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08 Nov 2017

Student Safety and SEL

Access to Chromebooks has increased 52% for students in grades 6-8 and 100% in high schools nationwide over the past two years, according to Project T...


By     Jeff Patterson
03 Nov 2017

There’s More Than Homework in Students’ Drive Accounts

Through a partnership earlier this year with Project Tomorrow and the impressive national research project, Speak Up, we’ve found that student use of ...


By     Gaggle
18 Oct 2017

Aligning Student Safety to Your Risk Management Initiatives

Risk is everywhere in our lives. For K-12 schools, risk management solutions include worker’s compensation and personal liability, background checks f...


By     Corey Tutewiler
02 Oct 2017

From Slut Pages to Sexting Scandals: The Impact of Online Shame In Schools

From small towns like Canon City, Colorado, to Winnetka, Illinois, countless schools have been reeling from the fallout of slut pages and sexting scan...


By     Guest Author
27 Sep 2017

How Parents Can Help Keep Their Children Safe Online

From the Project Tomorrow Speak Up survey, we learned that 51% of parents of middle school students are worried about their children's safety online, ...


By     Gaggle
13 Sep 2017

Why Does Safety Continue to be an Afterthought in EdTech?

Given the amount of funding and resources poured into edtech, why does safety continue to be an afterthought? Especially with regard to online learnin...


By     Corey Tutewiler
28 Aug 2017

Make Student Safety a Priority this School Year

As the 2017-18 school year gets underway, it's never too late to evaluate what you're doing to keep students safe when they use school-provided tools ...


By     Gaggle
23 Aug 2017

WTF? What Kids are Saying in Text Messages

Most of us are aware of the use of acronyms in text messages, but the language continues to evolve over time. To help educators and parents stay infor...


By     Gaggle
22 Aug 2017

Infographic: Real Student Safety Saves Lives

This infographic can be shared on your website or printed to display in your school, library or classroom.


By     Gaggle
14 Aug 2017

Surge in Chromebook Adoption Leads to Increasing Need to Keep Students Safe    

School leaders have an ironclad legal requirement to ensure student safety and privacy when using online tools for learning known as CIPA, the Childre...


By     Gaggle

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