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What Schools Can Learn About Communication From the Vatican’s Former Social Media Chief

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In 2017, Monsignor Paul Tighe may have been the only priest amidst a sea of techies at South by Southwest (SXSW), where he spoke about his past experience serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for the Catholic Church. Think “social media director” for the Catholic Church.) I was lucky.

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How Hashtags Can Empower You in 2016

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“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. Create a hashtag to start a movement or Twitter chat! This is the official Twitter chat schedule here.

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

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CIPA also requires schools to monitor student online activity and provide training for responsible technology use. 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.

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The People and Moments That Define Us

A Principal's Reflections

After having assumed the duties of both athletic director and vice principal at New Milford High School I became the principal in 2007. If I was graded I would have probably received an A for running my school where strict rules had to be followed by students, mobile devices banned, and all social media blocked.

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The Good Stuff

A Principal's Reflections

When I became the Principal at New Milford High School in 2007 I felt that it was extremely important to communicate with various stakeholders (parents, BOE members, Central Office, staff, etc.) Social media now makes it even easier to get all of this exciting information out to my stakeholders via our Twitter account and Facebook page.

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Here's a Neat Infographic on 'The History of the Hashtag'

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It''s informative and entertaining and it was created by blur Group , a global technology company that specializes in ecommerce. According to the infographic, Chris Messina first suggested using hashtags for Twitter groups in 2007. Facebook Flickr Google plus hashtags Instagram social media tumblr'

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

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was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. Philipp Schmidt (2007) provide an excellent comparison of how Education 1.0 Rarely do the results of those activities contribute back to the information resources that students consume in carrying them out (Keats & Schmidt, 2007, para.

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