learning and teaching environment within them."– National Education Technology Plan for the U.S. Department of Education
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