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Communicating and Connecting With Social Media (An Excerpt)

A Principal's Reflections

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating.

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Times Have Changed. We Must Teach Children That Words Actually Do Hurt.

Edsurge

In an earlier public opinion poll by Weber Shandwick, “ Civility in America 2019 ,” 68 percent of Americans believed that incivility was a major problem—an increase of 3 percent since 2010. Kids and teens are exposed to cyberbullying in large part through social media. And organizations have started to address these problems.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Social Media This method for connecting with families continues to grow in popularity. 2011, March). 2011, June). 2010, June 7). Preventing Conduct Problems, Promoting Social Competence: A Parent and Teacher Training Partnership in Head Start. Sources: Hong, S. Harvard Education Press. Educational.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. I think the bigger story here is the fact that social networking in the classroom really took off. Through the use of Twitter, Facebook and other sites, educators are starting to see the power of social media to extend learning beyond the classroom.

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Michelle Luhtala Wins AASL Social Media Superstars Award

edWeb.net

edWeb is so excited to congratulate Michelle Luhtala, department chair at New Canaan High School Library in Connecticut, for being selected as a 2017 AASL Social Media Superstars winner ! I met Michelle Luhtala at the CoSN Conference in March 2010–seven years ago. Time well spent. Thank you to both of you. You never disappoint.'”

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How K–12 Schools Can Use Next-Generation Content Filtering to Keep Students Safe

EdTech Magazine

The last time [CIPA] was reviewed was 2011,” says Ed Snow, a board member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and director of technology for the School District of Milton in Milton, Wis. One-to-one programs really started birthing right around 2010–2012. We make things like YouTube safe.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[5]. April 2010, 3(4), pp. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2010, 43(1), pp. Nursing Education Perspectives, 2010, 31(4), pp. Buckenmeyer, J.A. and Brand, L.