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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. See figure 1.1

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Managing Smartphone Distractions in the Classroom

edWeb.net

Using charts, sixth-grade students collected cell phone usage data and recorded every time a student received a notification from social media apps and texts from family and friends. Of the 20 students who participated in the study, there were recorded 7,800 notifications, averaging one notification per student every eight minutes.

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Smartphone Learning

IT Bill

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Such media can be submitted to an e-portfolio or blog (e.g. References: Brooks, D.C.

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Week of November 29, 2010 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

EPORTFOLIOS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: THE TRIALS 2010 (THE AUSTRALIA SERIES) Mon 29 Nov 08:30PM New York / Tue 29 Nov 01:30AM GMT / Tue 29 Nov 11:30AM Sydney Coach Carole. Data and results will be shared from the 2010 Eportfolio Implementation Trials. Thanks for your attention, and see you online! Webinar will be held in Greek language.

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Are You Ready for Generation Z

The Game Agency

Generation Z refers to the group born between 1995 and 2010 and currently represents the largest population sector. Make sure you have a great website and active social media to attract talent. Are they all optimized for mobile? It’s estimated that Gen Z is at approximately 2.52 Gen Zers will look (and judge).

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Why Teacher Recruitment Needs to Change

Insight Education Group

With teacher salaries flat or falling since 2010 , many people are not entering teaching, while teachers are leaving education altogether for fields in which there are more career ladder opportunities and earning potential. In addition, 45% of job seekers use their mobile devices every day in their job search.

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Education in a World of Social and Technological Change #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Previously via laptop computers, but more recently via mobile devices. Social media has become central to their (and our) everyday lives. Kids who we assume lack access to technology are increasingly getting access through mobile devices and resources in their commmunities. Leadbeater & Wong, 2010).