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The 9 essential elements of digital citizenship

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According to a recent Common Sense Media’s study , the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. And about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device.

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Teaching digital citizenship across the whole curriculum

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According to Common Sense Media’s study “ Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America ,” the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device.

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Making the College Admissions Process Work for All Students

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Today only 9 percent of low income students get a college degree by age 24, compared with 73 percent of higher income students, according to a study by the Pell Institute. Their report suggests reshaping the college admissions process to promote greater ethical engagement and reduce excessive achievement pressure.

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Need to Go on a ‘Tech Diet’? Current Ways to Fight Your Device Addiction

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She calls technology the biggest experiment on a developing child’s brain without an ethical review board. It would be helpful for parents to recognize that devices and apps have been designed for children to become addicted to them, and protect them from that at a young age, she says. Currently, Yondr is used in roughly 600 schools.

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More Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer

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It takes into account recent changes such as connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization of learning to dramatically shift how schools have been run for over a century. It is filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and insights into how managed innovation can unleash education.

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Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer

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It takes into account recent changes such as connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization of learning to dramatically shift how schools have been run for over a century. It is filled with fascinating case studies, scientific findings, and insights into how managed innovation can unleash education.

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10 Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer

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It takes into account recent changes such as connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization of learning to dramatically shift how schools have been run for over a century. Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. by Clayton M. by Clayton M. Christensen.

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