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How to Keep Kids Safe

The CoolCatTeacher

If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school. In 2014, Shannon was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker. In this episode, Shannon Mclintock -Miller and I discuss current best practices about digital citizenship and online safety for kids.

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A Simple Guide to Podcasting in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Winner of the ISTE Online Learning Award 2006 and Best Talk Show Host in Education 2014 and many Best Teacher Blog awards, Vicki seeks to shine a spotlight on what works in education wherever it happens in the world. Host: Vicki Davis. Vicki Davis @ coolcatteacher is a full-time classroom teacher in Camilla, Georgia.

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How to Cope with Bullying

Ask a Tech Teacher

Started in 2006, it aims to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention around the world and is supported by hundreds of schools, corporations, and celebrities. It includes not only websites, but cell phones, Nintendo, and Wii, as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. 9) Teaching and education in general are, as Pai, Adler, and Shadiow (2006) put it, inherently a “sociocultural process” (p. xii cited in Gay, p.

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

MindShift

Research shows that including a variety of stakeholders—from parents to students to school teachers and staff—in the design and implementation of a school change is critical to its success (Mitra&Gross, 2009; Osberg, Pope, &Galloway, 2006; Rice, 2011).Will For tweens and teens it can also include some time spent on social media.

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Proud to Be One of the NSBA 20 to Watch in Education Technology

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

.) — Barrow Elementary School Media Specialist Andy Plemmons was today named by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) to their list of “20 to Watch” top technology educators for 2014-15. 2 nd Graders created a black history campaign using Flipgrid, Smore and social media, and held a Skype celebration with the developers.

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Register Now for the Open Mini-Conference on Library "Expertise, Competencies, and Careers"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2017 on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. PLEASE REGISTER HERE to attend live or to receive the recording links. Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.