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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

Esports in schools can transport these kids from the solitary world of digital gaming into the common space of the school computer lab or library commons. A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. More likely to graduate. More likely to aspire to higher education.

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

Graphite Blog

You'll need to pay for each course, but once you do it'll be in your library forever. Handouts, infographics, and posters Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education (by the Center for Social Media): An indispensable guide for educators trying to wrap their minds around fair use in the classroom.

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Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites

The Hechinger Report

The filters did sometimes keep students from seeing pornographic images, but far more often they kept students from playing online games, browsing social media, and using the internet for legitimate academic work. While many districts blocked YouTube and most blocked social media, only a handful blocked sex education websites.

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How Classroom Political Discussions — Controversies, Too — Prepare Students for Needed Civic Participation

MindShift

Wunn noticed that debaters picked up crucial skills that colleges and businesses alike said they were looking for in young people, like the ability to collaborate with team members and think critically about a topic—often this happened not in the library but on their feet, responding to an opponent during a debate.

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” Gawker Media sold its assets, shut its doors, and filed for bankruptcy. This is part two of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.