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How Hashtags Can Empower You in 2016

Teacher Reboot Camp

“The hashtag, that ubiquitous pound sign followed by a keyword, are part of the language of social media.”- Hashtags are now used on other social media sites, like Facebook, Instagram, and GooglePlus. Hashtags are your key to reaching your professional goals in 2016. ”- Neil Patel, Forbes.

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These faculty members also may struggle to juggle the demands of the professorship with family commitments, raising children, service to practitioners, a growing social media presence, and innovation in realms that most postsecondary institutions fail to value. This second path would be me, of course.

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

Waterford

Communicate with parents through tech: Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[10]. The good news is this doesn’t mean teachers need to be intimately familiar with every new form of tech or social media platform. March 2020.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Loveless noted in 2016 that: Equating NAEP proficiency with grade level is bogus. But that’s a hard case to make, judging by a 2007 analysis from Gary Phillips, former acting commissioner of NCES. It’s significantly above that. ” Does that result surprise anyone? They immediately came under fire in reviews by the U.S.

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Web Filtering: equally beneficial for your 5-year-old & 15-year-old

Securly

Most students find web filtering to be unnecessarily inhibitive, citing that it blocks perfectly acceptable web pages due to one keyword or denies access to social media pages. Some schools leave social media open, some schools restrict access, etc. The general sentiment: students –especially teens– hate web filtering*.

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The Fallacy of the “Either/Or” Scenario

The Principal of Change

Before I look at social media or my email, I have made it part of my daily routine to make sure that I go to the gym or go for a run. January 26, 2013 5 Characteristics of a Change Agent January 1, 2016 Be a Change Agent December 19, 2016 Just Ask August 22, 2012 Is “failure” an option?

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Edtech and Social Emotional Learning #sel

The CoolCatTeacher

Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Michelle, you’ve done some fantastic work with Social Emotional Learning and Ed Tech. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @ mrzphd is with us today.

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