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How Instagram, Facebook and Twitter Foster Digital Citizenship & Safety


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17 Apr 2017

How Instagram, Facebook and Twitter Foster Digital Citizenship & Safety

Did you notice any peculiar trends on Instagram recently? In efforts to foster a safer, kinder community, tens of thousands of Instagrammers came toge...


By     Corey Tutewiler
12 Apr 2017

Digital Life After School: Graduation for G Suite

As part of a G Suite for Education release earlier this year, Google introduced Graduation for G Suite, an easy way for students to migrate content to...


By     Corey Tutewiler
07 Apr 2017

Social Network Spotlight: Swarm

Swarm is a geo-location, social-gaming application that allows users to “check in” at specific locations and share with their social network. A compan...


By     Alex Beck
05 Apr 2017

Using Facebook Stories in the Classroom

As the adage goes, "the only permanent thing in the universe is impermanence." This is certainly true of the Stories feature on social media—made popu...


By     Corey Tutewiler
03 Apr 2017

Saving Students’ Lives: All Part of a Day’s Work

It takes a special person to work on our Safety Management Team. These former educators and members of law enforcement, who also have backgrounds in p...


By     Rob Yoegel
30 Mar 2017

How to Address Cyberbullying with Digital Citizenship and Gaggle

The importance of protecting students from harmful situations, especially cyberbullying in schools, was the theme of last week's Gaggle webcast, "Cybe...


By     Gaggle
28 Mar 2017

Why Network Security Doesn’t Keep Students Safe

Sometimes, educators will mistake us as a network security provider. The misunderstanding makes sense. When K12 schools and districts think of focusin...


By     Corey Tutewiler
10 Mar 2017

The Impact Bullying Has on Absenteeism

Most schools and districts focus their anti-bullying efforts on students in grades 6-12. A recent study on chronic absenteeism and bullying by the Joh...


By     Corey Tutewiler
02 Mar 2017

Understanding How to Keep Students Safe With Digital Citizenship and Technology

If we're honest, most edtech companies focus on acquiring larger schools and districts with a great breadth of influence. It’s not unusual for smaller...


By     Gaggle
24 Feb 2017

New Cyberbullying Resource Available for Educators, Parents and Students

Whether we're talking with superintendents, technology directors, police chiefs, parents or even students, a common theme is the need for a cyberbully...


By     Rob Yoegel

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