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

Edsurge

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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Costs and Benefits of Social Media in Education

Reading By Example

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. But there is a cost to this access. The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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Costs and Benefits of Social Media in Education

Reading By Example

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. But there is a cost to this access. The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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Slaying the Email Beast

ProfHacker

As those of you who follow me on Twitter know, I’m a “all the tabs open, all the files in one pile, never ever ever inbox zero” kind of person. I am also a hoarder of media, in all forms (see my post on getting rid of books , for example, where I still have books, or couldn’t pull the trigger on deleting tweets ).

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Connected pedagogy: Social networks

Learning with 'e's

Most of us are connected to each other through numerous social media platforms. Global social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter support various forms of communication and sharing actions that were previously unavailable. 2008) Tribes. 2002) Smartmobs: The Next Social Revolution. Rheingold, H.

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21st Principal's Top 10 Web Tools for Administrators

The 21st Century Principal

link] Twitter : I been using Twitter the longest. I''ve had a Twitter account since 2008. One way I use Twitter is through a school Twitter account to make announcements. link] Dropbox : I access Dropbox every day as well. This is by far my favorite tool as administrator.

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Your Future Self May Thank You: Tidy Up Your Online Presence Over the Holidays

EdTechSandyK

Educators Under a Social Media Microscope Courtesy of morguefile.com Social media and its uses are fascinating to me, and as a result I often read stories of how educators making controversial choices in their use of social media put their jobs in jeopardy. It''s extremely simple.