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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

Those parents are most likely to respond to reminders and notifications over digital channels, like emails, SMS messages, Facebook groups, or app notifications.[10] October 2001. Many students are now the children of digital natives themselves. Adobe Blog. September 2018. Getting to Know Gen Z.” Barnes & Noble College. Bowman, Sam.

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How to Transition from Summer Break to the First Days of School

Waterford

You may even want to start a Facebook group or Twitter account for parents. [11] Educational Review, 2001, 53(1), pp. Parent Communication and Involvement. Make sure to keep parents updated on school events. You could send a weekly newsletter email, for example, or reminder texts can be helpful. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Changing Learners, Changing Methodologies

A Principal's Reflections

Edmodo is a social network, strongly resembling Facebook, built by the creator of LinkedIn and the senior vice president of product management at Facebook, specifically for the education field. Edmodo, Facebook for classrooms, lands $15 million, top advisors”. That is why I am planning on and using Edmodo in my classes.

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7 Books to Help Add Purpose and Meaning to Life

The CoolCatTeacher

As I touted my love for Donald Miller’s books (see below), some of my friends on Facebook recommended Love Does by Bob Goff. Ron Dunn may have died in 2001, but his work lives on in this book. @orlandomagicpat Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This. Donald Miller talks about the extravagant, unusual life of Bob Goff.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

Even more embarrassingly, I was a co-founder of a company in 1998 called Mascot Network that raised $22 million to build online Facebook-style portals for colleges , which was seven years too early. LMS and Digital Learning topped the hype cycle in 2001 (a few years before Blackboard went public). MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012.

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Remembering 9/11

esri

On that dreadful day in 2001, under the “severe clear” September sky, in those thunderbolts of inhumanity that cost so dearly, we lost two friends from National Geographic who, with students and teachers in tow, had embarked on a mission full of hope. Link to Facebook group remembering Ann and Joe. Never give up.

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Discuss Education with Prof. Sunny Thomas

Linways Technologies

Thomas was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2001 for his outstanding performance as the national coach and his contributions for the nation. Facebook : [link]. History was made when India won four Olympic medals in three consecutive Olympics, out of which was India’s first Olympics gold medal won by Mr. Abhinav Bindra.