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Online Tools for School: Technology Tools Assessment

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RATINGS SYSTEM: TOOLS: Moodle   https://campus.uogdistance.com/login/index.php   Open-source learning management system What I liked: (Student perspective)          - Easy enrollment. Students search for the course and input an access key provided by the instructor.          - Easy to navigate, simple interface design.          - Organized.          - Online classroom. Assignment and quiz submissions virtually.          - Calendar. Upcoming events (due dates) notice.          - Keeps track of assignments and projects, due dates, grades, and progress.          - Can message instructors and classmates directly from the site. So, there is no need trying to figure out               what their emails are. What I did not like:   ...

Think Before You Click: Digital Safety

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          Over the last decade, the number of households using the Internet has increased dramatically. The internet is not only for adults anymore. More and more young children are being to be online, which is why practicing internet safety is important. Internet safety, also known as online safety, is being aware of the security risks to private information and property associated with using the Internet (Scheff, 2014). Practicing internet safety protects oneself, physically, emotionally and mentally. As Macia Brandt (2016) quoted from Christopher Harris, “Filter a website, and you protect a student for a day. Educate students about online safety in the real world environment, and you protect your child for a lifetime.” The quote summarized the topic I will be discussing, which is internet safety, perfectly.            As an educator, especially if one decides to utilize technology in the classroom, it is ...