HowTo Tech Tip: Have you checked your Facebook Apps. recently?

Facebook App Check – Who has access? Last week I was on Facebook and a friend shared a news article that they had read and the title peeked my interest. When I clicked on the link, instead of being directed to the article I was first prompted to allow some App. access to my Facebook [...]

BONUS #4: Digizen.org

Digizen.org – Helping Teachers, Parents and Kids become better DIGigtal citIZENS (Gr. 4-12) The Digizen website is full of topics and resources to help educate everyone on becoming ethical digital citizens in this world of ever-changing technology. Just some of the topics covered by the site include copyright, cyberbullying, plagiarism, selecting the perfect password and [...]

Website of the Week: The Science of Sports

Exploratorium’s Sports Science Website – (Gr. 5-12) This site provides students with several investigative courses to study how sports and science are interconnected. Students can study the science of hockey or the potential of human power. The site uses both video and interactive activities to examine how skateboard trucks are made or how far you [...]

Seven Search Engines for Students

A major concern the parents and schools share is the kinds of information students are exposed to when they perform searches on the Internet. Richard Byrne, author of the blog Free Technology for Teachers, has put together a list of seven search engine services who have students in mind when it comes to the search [...]

PBS Kids: Cyberchase

Cyberchase is a show about a group of tech-savvy kids who love to use technology to learn about the world around them. A key component of this group, known as the “CyberSquad,” is their ethical use of technology and the Internet to explore the information superhighway in a safe and secure way. At pbskids.org/cyberchase, find [...]

PBS: Need To Know – Making a Safer Hot Dog

Food designer Eugene D. Gagliardi Jr. demonstrates how one of the most famous of summer foods, the hot dog, can be transformed into a safer eat for kids (can you say “octopus?”). INTEGRATE: Create a radio and/or TV commercial to advertise this new technology. Identify other foods that put young children at risk when eaten. [...]