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Navajo Prep prioritizes internet access for all students

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Through its rigorous, innovative curriculum as well as its commitment to instilling a deep appreciation of the Navajo Language, culture, and history in its students, NPS is providing opportunities to and shaping the futures of Native students. The first step was to ensure every student had access to safe, reliable internet connectivity.

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How to Kidproof the Internet

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They want to know about firewalls, filters, kidsafe desktops, nannycams, cyberbullying, internet privacy, and everything in between. Should they keep their children away from computers or just off the internet? What do you do to keep the internet safe? Do they have to sit with them while they work?

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What to know about the newest cyberattack strategy putting K-12 schools at risk

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The threat to schools continues to grow as attempts to breach their networks become more frequent and sophisticated, while education budgets and resources to bolster cybersecurity dwindle.

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How the Internet Neighborhood is Like Any Other Community

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Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. But before we open the floodgates to the fascinating world that is the internet, students must understand what it means to thrive as a citizen of that community.

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Tech Tip #135: 5 Tips on Internet Research

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Today’s tip: Category: Parents Here’s a poster with five tips that will help students as they use the internet for research: Review these with students when they’re ready for each tip. By the end of fifth grade, they should be well-versed in all five of these. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers

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5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers The internet has provided teachers with numerous tools to enhance their students’ learning experience. Common Cyber Threats Facing Educators Every profession has had its fair share of internet-based troubles. However, it’s not without a few downsides.

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How to Find Reliable Internet Sources

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Reliable internet sources are the same as those you would search for in the library. They have a bias, but it shouldn’t be motivated by money These next three require subjective interpretation from researchers and a cursory investigation into their information: net networks, internet service providers, organizations–traditionally.

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