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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. Through computers, smartphones, and tablets, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips that can be both entertaining and intellectually stimulating. International Trends in Adolescent Screen-Time Behaviors From 2002 to 2010.

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Connected pedagogy: Social networks

Learning with 'e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. I wrote that: "The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. 2002) Smartmobs: The Next Social Revolution.

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5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students

Shake Up Learning

Luckily, augmented and virtual reality tools (often abbreviated AR and VR respectively) are becoming readily accessible to anyone with a smartphone, tablet or even a Chromebook. The technology giants of the world have found ways so that the average person can create their own AR and VR worlds with very little training or gear.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. by Terry Heick and TeachThought Staff.

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6 Ways to Avoid Those Social Media Landmines

The Daring Librarian

Follow School District Policy Does your district have a technology and social media upolicy? I’m so proud that my district has had a “Responsible Use of Technology and Social Media Policy” since 2002 and has updated it every three years. Try these six tips to share sensibly online. If so, read it and follow it to the letter.

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Learning for the Always-On Generation (Part 2)

EdNews Daily

Thanks in large part to digital bombardment, the pervasive exposure to television, smartphones, computers, gaming consoles and tablets regularly, they are neurologically wired differently and prefer to learn using different methods and tools than learners of the past. . Images have the ability to communicate meaning quickly.

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DRM-Protected Content on Moodle via KITABOO Integration

Kitaboo on EdTech

Thanks to emerging digital technologies, online publishing has become rampant. Created in 2002 by Martin Dougiamas, it has since become one of the most prominent Learning Management Systems utilized in both educational and corporate training settings. Final Words What is Moodle? and LTI 1.3.

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