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Fact or Fallacy: What’s the State of Digital Learning in Schools?

EdTech Magazine

A study released by Schoology this year tackled a few of the challenges that educators, students and families face with technology in the classroom. Fallacy: Social Media Has No Place in the Classroom. In fact, social media can be a powerful teaching and learning tool when used strategically. by Monica Burns.

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The Great Learning Management System Debate: Featuring Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom

TeacherCast

Why consider Schoology? Schoology is an LMS that has the visual appeal of a social media application like Facebook, which provides students with a platform they are comfortable in. How does Schoology meet the pedagogy of today? Why would students want to use Schoology? Example ways to use Schoology.

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Creating Interactive Lessons Through App Smashing

A Principal's Reflections

Most schools are relying on their Learning Management System (LMS) such as Google Classroom, Canvas, Microsoft Teams, or Schoology to push out work. For more ideas follow #remotelearning on social media. Technology, if available for your learners, can play a vital role in accomplishing this goal. In this case, less is more.

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How Social Media Encourages Plagiarism (and Six Ways You Can Fight It)

Edsurge

Has the ubiquity of social media given plagiarism new life? Whether or not the Internet is to blame, plagiarism seems to have become more socially acceptable across grade levels. Unicheck, specifically, is compatible with Canvas , Google Classroom, Moodle , Schoology , Sakai, NEO LMS and Blackboard.

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Facebook, Edmodo, & Schoology. Oh my! Choosing a social network platform for learning

The Innovative Educator

What is your district’s social media or internet responsible use policy? Below is a comparison of three platforms, Facebook, Schoology, and Edmodo. The competition: Facebook vs Edmodo or Schoology I want more ». social media social media in education'

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4 essential resources for building research skills in high school

eSchool News

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. One of my favorites is the “Social Media and Misinformation” presentation.

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

Edsurge

It was originally considered a competitor to Schoology and Google Classroom, and it was popular with teachers. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter. That’s just a few weeks away. Started in 2008, Edmodo boasted tens of millions of users. It's so sad!” wrote one educator on Twitter.

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