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Is Breaking News Broken on Social Media?

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The internet and social media give us tools to find out what's happening almost instantly -- sometimes even in real time. Today, even established news outlets now compete for readers' attention in social media feeds. Recommended for: Grades: 8-12 Subjects: Digital citizenship, journalism, social studies, ELA.

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Stop Ignoring Google+

A Principal's Reflections

In case you didn''t know there are thousands of educators and an array of learning communities over at Google+. From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). There are some similarities between the two social networks.

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Guiding Students through the Crisis in Ukraine

Ask a Tech Teacher

As events unfold in Ukraine, people want to know how the situation might play out. This became increasingly important over the past decade as social media became the primary source for news. I also utilized the Civic Reasoning curriculum, which focused on developing critical thinking skills to navigate social media and news.

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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. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. A challenging exercise for students using the hashtag concept is to develop a relevant hashtag for a particular event or lesson concept.

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Instagram: A Student Vehicle for Social Change

Ask a Tech Teacher

From Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, retired teacher and education consultant, Christian Miraglia: Instagram: A Student Vehicle for Social Change. Here, the focus is how students use social media to advance their causes and concerns. Another benefit of Instagram is for poetry related to trending social issues.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

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Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. She is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and Educator Level 2, a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Master Trainer and Expert, a Minecraft Certified Trainer, a Ha?para Vicki Davis.

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The Skinny on Hashtags

A Principal's Reflections

Upon getting on Twitter in 2009, I was not only baffled about how to use the social media site but also about all the symbols associated with it. Let’s start by defining what a hashtag (#) is in the sense of social media. Follow conferences and events from afar. One of them was the hashtag (#).