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Messages from the dead
Getting a message from beyond the grave used to be the stuff of old horror movies or mediums hosting séances. Now, says a CNN story, several companies are offering services where your social networking...
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Pink Shirt Day
Not everyone looks good in pink. But masses of people, all wearing pink, can send a powerful statement. A few years ago, a couple of Canadian teens noticed a 9th grader was being bullied because he...
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To track or not to track
The other day I learned that a colleague won a contest, the prize for which was a gift card for a store I’d never heard of. Curious, I Googled the store to find out what they sold (women’s...
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The Bully Effect
Have you ever wondered what happened to a character in a documentary after the filming ended? Cartoon Network is airing an abridged version of CNN’s original documentary THE BULLY EFFECT this Sunday,...
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InCtrl: Teaching Digital Citizenship
By Kat Stewart Cable in the Classroom, the cable industry’s education foundation, has a long history of encouraging the safe, smart and effective use of technology in education. That approach continues...
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Spread the Word About Digital Citizenship!
By Kat Stewart InCtrl, a new initiative launched by Cable in the Classroom, is a series of free, standards-based lessons that teaches digital citizenship. Digital citizenship empowers students to make...
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Empowering Students to be InCtrl in a Digital Age
When we talk to our kids about the Internet and their digital world, have we kept up with the times? Are we trying to scare them with stories of bad things that can happen or are we teaching them to...
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Teaching Digital Citizenship Everyday
By Eric Langhorst This October teachers around the country are participating in activities for Connected Educator Month. Digital Citizenship Week (October 21-25, 2013) places an emphasis on how all of...
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One Click to Be InCtrl
By Kat Stewart Over the last several months, Cable in the Classroom has rolled out InCtrl, a series of standards-based lesson plans that help 4-8 graders learn about digital citizenship. I’m happy to...
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A Safety Lesson Gone Viral
In November, a Tennessee elementary school counselor decided to give her students a real-life demonstration of how fast things can spread on the Internet. She got more than she bargained for. Julie...
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