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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

Edsurge

This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”. They are all into it. Darren Ellwein.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Smart Classrooms have become popular because they provide a flexible, self-paced learning environment; one that levels the playing field for students by making education more accessible to all types of learners. Is the media saved on a dedicated in-lab network, on the general campus network, or on the LMS? and whiteboard.

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Students Turn to TikTok for Study Buddies

Edsurge

I think of social media as sugar,” she says. She started the practice during COVID-19 lockdowns, when she couldn’t get to a library or coffee shop to work among other people as she had done in the past. I’m about making higher ed accessible and achievable,” she says. “I I’m an extrovert,” she says.

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How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

eSchool News

This article explores the significance of digital tools in social studies instruction, delving into their benefits, implications, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in both elementary and secondary settings.

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What Schools Can Learn About Communication From the Vatican’s Former Social Media Chief

Edsurge

In 2017, Monsignor Paul Tighe may have been the only priest amidst a sea of techies at South by Southwest (SXSW), where he spoke about his past experience serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for the Catholic Church. Think “social media director” for the Catholic Church.)

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Transmedia, Digital Storytelling Project

User Generated Education

From Digital Promise : Schools, libraries, and classrooms have traditionally been a place for the consumption of information and ideas. You can tell digital stories in many ways, for example: through text on a website or social media tool, through narration and images in a video, or through narration in a podcast.

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22 Classroom-Focused Resources on AI from Teachers Everywhere

The CoolCatTeacher

I do a Substack called The AI School Librarian that gives examples of good tools and how to use them in schools and libraries. gdonahue1811) July 25, 2023 AI and Book Trailers Samantha Green shared an Instagram account from secondary urban legends with some interesting videos about using AI. Highly recommend — Gail Donahue, Ph.D.

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