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We hope you've had an excellent summer so far! This is a big moment for us at Common Craft, as today we're publishing our 100th original video. And it's a good one for anyone who uses a smartphone.

Mobile Safety and Security - Explained by Common Craft

What it Teaches:

We now depend on smartphones for access to our most sensitive information, so it’s more important than ever to keep them safe and secure. By learning a few simple practices, we can help protect them from being stolen, hacked or compromised by criminals. This video teaches:

• Why keeping a smartphone safe and secure matters
• How to use common security settings
• How to prevent a phone from being stolen
• How to prevent a phone from being hacked or infected with a virus
• What you can do to keep your phone from being a target for criminals

Watch the Video

Recent Common Craft Videos

We now have 100 explainer videos in our library. Each video is designed to explain a subject so you don't have to. Common Craft videos can help save time in your classroom, course, training session or presentation.

• Digital Footprints
• Fair Use
• Flipped Classroom
• Citations and Citing Your Work
• Online Basics Series (3 Videos)

Check out Plans and Pricing​

As always, our goal at Common Craft is understanding. When the world's most popular sport (soccer) has the world most watched event (World Cup), it's easy to assume everyone understands the sport and the event. We created a free Soccer Guide to help people who are looking for an easy way to get up to speed.

If you're new to soccer or wondering about the sport and rules, we can help. The Soccer Guide uses short animations to quickly explain things like:

The Format of the World Cup

Overtime and Shoot-outs

Fouls, Yellow Cards and Red Cards

The Offside Call

We're big soccer fans at Common Craft and know that soccer can be perplexing for anyone. By understanding the basics, we hope you can start to see a little more beauty in the beautiful game. 

We recently organized a giveaway for educators and received over 1,000 entries to win one of 3 free Common Craft Pro accounts for life. We held a random drawing to pick the winners and the lucky educators below have now received their accounts. They are:

• Mimi H. - Teacher of Technology and Spanish at a K-8 Catholic school
• Karena C. - Teacher on Special Assignment for Instructional Technology, Clovis, CA
• Tina C. - Curriculum Technology Integration Specialist, Minneapolis MN

Thanks to everyone who participated! If you'd like to learn about discounts, giveaways, and events in the future, sign up for our monthly email updates. 

Our new video explains Digital Footprints.

This is the 99th video to appear in our library and was suggested by Common Craft members. Watch it here. 

What it Teaches:

Like footprints left on a trail in the woods, our digital footprints leave evidence of what we do on apps and websites. This video explains the concept of digital footprints, why they matter and how to reduce the risk of digital footprints in the future. It teaches:

• What it means to have digital footprints
• Why digital footprints are tracked and saved by organizations
• What actions leave digital footprints
• How your digital footprints could be used in the future
• How to reduce the risks of digital footprints

Watch the Video

Recent Common Craft Videos:

• Fair Use
• Flipped Classroom
• Citations and Citing Your Work
• Online Basics Series (3 Videos)
• Research Papers

We are giving away three Common Craft Pro accounts to educators and this is your invitation to enter the giveaway.

A Few Details

• Common Craft Pro accounts provide always-on access to our complete libraries of videos and Cut-outs.
• Winners will receive individual Pro accounts for life - they will never expire!
• We are only accepting entries using valid school or library staff email addresses.
• Winners will be chosen by a random drawing on May 31, 2018
• Referring colleagues is a powerful way to increase your chances of winning.

Multiple Ways to Enter

We'd Love Your Help

We're excited to give away these Pro accounts to teachers and librarians who may not have the budget to use them otherwise. If you know an educator who may be interested, please forward this email or send them to commoncraft.com/giveaway.

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Enter the Giveaway