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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. As Twitter evolved to become mainstream social media, my use did.

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10Q: Helen Keegan

Learning with 'e's

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. What does social media mean to you? Two things: large class sizes and assessment regimes.

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. Participants are encouraged to use #microschools and #microschoolsummit on their social media posts about the event. John’s and many dozens of other post-secondary institutions.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

The school emphasizes teaching over research, hiring and rewarding professors on the basis of their classroom performance, says Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd’s president since 2006. ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market.