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Social Media Is Here to Stay: Get Out of the Way or Become Roadkill!!

The 21st Century Principal

They are banning the use of social media as a means to communicate with students and parents. It is misguided foolishness to think that social media is magically turning teachers into predators, preying on our nation''s children. Social media is here to stay. Blaming the medium for the problem never works.

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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

For example, of 40,000 children who were involved in a 2011 data breach , more than 10% of them had their social security numbers compromised and used by a cybercriminal. Beyond providing insight, security evaluations and LMS software help administrators address potential vulnerabilities and defend student data immediately.

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TCEA 2011 Legislative Update Advocacy Panel

EdTechSandyK

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. Having hardware and software that helps effectively diagnose student need and place them in learning materials that they need is critically important. Social media will allow connections between the classroom and personal lives. How do we get students and teachers excited about learning again?

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Can Marketing Automation Bring College Enrollment Numbers Up?

Edsurge

San Mateo, CA-based marketing software company Marketo announced today a growth of 44 education customers who have signed on, renewed or expanded their agreements from January to July 2016. And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms.

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Exploring medical technologies

Learning with 'e's

He had read some of my previous papers, and was interested in seeing if we could take our ideas forward in the emerging area of social media and medical education. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Top eBook to Audiobook Converters

Kitaboo on EdTech

The year 2011 saw the publishing of 7237 audiobooks in the US. For all we know, audiobooks may very well reignite the love for books that seems to have dwindled in these times of social media. You can also use free software to read aloud your documents. It is an easy-to-use software with fairly simple features.

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" - a Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. In 1995, he co-founded the software venture, TriWorks, in Japan and as an ebook authoring and publishing service for schools and libraries in China; both still in operation.