User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I love educational technology. I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. .” Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama and his team pioneered the use of social media as a powerful campaign tool. It’s easy to forget, given how commonplace the use of social media is today, that back in 2008. Both Twitter and the iPhone were less than a year old. But how do you do it?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2018

In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999. In 2008, he was named by Contribute Magazine as one of 10 Tech Revolutionaries Redefining the Power and Face of Philanthropy. Website: [link]. The post Whose Land?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2022

Started in 2008, Edmodo boasted tens of millions of users. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter. Those with data on Edmodo should remove it by the end of the day September 22nd if they don’t want to lose it, officials stated. That’s just a few weeks away. It's so sad!”

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They are banning the use of social media as a means to communicate with students and parents. It is misguided foolishness to think that social media is magically turning teachers into predators, preying on our nation''s children. Social media is here to stay. Blaming the medium for the problem never works.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

Nonetheless, it is an interesting starting point to explore the literary reading habits and preferences of young people today — and more interestingly how technology is affecting, encouraging and growing cohort of literature readers. By 2018 the NEA had much better news. …And then back on paper.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

There is little doubt that social media and engaging in global and diverse conversations has brought many benefits to society at large, especially for our younger generation studied extensively by Ito and colleagues (2008). The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

There is little doubt that social media and engaging in global and diverse conversations has brought many benefits to society at large, especially for our younger generation studied extensively by Ito and colleagues (2008). The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

” Competency-Based Education isn’t necessarily an innovation, but a move to Competency-Based Education can lead to other innovations–using technology to personalize a student’s navigation of to-be-mastered content, for example. We shall see. Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. An example?

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 4, 2019

I posed some questions for educators to address, and proposed that much of our technology in recent years has been used to connect and to communicate. From the telegraph, through the telephone and radio and television, to 21st Century satellites, smartphones, the Internet and social media, all were designed to communicate.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 5, 2015

Today's #ThrowbackThursday brings us to a post I wrote about the importance of incorporating social media and student devices into learning even if it is blocked or banned in schools. Today, social media is embraced by districts such as New York City and this week the long-standing ban on cell phones has been lifted.

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2016

In the fall of 2008, Ted Gonder was studying economics at the University of Chicago as the world economy melted down around him. “We Now a nonprofit called Moneythink , it has with 30 university chapters in 10 states, Moneythink takes a blended learning approach, by mixing personalized mentoring with the power of social media.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 4, 2019

Turning A Viral Hoax Into A Lesson on Internet Safety Over the last week, you have probably seen some reference to the “Momo Challenge,” hidden messages in Youtube videos, and calls for technology companies to police their systems to protect kids. You have probably also seen a number of reports of things being a hoax that should be ignored.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

-Alan Miller, founder and outgoing CEO of the News Literacy Project In 2008, when Miller started the News Literacy Project following a visit to his daughter’s sixth grade class, he thought news literacy would be an important skill for students and educators in the age of burgeoning social media and smartphones.

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 22, 2014

If technology or even a vital member of the group was missing, the work of the group could be delayed for days or even weeks. While some work could be distributed, the technology still required some central coordination. How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In addition, it was still time consuming.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 13, 2019

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2019 Teacher’s Guide to Technology. It is a great teacher PD tool which includes videos and resources to help you learn new techniques and technologies for your classroom. A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. I wrote that: "The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. 2008) Tribes. Rheingold, H.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

Rather, they are digging through social media and other more ambiguous forms of data to predict and apprehend students who could potentially become threats in the future, and the work may be spreading. Also in May, local media reports from Corpus Christi, Tex.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

That seed later grew into the News Literacy Project (NLP), an independent nonprofit Miller founded in 2008 to help students and teachers discern between fact and fiction in the digital age. Educators learn how to spot and address bias, how to discern whether a news source is credible and the role of social media.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

I was a guest speaker in the MA in Elearning class at Cork Institute of Technology this morning. I don't want to come off today as making broad sweeping statements about all of education everywhere when I'm very much talking about the education system in the US and the education technology industry in the US. And that's surveillance.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Some people researching education technology might not spend their days wondering how their work fits into this existential question—but George Siemens isn’t "some people." Siemens’ work is on the cutting edge of what’s possible in digital learning, but he doesn’t want to discuss the latest fads in education technology.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

Excerpts from the webinar or links to the recording can also be promoted via web pages, social media campaigns, and sales presentations, providing further branding, thought leadership, and lead generation opportunities. The presenters’ social media and other events can also be ways to alert followers and encourage their participation.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. I’ve updated this list adding two sets of resources. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Iowa went 1:1 with computers for students in 2008 which meant that teachers could extend the learning beyond the four walls, so they needed to re-imagine learning. Back then, Tom Whitby estimated that about 15% of educators were “connected” via social media. Twitter is easy, but may not be the best.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2010

In short, this scholarship is endowed by Adam Leitman Bailey , an NMHS alumnus (Class of 1988), who was the school''s second Distinguished Alumni Award winner in 2008. It was at a point in the evening where the Raymond "Hap" Harrison scholarship was presented. Obviously, this is a prestigious scholarship, but there is much more behind this.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Last week, a colleague asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Historical origins of the information age : I think it’s important to ground our understanding of technology by beginning…well, in the beginning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2018

A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night. Social media addiction can also be associated with anxiety, depression, loneliness, and ADHD. Our summertime is an excellent time to break that social media addiction if you think you might have one.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

Getting students to graduate remains a greater challenge: In 2014, 60 percent of students seeking a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college in 2008 completed their degrees by 2014, according to the U.S. And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 29, 2012

One challenge for education providers is to decide whether they will support the desire of students to self regulate their learning activities using personal technologies. A number of collaborative and social networking tools regularly play a role within the average student PLE. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17 (3), 183-193.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

This conversation is so much fun and will give PE teachers and coaches lots of ideas for using technology to improve sports performance and get fit. I travel the world helping #physed teachers use technology more meaningfully in their classes. geek is helping us learn five simple ways to improve physical education with technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Want to hear another episode on technology tools? Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon has served as an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Technology at the county level.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated by Wade Tyler Millward Print textbooks are the eternal punching bag for the things that people think should be rendered obsolete by digital technology. The proposed increase sparked such an outcry from educators on social media that Verizon backed off from its plan.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

When social media site Academia.edu hit the scene in 2008, it was hailed by some scholars as an alternative to pricey academic publishing and peer-review models. Professors and researchers could use the social platform to share their work, findings and ideas—most importantly, at no cost.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. Whether or not we realise it, if we regularly use social media, we are members of the world wide digital tribe. It is your personal network. It is your virtual community. Call it what you wish.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). Are any education technologies, for that matter? And accordingly, platforms are the underlying trend that ties together popular narratives about technology and the economy in general.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. This essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical teaching model is still the most predominant model in current Kindergarten through College public education, even in these modern times of unbiquitous information and technology. Education 1.0:

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 16, 2016

A key feature of social media is its open architecture, because it allows all members of a community to easily modify, extend or delete content. More importantly, such activities have been shown to be very beneficial for all those who participate to learn together (Wheeler et al, 2008). It's a fine balance. But it's not easy.

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