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A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Generation X, Y, and Z Parents

Waterford

8] Your Gen Xers are most likely the parents of older elementary or middle and high school students. They are generally comfortable with technology and navigate smartphones or social media platforms with little trouble. If you teach elementary school, many of your students’ parents will belong to Generation Y.

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Do mobile devices stunt social-emotional skills?

eSchool News

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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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. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. They are moving more and more into the mobile market and now you can do video calls on the iPhone. I think the bigger story here is the fact that social networking in the classroom really took off. How did I do?

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Pursuing Educational Equity in Selma: Part 2

edWeb.net

Similarly, Washington increased the school’s social media presence, so the district was controlling the narrative on multiple platforms. Dr. Williams was awarded the Marbury Technology Innovation Award by the Alabama State Department of Education in 2011 as a principal and in 2019 as the superintendent. About the Host.

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What the Fidget is going on? Tales from a Traveling Substitute Teacher

EdNews Daily

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? Having taught 17+ years as an elementary school teacher, my perspective regarding the use/overuse of accommodations shifts back and forth. As defined in 2011, Fidget Toys are self-regulation tools to help with focus, attention, calming & active listening.

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Cybersecurity is Still Paramount for Schools

edWeb.net

He has served as Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, New York since January 2011. In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class.

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How Can Schools Help Kids With Anxiety?

MindShift

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: via Apple Podcasts | via Stitcher | via NPROne | via Spotify. children (ages 6-17) had anxiety or depression in 2011-2012. Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: via Apple Podcasts | via Stitcher | via NPROne | via Spotify.

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