Online Safety – Passwords
Raise your hand if you have more than one technology device that you use regularly. Keep your hand up if you use the same password for several accounts. Computer safety… Read more »
Category: Technology
The Choice to Walk Away
The web is a wonderful place full of discovery and adventure. It can satisfy your curiosity, fuel your imagination, and provide a canvas for your creativity. Avoiding the web is… Read more »
Engagement from Scratch
I was in Hawaii last week for the Schools of the Future 2012 conference. I really enjoyed listening to keynotes John Hunter and Mark Milliron. The conference gave me an… Read more »
Review your Facebook Activity
Click on Activity log below your cover photo. The number indicates the number timeline/tag reviews that are pending on your account. Activity log shows you a list of everything that you’ve… Read more »
Maintaining Your Computer
Maintaining your computer means cleaning and upgrading it, both physically and electronically. It is a good idea to schedule and regularly do the following: clean the outside of your computer… Read more »
Attributing Creative Commons Images
Whenever you find images for projects, blogs, presentations, etc., make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed. The Creative Commons license requires that you cite three things: the Creative Commons… Read more »
The World Wide Web
We take the web for granted sometimes. Yes, it’s a great tool that can provide the power to transform societies. However, there are people all over the world who do… Read more »
Friday Tech – August 31, 2012
Parent Perspectives on Facebook and Social Media We did an activity using DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats to explore the use of social networks, particularly Facebook at our school. Parents went around… Read more »
Bits, Bytes and Nibbles?
It’s the time of the school year for quizzes and tests. Do you know anything about how computers store information? Let’s start with bits. A bit is a binary digit,… Read more »
Tech Tidbit – May 18
Cell Phones – Less about Talking It will probably be no news to you that most teens are high volume users of text messaging. In general, teens in the US… Read more »