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23 Feb 2021

Is Google Hangouts Safe for Your Students?

Google is spot on when it touts that technology can give educators new and more engaging ways to help students learn the skills they need to succeed. ...


By     Gaggle
16 Feb 2021

An Extra Set of Eyes for Rural Districts

Greeneville City Schools knew there wasn’t enough time in a day for an individual—or the district as a whole—to monitor how students were using their ...


By     Lisa Railton
12 Feb 2021

The Risks of Social Media Pressure: Keeping Teens Safe

Almost every teenager in the U.S. has personal access to a device with a camera, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made using that camera more useful than...


By     Paget Hetherington
28 Jan 2021

Data Privacy: Are Your Students Secure?

With so many students learning remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a more critical time for districts to focus on stud...


By     Paget Hetherington
26 Jan 2021

Student Wellness: Understanding and Addressing Incels

With the increase in social media usage among K-12 students over the past decade and the surge in online communication between students during the pan...


By     Gaggle
19 Jan 2021

Take Care of the Educators Who Take Care of Our Children

For the past year, we have worried about the effects of remote schooling on our children. Would they fall behind academically? Would the lack of socia...


By     Dr. Lisa Strohman
11 Jan 2021

Gaggle Tech Updates: How Are We Doing?

Spring of 2020 brought with it a number of challenges that few, if any, were prepared for at the time. While the unpredictability of a pandemic ushere...


By     Justin West
05 Jan 2021

Online Dangers: Protecting Students Against Exploitation

The creation and sharing of sexually explicit content featuring children under the age of 18 is running rampant online, in part because of online plat...


By     Lisa Railton
19 Nov 2020

How AUPs Safeguard Students and Schools

School districts have an obligation to keep students safe in both the physical and digital learning environments. To ensure they’re protecting student...


By     Jack Russell
13 Nov 2020

Student Wellness: Supporting Students With Eating Disorders

There are more than 30 million people diagnosed with an eating disorder, yet only one in 10 individuals receives treatment in their lifetime. In the p...


By     Paget Hetherington

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