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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. The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. Where did I turn? Keeping Up.

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

Edsurge

Teachers and principals also increasingly voice opposition to blocking social websites, noting that schools have an obligation to teach students how to use social media responsibly. Social media is already a part of their frameworks as teens. Social media is already a part of their frameworks as teens.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. Website: [link] Twitter: [link] LinkedIn: [link] Facebook: [link]. Website: [link] Twitter: [link] LinkedIn: [link] Instagram: [link] Facebook: [link]. Lindy Hockenbary. Dr. Monica Burns.

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

The illegitimate, fictional organizations and profiles creating this content were never outed or recognized as such by anyone, neither Facebook who let them spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the ads nor the people who reshared their content and never stopped to ask whose content they were sharing figured out these were false.

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What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Teen Dating Abuse

The CoolCatTeacher

Teen dating abuse is on the rise and is being compounded by the pressure on teens to portray a “perfect relationship” on social media. This resulted in damaging personal struggles and secondary consequences, and even forced her to become homeless and a college drop out. in Administration of Justice.

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Created Entirely By Students

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

It was made for our Inquiry Hub Secondary Open House, which is run by our students, and promoted through a ‘Road Show’ at our district middle schools, a presentation also completely organized and run by our students. ‘ This video was viewed over 20,000 times on Facebook. Inquiry Hub Secondary School.

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center. Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news.

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