Search YouTube Efficiently

While ​YouTube can certainly ​be a great source of educational videos to share with your students
it can also be frustrating and time consuming​ to weed through all of the content to find the
​best and most relevant piece for your class.

By using the "Filter" tool you can however refine your ​YouTube searches for length, date, relevance and other useful parameters.

Here is a short video tutorial  by Richard Byrne on filtering YouTube search results.

Tech Tip - Collect bookmarks & citations automatically

Check out ​Citable, a helpful ​Google ​Chrome extension that simplifies how you ​research, ​collect and save information.

Citable automatically collects everything you highlight and saves it into a Google Sheets spreadsheet, along with any additional reference info (like author, URL, and article title) you’d need for a web citation.

Not only is it helpful for saving bookmarks, but you can also export the information to create a bibliography.  ​

Here is a short video tutorial on how to use Citable​.

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This blog is intended to share information for educators, parents and students regarding digital citizenship.

This blog is designed to provide information regarding digital citizenship.  It provides parents with valuable resources in order to learn about the digital world their children most likely encounter everyday.  It is meant to provide educators with material and curriculum ideas to utilize the internet appropriately in their classroom.  It is also designed to educate students on what is digital citizenship and why it is important to be a responsible and appropriate citizen in the virtual world.  Feel free to add comments and ideas that others may find useful so that all can maximize the vast array of tools that the digital world offers but minimize the negative affects it can have when not used appropriately.

Digital Citizenship and Educators

Are you an educator looking for help with teaching your students about digital citizenship?  If so, then the following slide show is for you.  Feel free to check it out at:
Digital citizenship information for educators

Safe Internet Surfing for Students

This presentation will give students (and parents) some great tips for surfing the internet.  Check it out at:
Link to Safe Surfing

Parent Slideshow

As a parent have you ever wondered what kind of guidelines you should teach your child so that they (and you) can manage their digital world safely and responsibly?  If so, you may find the following slide show useful.  It gives some interesting facts and some helpful tips that can help you to help your child be a productive, safe, and responsible digital citizen.  Take a look!!!
Slide Show For Parents

Annotated List of Resources Regarding Digital Citizenship

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This list of bookmarks contains a wealth of information regarding digital citizenship. You will find within this list, websites useful to parents, students and educators. This list includes sites about digital citizenship, sites that give useful information to staff and parents that they can use to educate themselves and to keep kids safe, and safe sites for students to get help and find information. This list, though not exhaustive, can be very beneficial to those looking for guidance when it comes to using the internet and other technologies appropriately and effectively. It is our hope that it will be a benefit to you.  Simply click on the following link:
List of Annotated Bookmarks regarding digital citizenship and apprpriate use