This week Patch reported that the Anne Arundel County Board of Education is reviewing a new social media policy.
Here's a recap of some of the top news from Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch this week. To read more on any story click on the link. 1. Little Caesars Pizza Coming to Edgewater Edgewater will soon be home to a Little Caesars Pizza. The chain is opening a new location inside the Kmart on Solomons Island Road. A store manager at Kmart confirmed that plans for a Little Caesars Pizza are in the works, however they could not give an exact opening or construction date because they are still waiting on permits from the county. 2. Proposed Policy Aims to Define, Limit Social Media The Anne Arundel County Board of Education got a first look on Wednesday at proposals that would end the ban of some social media sites in schools and offer guidelines for …
Winning entrepreneurs will receive a MacBook Air or an iPad.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has taken to Pinterest, the image-friendly social media site, to "highlight Maryland entrepreneurs and small business owners" throughout the state. Nominations can be pitched with 10 images on the governor's Pinterest page. Here is the Maryland Pinterest Business Pitch Contest board. “In Maryland, we have a rich history of fostering entrepreneurship. From our many incubators to our diverse centers and institutions of higher learning to our strategic tax credits, we encourage entrepreneurship at every level,” O’Malley said in a release. “Whether you’ve been in business for years or are just getting started, Maryland is the ideal place to do business and we encourage everyone to take advantage of this new contest.” …
How parents and schools can work together to keep kids safe.
Recently, school counselors at two area schools had to deal with a kind of cyber-identity theft problem, wherein a student created a Facebook page in the name of another student—and then used the page to write unpleasant things about other students and families in the school community. Although there may have been similar incidents in other grades, Patch was contacted about these particular incidents that occurred at two elementary schools in Edgewater. The names and identities of the students involved are minors and are being withheld. While troubling for the victims, no criminal charges resulted from the incidents. At most local schools, counselors, teachers and administrators are seeing an increase in what school officials have dubbed…
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Central Elementary School
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Edgewater Elementary School
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Mayo Elementary
1260 Mayo Ridge Rd, Edgewater, MD
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Davidsonville Elementary School
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South River High School
201 Central Ave E, Edgewater, MD
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Central Middle School
221 Central Ave E, Edgewater, MD
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John Frenaye
11:48 am on Friday, February 18, 2011
We did an 8 part series about keeping kids safe online. If anyone is interested, here is a link to the intro that has links to the eight segments. http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2010/10/05/8-tips-for-keeping-kids-safe-online/ more ›