ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating some new and exciting teaching opportunities. For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). It was always referred to like this, so who was I to argue. Through the use of social media, I realized that I didn’t really need to be “developed.”

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

I refer to these as entry points, which can serve as a catalyst for any initiative or strategic plan. I shared the following on social media recently: Entry points for change are crucial. It can be used to identify areas for improvement to create new and innovative learning methods that better meet the needs of ALL learners.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. The same thing happens to the brain when learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Defined Learning is a fantastic way to bring project-based learning to every grade level and subject area. Some teachers (and students) are great at coming up with meaningful project ideas that align with standards and learning objectives. Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The massive fight, it turned out, stemmed from a long-simmering rivalry between groups of girls, and had been largely instigated and planned through a steady stream of posts on social media apps like Twitter, Instagram, Kik and Snapchat. Mondays can be particularly contentious. Photo: Sophia Germer).

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

As we prepare for school, learning the current best practices and edtech apps is a great way to get excited (and save time.) The Social Media Inspired Class by Erica Aguirre. Leading the Shift to Blended Learning by Dr. Caitlin Tucker. GoGuardian Beacon – learn about their award-winning safety solution.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

As teachers, we need to constantly refresh and update topics to improve our distance learning skills. So … now is a great time to flip your classroom and have students watch videos for their “homework” and asynchronous learning. Using social media safely and effectively in the classroom has become more important now than ever before.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

There are obviously quite a few social media resources available to school leaders on the Web, but finding high-quality information can be difficult. Here are some books that I consider vital for school leaders seeking to learn as much as they can about its potential to enhance leadership and education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating some new and exciting teaching opportunities. For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

By the time students reach me in high school, they are already juggling multiple social media accounts and unknowingly driving many business and political decisions through their media consumption. Each provides students with a credible resource and gives them helpful notation and citation tools. But don’t settle for just one.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education recently launched new resources to help science and STEM educators leverage the two upcoming eclipses—the “Ring of Fire” annular eclipse on October 14, 2023 and the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024—to create engaging learning experiences for students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Translated, it means that the video-based social media platform is biting into the search engine’s popularity. That makes it second only to YouTube in social media popularity. Wilt speculates it’s personal learning pursuits, not those related to school, that have them turning to TikTok.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Each year I like to explore different digital tools in my classroom to see what kind of an impact they will make on students and learning. How can it help students to learn in more personalized or authentic ways? Read more: 9 Characteristics of authentic learning. Read more: Can EdTech enable Social Emotional Learning (SEL)?

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 28, 2012

Just as Williamson and Johnston suggest, the time has come for school leaders to stop trying to find ways to block and ban social media and embrace it as both an educational tool and a fact of life. Howard Johnston’s book, The School Leader’s Guide to Social Media can help. As authors Ronald Williamson and J.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2019

If fellow writers learn to approach it light-heartedly, they’ll be more likely to accept it. “ Bandwidth “ refers to your computer’s capacity for handling the volume of activity thrown at it. I learned how this geeky term applies to life from my millennial daughter. Many refer to this as “Plan B” (or C or D).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A personal learning network is a group of people you connect with to learn from through their ideas, questions, backgrounds, and references. The post 10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs A Professional Learning Network appeared first on TeachThought.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Featuring: Shayla Adams-Stafford, Founder and CEO of AdaptiveX ( @adaptive_x ) Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Learning Innovation at H?para. These are great ways to engage students and make those deeper connections during learning. (3:38) Common challenges in culturally responsive teaching and learning. (12:24)

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

With all of us experiencing transitioning learning environments, we had to be flexible in our practice and open to new possibilities. When it came to professional development, in the absence of being together in the physical space, we had to explore and learn what worked the best. We all need a way to continue learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. I know you’ll enjoy their thoughts: Earliest forms of learning, dating back to the stone-age, involved storyboarding one’s experiences on rocks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators. What can we, as K-12 teachers, learn about it? Britt: In my classes, I’m using strictly a Blackboard LMS and I’m using Twitter, which I felt was a less onerous use of social media for classroom conversations. What can we learn from this? Stream by clicking here.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 4, 2019

It can be a struggle to best help students understand what they are learning or for students to articulate their learning in meaningful ways. Based on how I had been taught to be an educator the best ways to know if students are learning was to give them a test. What am I learning? Research backs this up.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2019

If students and colleagues learn to approach it light-heartedly, they’ll be more likely to accept it. “ Bandwidth “ refers to your computer’s capacity for handling the volume of activity thrown at it. I learned how this geeky term applies to life from my millennial daughter. 5: I need to optimize. Yogi Berra.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic. The data on this is clear.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

I think of social media as sugar,” she says. People these days are streaming other mundane daily activities live on social media, whether it’s cleaning their room or doing their professional work. But doesn’t doing a live broadcast to anyone online cause more distractions than benefit? “I

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

Brian is the creator of the Homework Hacks Course , designed to equip students aged 13 to 20 with research-backed homework hacks and independent learning strategies. We can help our children learn! When people ask me my favorite App-building tool, I always say MAD-Learn. MAD-Learn is an amazing collaborative app building tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

An award-winning educator, Alec helps his undergraduate and graduate students take up the incredible affordances of our connected world through the integration of educational technology in teaching and learning. Blog: [link] Twitter: @courosa Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” ”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Librarian Karen Scott challenges us with some non-traditional practices to get kids interested in reading including organizing her library by genre and using social media and graphics to inspire a love of reading.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

the professor says, “Have I analyzed five forces or only four,” referring to a management theory known as Porter’s Five Forces. As she learned more about TikTok, she decided to make creating short posts an assignment for the class. Would I encourage my students to be on social media all the time? No,” Middleton says.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 20, 2019

Project-based learning. Passion-based learning. Problem-based learning. In today’s episode, Alfred uncovers how his classroom works, the impact it has on student lives, and how his students learn outside their classroom. So, go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat to learn more and use the code COOL20.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As remote learning continues (or begins again) in classrooms around the country, many teachers are left with a decision. The answer is complex and depends on student needs, but it will essentially lead you to a choice between two strategies: asynchronous or synchronous learning. What Is Asynchronous Learning?

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology. Visual learners do best when information is presented graphically, be it in the form of illustrations, charts, diagrams, or photos.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 19, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math comprise STEAM learning. Today Tim Needles talks about five elements that comprise an effective STEAM mindset to help us bring these topics into our classrooms as we teach and learn together.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

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). Take Twitter for example.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

No matter if you’re working on a computer, browsing social media, or reading this post, your eyes are constantly exposed to the glare of digital devices. Blue light refers to the high-energy visual (HEV) light emitted by electronic devices such as computer screens, smartphones, and tablets. What is Digital Eye Strain?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In fact, researchers have referred to a “crisis” in adolescent literacy overall, as some students are progressing through middle and high school with limited traditional and digital literacy skills. On the digital front, we often assume our students are adept at navigating digital spaces, which may not always be the case.

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