An MYP Language Acquisition and Individuals & Societies classroom with open doors
Undeniably, the web and social media have radically changed the way we interact with the world. In particular, social media has played a huge role in changing the way we communicate and connect with others, offering a platform to spread and amplify messages across the globe and across all layers of society at a pace [...]
As with most aspects of education, a solid partnership between home and school is instrumental to success. When it comes to digital citizenship, things are not different. Creating this partnership can present its challenges, but a concerted effort, and giving a voice to all the relevant stakeholders, will improve the chances to have a positive [...]
Undeniably, our online presence is an extension of ourselves, and as such, we should care for it in the same way we care for ourselves. The World Economic Forum reports that one in five employers has turned down prospective employees after looking them up online, and the same number has fired an employee due to their [...]
Secure your accounts with strong passwords. Limit the amount of personal information that you share online. Change the settings in your social media accounts from public to private or "share only with friends". These are some of the most common issues addressed when it comes to teaching students about online safety and privacy. Yes, it is [...]
Books, peer-reviewed articles, magazines, interviews, and websites. That is the extent of the sources I had to learn to reference when I was in university. It was a straightforward process: either summarize, paraphrase or quote the source, put an in-text citation, and add a reference in the bibliography. That was it. Simple. Academic honesty and [...]
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