Educational Technology News

Despite some critical thinking training in college, many Millennials are unable to correctly identify fake news when they encounter it online.

"Whether you’re a lurker, a power-user, or middle of the road catch-as-catch-can user of technology, there may be some surprising inferences to be made about your teaching style. These online habits are as much the product of your personality as your habits as an educator."

Generation Screen: What Social Media Has Done To Children: 40 Things That Have Credibility with Students That Grew Up Google

"It’s not just the tweens and teens that are addicted to Instagram, it’s the teachers too! So instead of scrolling through your celebrity crush’s feed, we’ve rounded up some legitimate, educational ways you can use Instagram in the classroom."

This article presents some ideas and suggestions to work towards being a more informed digital parent and guide children in an increasingly online world.

Social media could also be used as a learning tool. In what way exactly can it become educational? Here is an awesome list of social media learning tools for students.

In the digital age, teacher discomfort in using Twitter can have a direct effect on students’ digital literacy. Here are some solutions.

Teens should be included in efforts to mitigate their online risks, researchers say, but apps focus more on parents controlling access by monitoring and

In the digital world, mistakes can be permanent in form of digital footprint and reputation, so there is a crucial need to provide our students with learning experiences that..

If schools and parents want to combat cyberbullying, they need to understand relational aggression first.

"Vast amounts of personal, behavioural and academic data about children are being collected, processed and used by schools, local authorities, and the government every year. But a recent review by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK of 50 websites and apps used by children found that only a third had “effective controls in place to limit the collection of personal information from children”. There is a real risk to children that their activities online may be monitored and their personal and behavioural traits the subject of profiling by third parties."

"As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions?

A report on media consumption by the nonprofit Common Sense Media said teens spend an average of nearly nine hours a day using screen media, and children between ages 8 and 12 consume an average of almost six hours a day."

Do you know how to use a wiki in your classroom? So many Wikis! Includes functions of wikis, how to get started, how to include multi-media.

Some communities that educators can join to extend their networks and learn among the niche.

Social media can play a major role in relationship building if we use it right

How social media-savvy educators are finding ways to make learning fun for their students by incorporating Snapchat into lessons.

"Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leaders"

The danger of fake news lies in its ability to appear like any other news story when taken at face value. How do we protect students from false information?

Discover the ways social media can be a force for good in the lives of kids and teens, and help them maximize the benefits. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

"Fake news" is one of many reasons why tweens, teens, and young adults mistrust news organizations, according to studies from Common Sense Media and Data & Society.

Instilling the principles of good digital citizenship can help students become smart, responsible, and respectful members of their online communities.

Recent studies have confirmed a sharp increase in narcissism in the past decade that corresponds with the proliferation and increased use of social media.

See how one educator helps students develop media literacy—a critical 21st-century skill.

Schools all over the world are using digital tools to help students collaborate and build cultural understanding with distant peers.

"With a smartphone glued to 90 percent of the parent population’s hands, how is it that schools still depend on old methods such as sending notes home, newsletters, and emails to communicate with parents?"