eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Launched in 2012 by two visionary educators—Peter Bohacek and Matt Vonk—the platform provides users with more than 10,000 authentic, interactive video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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The Electric Educator

MAY 29, 2012

19, 2012 at Southfield Christian School in Southfield, Michigan. Spotlight sessions by Scot Graden (superintendent, Saline Area Schools) and Nick Provenzano (aka "The Nerdy Teacher") Social media cafe where you can hangout and meet new friends! Use the Twitter hashtag #migoogle to promote the conference! Spread the word!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 29, 2015

10 Reasons Twitter Works In Education. This post has been updated from a 2012 post. As a social media platform, twitter is extremely likeable. While all social media sites serve some useful niche or they’d likely disappear, twitter has significant potential for academic applications.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Through our acquisition of Pivot Interactives, Discovery Education is now better positioned to broaden our impact by providing our partner school systems access to phenomena-based, active learning tools.”. Back in 2012, I began to experiment with integrating interactive video into my classroom practice.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. There is a full web console to control and monitor things and you can either create a Celly login or login with Facebook or Twitter. or ‘what did I miss in class?’ if they were out sick.

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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. I love the 7" tablet size and use this for social media, web surfing, personal email (I don't check work email at home anymore), e-books and Netflix. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Twitter: @TechEdShow ([link]. Learn How to Create a Professional email signature that links to social media accounts. Easily access your Google Calendar with this powerful extension Tweet This. Quick Tweet for Multiple Twitter Accounts. Many great ways to participate in the TechEducator Podcast. Tweet This.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Today, they have announced the launch of an iOS app to help teachers be able to use their tool while moving around the room, and even access it when not in the classroom. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. The only issue was that it was online, so teachers had to go to their computers to update things. To date, over 3.5

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2012 post. For 2013, the focus is on a variety of challenges, from how learners access content to how the idea of a “curriculum” is defined. Among the most powerful principles of mobile learning is asynchronous access. Transparent. Self-Actuated.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2017

So before we resumed the meeting, I told him that I had been taking notes on my phone, and not using it to text or check Twitter or any other social media. I have seen many younger educators bring pen and paper to a meeting while the veterans have access to technology. Craig (vice president) seemed to appreciate that.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 4, 2015

Post Page views Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement? May 6, 2012, 27540 8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Actually, not all time, just since analytics started in 2010. You can check em out below. Jun 13, 2013, 29746 Using Cell Phones to Support Student Engagement. Schoening’s First Grade Class.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

The 2012 Edublog Awards are a go, and I''m pleased for Classroom 2.0 The Edublog Awards is a community-based initiative started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes. and my Web 2.0

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

To do this, we shared final drafts with teachers and students, engaged them in close read activities of the policies, and incorporated their feedback such as clarifying concepts, writing in first person, and using language that could be accessible by all.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

Golbeck has plenty of suggestions for the social media giant, and she hopes the company will turn more often to researchers and privacy experts to advise them on how to better protect users. EdSurge: How did you get into studying issues of data privacy and social media? I actually do this in my own social media use.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Turning to the colleague who was with me, I asked, “Do you think he is on Twitter?” Just by being a “lurker” on Twitter, he’d been inspired to take small steps that made a noticeable difference. While students had access to computers, it was the learning environment that was different. I asked the teacher if he was on Twitter.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In 2013, BCPS launched a multi-year initiative called Student and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) These ambassadors recruit staff members to share their ideas using a bevy of communications tools including social media outlets, school websites and and the Lighthouse School’s reflections page.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Throughout 2012 I plan to feature more educators who are doing significant work in schools, colleges and universities, and who in their own ways are changing teaching and learning. I have been the Acting Headteacher since the summer of 2011 but now look forward to handing over the reigns to our new Headteacher from January 1st 2012.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Date : Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2012-09-26.0742.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 Log in at [link]. I have been associated with SUNY since 1989.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Social media curation efforts can help us fuel participatory culture as we build and connect communities. This is a serious opportunity to lead and to address issues of access and equity.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 10, 2012

Just look at her profile: She is a teacher trainer, author, and international speaker, is the host of American TESOL’s Free Friday Webinars and the Social Media Community Manager for The Consultants-E. In 2012 her book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators will be published by Eye on Education.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

if we don’t use all of the Rainy Day Fund now to help maintain vital public services, the damage in 2012-13 is certain and great. Why make a decision today to deeply cut critical public services for 2012-13 because we are worried that we might not have the money in 2014-15 to continue to provide the services?

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Here is a snippet from the Huffington Post article written on Jason and the course : Personal Branding and Digital Communication has been in place at North Broward since summer 2012. Identify your passions, stick to your moral code, focus on your goals and tell your personal story through a variety of social platforms. (Fun

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The learner in an essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical learning environment, given 21st century technologies, and through instruction of the teacher may: Access information via ebooks and websites, but these often lack any type of interactivity or capabilities for the learner to comment, share, or interact with the content. Education 2.0,

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The next DLD isn’t until next year, but thanks to social media it’s easy to look back at all the amazing ways kids engaged with digital learning at this year’s event. ( #DLDay even trended on Twitter!). By 2012, it had risen to 88 percent. In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2019

The FCC requires three elements for compliance: content filtering to prevent access to obscene, pornographic, or harmful images; monitoring of online activities of minors; and education in appropriate online behavior and cyberbullying awareness. One-to-one programs really started birthing right around 2010–2012.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 23, 2017

Create a culture where people value and learn from one another often.Using Twitter for ongoing professional learning can open up ideas on a global scale, but it can also help you connect within your own community (Related article… 6 Ways to Use Twitter to Enhance In-School Professional Learning ).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

These shows are often short … only a few minutes and often these days are used as teaser episodes when doing early promotions on social media. Click Here To Share This Post With Your Twitter PLN! Please share this post with your Twitter PLN by clicking on this button today! Social Media. Screenflow.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. What positive social change needs to take place to fully realize the goal of a connected and ''flattened'' environment that supports personalized learning?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As concerns about “fake news” make clear, Silicon Valley’s influence also extends to how we access information and build knowledge; it extends to the stories we hear and share. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Connect With the Learning Revolution Project on Social Media. The Learning Revolution, as a new project, could use some help building our social media presence and credibility. You can also follow us on Twitter for weekly updates, conference schedules and activities. Follow us on Twitter #liveclass20.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Professional journalists themselves face new practical and ethical challenges relating to anonymity, privacy and safety, as well as reliability in their attempts to verify sources of breaking news from social media and user generated content in all media formats. (The On news literacy. Not as a lesson of good vs. bad.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

“After Gayle Manchin took over the National Association of State Boards of Education in 2012, she spearheaded an unprecedented effort that encouraged states to require schools to purchase medical devices that fight life-threatening allergic reactions,” writes USA Today. tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012. ” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .” Presidential Campaign Hellscape. charter school.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter.

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