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

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It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school. But it was also on Facebook where in 2011 Jivani, then in ninth grade, posted a video of her removing the wig.

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More Popular Than Gmail, Facebook and Instagram: The Education App That Hit #1 on the iOS Chart

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But earlier this week, one educational app reigned over all in the endless galaxy of apps. It’s a rare feat for an educational tool to best the social and entertainment apps that absorb so much of our attention. So how does an app that primarily functions as a messenger for students, parents and educators take the crown?

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

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Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team. The earlier educators start promoting family engagement, the more effective it is.

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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

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In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. In 2012, Sackstein tackled National Board Certification in an effort to reflect on her practice and grow as an educational English facilitator. MsSackstein on Twitter.

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How Facebook Can Improve Privacy By Talking More With Academics

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It has evolved into the most prominent data scandals in Facebook’s history, after personal information from some 87 million Facebook was passed along by Kogan to the political consulting company Cambridge Analytica. You mean by just looked at what they “liked” on Facebook and guessed about other factors from that?

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A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. He Decided It Can’t Be Done.

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That AI tool had pulled off some big wins, including beating humans on the Jeopardy quiz show in 2011. Instead, he co-founded a new AI company, called Merlyn Mind, that is building other types of AI-powered tools for educators. for probably the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen.

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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

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Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. If we block it, we have no chance to educate them on it. Several educators echo Yates’ comments. We truly believe that educating on the digital citizenship is a really big responsibility for us. They are all into it. Darren Ellwein.