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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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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. Federal law doesn’t specifically require schools to block Facebook, Twitter, etc. Another, that it is a breach of student privacy.

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The Fallacy of the “Either/Or” Scenario

The Principal of Change

I am visiting a district in Pennsylvania soon, and as a “Twitter Challenge” before I join them, educators were encouraged to send some questions to me ahead of time. 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.

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Rethinking Balance

The Principal of Change

” George Couros, primarily from 2007-2017. ” I started focusing more on my health, spent less time on social media, cut out as much negativity as possible and concentrate on people that would lift me up. January 28, 2015 School Culture and Mental Health #BellLetsTalk October 4, 2016 What’s a video worth?

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Edtech and Social Emotional Learning #sel

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning!

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Free Lesson Plans and Other Resources to Prevent Cyberbullying and Promote Online Safety

Edsurge

One in three young people have experienced online threats, a rate that has nearly doubled from 2007 to 2016. We are also giving away free lesson plans about online safety topics and holding a Twitter contest to give educators a chance to win a #BeKindOnline shirt.

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Why Teacher Recruitment Needs to Change

Insight Education Group

In South Carolina, for example, there were simply not enough qualified teachers to fill positions during the 2017–2018 school year: 6,700 South Carolina teachers left their positions after the 2016–2017 school year, with 4,900 leaving teaching altogether. Universities are also seeing drops in their enrollment in their schools of education.