The newest digital risk for students, ‘Sharenting’

The newest digital risk for students, ‘Sharenting’

“Sharenting” – where parents share personal information about their children on social media – is the “weakest link” in risking online fraud and identity theft, warns Barclays. The bank says parents are compromising their children’s future financial security with so much online sharing. Source: ‘Sharenting’ puts young at risk of online fraud – BBC News…

A gluttony of information and ease of sharing are a bad mix

A gluttony of information and ease of sharing are a bad mix

In August, Superintendent Michael Hynes wrote an outstanding article focusing on the fact that kids need recess because their mental health may depend on it. The article will most likely be one of the most viewed Education Week opinion posts of 2018 because it was shared over 300,000 times to date. Not only was the…

Share webpages and resources instantly with Share to Classroom for Google Classroom

Share webpages and resources instantly with Share to Classroom for Google Classroom

Share to Classroom is a Google Chrome extension that allows the teacher to share webpages instantly to a classroom. It also lets you you share resources to Google Classroom.    I was playing around with Pushbullet.com for this purpose, but Share to Classroom saves the student from having to create yet another account. Plus, the…