The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 22, 2024

JED works within Higher Education Institutions and PK-12 schools and districts to help leaders build systems that promote more positive mental health outcomes for youth.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. Not yet convinced? Not yet convinced?

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Social Media - Google+ , Twitter , and Facebook - Google+ is my go to for education and technology resources, connections and sharing. I also use Twitter for education and technology resource finding. Facebook is just for personal connections. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2020

education technology startup goes to a provider of financial-aid tools for higher-ed institutions. This marks the first education investment for the San Francisco-based firm, whose portfolio includes many highly-valued technology companies and ones that went public, including Facebook, Slack and Spotify.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

15, 2021— ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home communications platform for K-12 education, has been named a vendor partner by the Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program (ILTPP). Santa Barbara, CA — Dec. Approved vendors undergo a rigorous evaluation before obtaining ILTPP’s approval for partnership.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Developed in collaboration with researchers at the Harvard School of Education, students read aloud and the tool collects data on fluency and accountability (think words correct per minute and total time read, among others) and a recording and transcript of their reading. in just 5-10 minutes. Norwood Elementary School.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). Thinking about whether and how such obfuscation techniques might be applied in education by privacy-minded students or educators (in PreK-12 or postsecondary settings) is…hard. Indeed, it is not hard to find examples in current events that substantiate this view (e.g.,

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). Thinking about whether and how such obfuscation techniques might be applied in education by privacy-minded students or educators (in PreK-12 or postsecondary settings) is…hard. Indeed, it is not hard to find examples in current events that substantiate this view (e.g.,

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

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. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 16, 2015

I have both my personal and work profiles on here, with offline Drive access for both setup. Sites and services I use include Feedly feed reader, Pocket, LinkedIn, TweetDeck, Google+ and Facebook. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. I use it for travel, conferences and off-site meetings.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. ” Many educators were angered , insisting that this wasn’t their fault. I get that.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 10, 2016

I am a K-12 Education Strategist for CDW-G. I do a lot of research on best practices in education and technology and do a decent amount of traveling. I have Citrix for my Chromebook so I can remote in to our system and access everything I need, including a Windows desktop. Here's my updated version for Spring, 2016. I love it.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 27, 2011

I was conversing with a colleague today and he shared that at a recent gathering of K-12 Chief Technology Officers, the topic of training educators on new technology came up. As an example of how this works, the presenter asked how many people at the presentation were on Facebook. Almost every hand in the room went up.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. But what about cyberbullying?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s Plans to “Personalize” Education. And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. ” Data can be shared with any company that Facebook deems necessary. ” A personalized news feed, for example.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 21, 2011

EduBloggerCon 2011 is this Saturday (wahoo!), Remember, you don''t need to be registered for ISTE to attend EduBloggerCon (hurray to ISTE for everything associated with our putting on EduBloggerCon--room, wireless access, promotion, and this liberal entrance policy!). event page at [link] or the Facebook Event Page at [link].

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

She hung flyers, started a Facebook page and approached mothers in her community—explaining the benefits of STEM education. I joined FIRST LEGO League in 2011 when I was 10. For me, that problem was girls in my community needing access to STEM. So Siyed hatched a plan: she would teach her peers herself.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 16, 2020

In their presentation, sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources, “The Transformative Power of Digital Reading,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School (CT), and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian “In the Wild,” offered tools and strategies for effective engagement with digital sources. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 26, 2015

“As educators, we always worry about summer dip,” Hall says, explaining how students tend to forget things over the long break. That way, if students don’t have access to a computer or the Internet at home, or their power is knocked out by a storm, they can still get their work done. ” Not anymore, though.

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TeacherCast

APRIL 21, 2019

In 2011, I didn't set out to create anything special. I had an idea to start a podcast with some friends and the next thing I knew, I was having others recommend me as “the guy to talk to” when it comes to educational podcasts. On top of that, I create several variations of tweets and Facebook posts. Social Media.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I spend lots of time using Twitter and Facebook and various other social networks. There is a wonderful site (run by a very dear friend of mine, Adam, who was the 2011 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator , so you know this place has to be top notch.) And it''s true. There are lots of places to look for "stuff" for the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. But what about cyberbullying?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

As diversity reports from companies like Alphabet, Apple and Facebook reveal, the employee headcounts—especially in senior and executive positions—are overwhelmingly male and white. These companies have committed money, mentors and other resources to provide educational opportunities for underserved communities.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Education Politics. Via Education Week : “ Maine Gov. Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” Education in the Courts.

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EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 23, 2011

A couple of things got me to thinking about this as a worthwhile endeavor for the holidays, when most of us in the education world on are a break and can devote some time to the project. She had taken the precautions educators are continuously counseled to take, and it still wasn''t enough. Ashley''s story began in 2009.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

People working in higher education must try to understand why Black youth see social media as viable tools to share their thoughts on social issues. Higher education instructors have to adjust to this and develop a sense of cultural competence. Meanwhile, just 39 percent of whites said the same thing. The reason?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 2, 2011

So, to practice what I preach about educational thieving, when I like something I STEAL IT! Best Educational Use of Audio/Video/Visual/Podcast Flocabulary @Flocabulary I''ve blogged about Flocabulary before but honestly, this has been one of the most relevant & incredibly enriching video resources in my school! Heh heh heh!

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2017

Michelle uses Buffer to link many different social media accounts including the school’s Twitter and Facebook, and the library’s Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus. Michelle created a digital photo album that can be accessed online so students can plan their projects from anywhere. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 6, 2011

That was the question at the center of my presentation at the annual North Carolina Technology in Education Society’s (NCTIES) 2011 conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. I have engaged in sharing information with other educators and administrators across the United States and Canada.

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