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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Check out @EmilyBHardeman on Twitter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. October 31, 2011. June 16, 2011. Reading stamina matters.

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What Students Want Teachers—and Facebook—to Know About Digital Citizenship

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In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. But it was also on Facebook where in 2011 Jivani, then in ninth grade, posted a video of her removing the wig. The company has also enlisted artificial intelligence to track hate speech on the platform.

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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires DoodleLearning

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In 2011, after experiencing firsthand technology’s ability to accelerate student learning, Chilman and Minor created an app combining high-quality digital content and supports that encouraged children to learn in an engaging and personal way. “Our Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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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. There was a lot of buzz about it every now and then on Twitter but I still don''t see it''s widespread adoption as a great storytelling tool and feedback tool. I think the bigger story here is the fact that social networking in the classroom really took off.

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Students Go Behind the Scenes at the CMA Awards to Discover the Power of STEAM in a New Virtual Field Trip from Discovery Education and the Country Music Association 

eSchool News

About the CMA Foundation  The Country Music Association established the CMA Foundation , a nonprofit 501(c)(3), in 2011 to leverage strategic partnerships, professional development for qualified music teachers, and grant distribution to improve and withstand equitable music education programs for all students nationwide.

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Here's a Neat Infographic on 'The History of the Hashtag'

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It''s informative and entertaining and it was created by blur Group , a global technology company that specializes in ecommerce. According to the infographic, Chris Messina first suggested using hashtags for Twitter groups in 2007. Facebook Flickr Google plus hashtags Instagram social media tumblr'

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5 Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5

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