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  1. May 2021
    1. his is because empathy is crucial to understanding how people talk and behave online.

      This is so important and not taught as often or as clearly as teaching students how to distinguish fact from fiction. A great reminder.

    1. By dissecting cons and scams, students become more vigilant themselves. I encourage them to share how a person could detect that something is a scam or con.

      This is a great connection and would help make this memorable as well as authentic.

    2. but just talking is not enough. Students need experience to become effective digital citizens

      Modeling behavior is so useful, and the only thing that makes these lessons sink in.

  2. Apr 2021
    1. They model ethical technology

      This is one of the most powerful tools we as educators have. Students look up to us and imitate us, even when we think they are not looking.

  3. Jan 2021
    1. Repositories like Project Gutenberg offer immediate and unlimited access to books that are no longer under copyright.

      as noted, Hypothesis is having issues with the Gutenberg site (according to an email I have from them Dec. 7.)

    2. Students may rely heavily on others’ ideas without forming their own opinions

      This can be a problem with discussion boards too, unless you have the option for students not to be able to reply unless they've posted first.

    3. Whether or not they realize it, students practice annotation of digital texts outside of school. For example, students add filters, drawings, emojis, and writing to content they create or interact with in digital spaces such as Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube.

      That is a great way of looking at it!

    4. and open-source full-length books.

      Hypothesis has an issue with the Gutenberg site, however, I discovered last semester. Since a lot of open-source books and plays exist there, that is a problem. (Constant crashes)

  4. Jun 2020