Digital Citizenship Training For Kids ~ Your Slides are Finally Here! Are you charged with the task of teaching kids the basics of Good Digital Citizenship before they can earn their time online? I have exactly what you need in one convenient set of slides! They include content from all of the last 8 weeks’ posts […]

In my previous Google Basics Series- Teaching Kids to Use Images, I have a post devoted to explaining Copyright and Fair Use in a way that our “Little Techies” can understand, including four basic skills necessary when using images for digital projects: Skill #6 – Copyright & Respecting Digital Property Four Important Image Skills Find […]

Skill #5 -Recognizing Scams and Fake News are two topics that our young students need to be aware of and have a safety plan in place if something suspicious shows up on their screen. As educators, we know that teaching our kids to resourcefully and maturely use web-based resources is a fundamental skill that is necessary […]

Skill #3 & #4 – Downloading apps and using public Wi-Fi are two ways that kids may unknowingly share information while online. Even though most of us work with kids within the safety of a secured educational network, kids will need to know that when they are away from school and using a mobile device […]

Skill #2 & #3 – 3 Awesome Ways To Improve Student Privacy Settings Online Privacy Settings and procedures can be a valuable defense against online intruders. While my students and I work together, we have frequent safety conversations about what we can do to improve our privacy settings, especially when we are online utilizing websites […]

Just in Time For Fall! ~ Creating Safe & Positive Learning Environment Online – 7 Necessary Skills  Skill #1 – CREATE STRONG PASSWORDS In this second Summer Google Basics Series, we will break down 7 Digital Citizenship Skills that our students really need to know in hopes that they will weave these strategies into authentic and […]

Just in Time For Fall! ~ Creating a Safe & Positive Learning Environment Online – 7 Necessary Skills In this second Summer Google Basics Series, we will break down 7 Digital Citizenship Skills that our students really need to know in hopes that they will weave these strategies into authentic and practical use when online. I […]

Data Scoreboard in Typing.com After each Typing.com session, students will see their accuracy and speed results like this: Students can also track their own keyboarding scores and their peers’ data using the “Scoreboard” tab from the home screen in Typing.com. This scoreboard gathers data in real time for the weekly practices, however, the scores are reset […]

“I Can” Statements For Beginning Keyboarders *Keep my body in the “L Shape” position so I do not injure my wrists, neck or back. *Train my fingers to return to “Home Row” Keys after each keystroke. *Trust my fingers and TRY not to look at my hands for each keystroke. *Practice consistently in the Typing.com lessons at […]

My last post- Summer Google Basics Series Part 1, Building Keyboarding Awareness For Our Students, we talked about why kids need to be competent keyboarders and basically what they need to do on Day 1 of instruction. The first day includes introducing Keyboard keys, body posture and then finally logging in to their Typing.com account.  […]