So, what is a Student Online Safety Symposium? Symposiums are designed to educate, inform, and create an ongoing dialog about the roles that schools play in keeping students safe especially when they’re using school-issued technology and devices. Attendees engage in strategic and tactical discussions, learn more about keeping students safe, and enjoy plenty of networking opportunities. Each symposium brings together school and district administrators and other educators respo

In case you missed the Gaggle Webcast we participated in last week about "The Social Media and Apps Kids Use"-- here it is for your listening pleasure! Enjoy. #gaggle #socialmedia #apps #kidsandapps

Recently we participated in a “Student Safety” webinar with Gaggle, and were frankly astounded at the online conversation surrounding cyberbullying, drugs, sex, and self-harm amongst school-aged children that Gaggle Student Safety Representatives identify, report, and prevent from escalating into more serious issues (they review content in school-issued email and online collaboration tools). We thought it was important to share this information with you. Warning: Some of the

No one is able to help me understand exactly what defines a learning management system (LMS). Common Sense Media has one of the better definitions that I’ve come across: A platform for the administration, documentation, delivery, tracking and reporting of online learning activities. Technology coordinators and curriculum directors are likely to have their own ideas, whereas many superintendents and principals simply know their district or school needs an LMS. Make no mistake,