Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s late 2015, we’re still overblocking the Internet, and the blame is on us as administrators… I read a post recently that stressed yet again how access to the wide range of the Internet is an equity issue. Teaching students to be literate within that landscape is one of the primary tasks – and challenges – of our time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

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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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

But if you ask teachers who have never used a social network, blog, or mobile device for learning in their classrooms to discuss connected education, you are likely to be met with blank stares, furrowed eyebrows and shrugged shoulders. Several more are currently in production and scheduled for publication in early 2015.

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Edcamps Digital Citizenship Education Social Media 262

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 20, 2017

As social media and technology is already a central part of children’s lives, online safety is an incredibly important issue to tackle. Studies have found that the problem of cyberbullying in schools is on the increase ( DFE, 2015 ). What is cyberbullying? ” Dictionary.com. ” Dictionary.com.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. Mobile : as humanity continues to migrate ever-increasing swathes of life into handhelds, educators slowly follow suit. Let’s see if higher ed figures out mobile-first design, as ELI recommends.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

They expect the same flexibility, mobility and always-on services they get with everything from travel and entertainment, also from educational providers. Yet a 2015 report by Universities Canada found that less than half of Canadian universities have a strategy to adopt digital technologies.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in their pockets. Research shows that most youth use the Internet to view media outlets and to communicate with friends through social media applications.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others. How Vickie Morgado Uses Social Media in Her Classroom.

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Social Media Classroom Digital Citizenship Twitter 162

techlearning

OCTOBER 23, 2018

– an Interactive Road Distraction Challenge that allows teens to virtually experience some of the dangers of distracted driving; and a collection of online events, tools and social media elements that underscore how teens can make a difference by driving safely. TRI is based in the United States, with offices in Los Altos, Calif.,

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Mobility STEM Robotics Social Media 41

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Frank Smith Some of our favorite bloggers share gift ideas for tech-powered teachers.

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EdTech Social Media Mobility Online Learning 150

MindShift

MARCH 16, 2016

Now a nonprofit called Moneythink , it has with 30 university chapters in 10 states, Moneythink takes a blended learning approach, by mixing personalized mentoring with the power of social media. Typically, several mentors split a class so each works with no more than five students. Courtesy of Kara Zucker).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. Because mobile devices are faster, it satisfies student curiosity and builds their passion to be lifelong learners. Mobile phones can do pretty much everything a computer can via apps and Internet access. And why not?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 10, 2015

The Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings conducted a survey in 2015 of 557 women in STEM and interviewed 60 minority women in STEM. Nick Provenzano (@TheNerdyTeacher) invited Kid President , one of the most inspiring kids on social media, to visit his high school. 100% of the women interviewed reported gender bias.

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STEM Adobe EdTech eBook 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 10, 2015

The Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings conducted a survey in 2015 of 557 women in STEM and interviewed 60 minority women in STEM. Nick Provenzano (@TheNerdyTeacher) invited Kid President , one of the most inspiring kids on social media, to visit his high school. 100% of the women interviewed reported gender bias.

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STEM Adobe EdTech eBook 150

Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Find all the 2015 goals here ! We can also connect them to role models to follow on social media or invite these experts to speak to visit our classrooms virtually in a Google HangOut, Skype conversation, or Twitter chat. Check out our Inspire Leaders for 2014 and sign up to be an Inspire Leader for 2015.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Find all the 2015 goals here ! We can also connect them to role models to follow on social media or invite these experts to speak to visit our classrooms virtually in a Google HangOut, Skype conversation, or Twitter chat. Check out our Inspire Leaders for 2014 and sign up to be an Inspire Leader for 2015.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. In 2015, the fiscal support for higher education by state governments had not rebounded since the 2008 collapse. by Terry Heick. That’s good.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

Administrators submitting a nomination will also have the opportunity to upload a short thank you video to their substitute teacher which could be featured on Swing Education’s website and social media channels. Founded in 2015, Swing Education offers a staffing application to provide qualified substitute teachers for K-12 schools.

Social Media 59

Social Media Mobility Company Training 59

Perry Hewitt

APRIL 10, 2015

New Pew research covers teens’ 2015 use of social media and technology. teens now has a smartphone, with predictable increase and shifts in mobile-accelerated social networking. How are messaging apps evolving as the smartphone becomes the new social platform ? For the optimists: Pre-order here. ).

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

To address these different learning levels, RIFLI uses the Northstar Digital Literacy assessment exam as the basis for a curriculum that teaches how to use a computer to using Microsoft Excel and Word as well as social media, specifically Facebook. At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students.

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 209

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

million students who graduated this past spring Also good news is the fact that employers are estimated to hire about 5 percent more graduates from the class of 2016 than 2015. This is good news for the 1.9 Today’s colleges and universities recognize how to attract and retain students by offering superior services in all areas of campus life.

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Technology Smartphone Mobility Pearson 100

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

Hanover Research’s 2015 Trends in Higher Education Marketing, Enrollment and Technology report suggests institutions are devoting more attention and resources to branding and marketing than they did years before. And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms.

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Social Media Adobe Software Survey 60

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2017

National Center for Educational Statistics, 2015 ). It includes not only websites, but cell phones, Nintendo, and Wii, as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites. Why is this so important? 64 percent of children who were bullied did not report it. Sadly: 14.8%

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Digital Citizenship How To Report Guidelines 124

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

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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Smartphone Social Media Mobility Policies 76

Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 29, 2015

Selfie- a picture taken of oneself shared via social media. Find all the 2015 goals here ! ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers and Goal: Go on an Epic Selfie Adventure.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

You could use it to collect digital artifacts -- URLs, pictures, YouTube videos, social media posts -- and you could sequence these items to create a narrative in order to share with others. I've created a Collection that demonstrates how the mobile app works , which is also embedded below: How could you use it? High School.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Online Learning Blackboard Learning Social Media 87

Perry Hewitt

AUGUST 28, 2015

These include the autoplay video behavior on Facebook and Twitter that can cause involuntary viewing, and the phenomenon of a senseless murder planned expressly with social media in mind. Pew breaks down for us all what mobile phone etiquette looks like in 2015.

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Facebook Social Media Mobility Video 60

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Did you know more than 80% of internet and mobile audiences watched more live-videos in 2016 as compared to 2015, and streaming video accounts for more than two-thirds of all internet traffic and is expected to jump to 82% by 2020? Millennials are widely using live streaming feature on various social media platforms.

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Edcamps Education Mobility Social Media 64

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Delaware Valley Regional High School has launched two digital programs from Evolution Labs, which utilize web, mobile app, mobile messaging and social media to help students and parents explore a range of issues, from social media bullying to sexual assault to mental health.

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Trends Social Media Blackboard Mobility 40

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

The startup previously participated in Facebook’s FbStart program for growing mobile startups. In 2015, they sold Sension, a computer vision company aimed at education, to Japanese company GAIA System Solutions. They also founded a business-to-business company bought by a chain of educational institutes within three years of launch.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2017

So in late 2015, after having decided to leave the campus, he turned to a few buddies at High Alpha , an Indianapolis-based venture studio that had already been exploring ideas around better platforms to engage university students and staff. After 17 years at Harrison, Konesco had seen enough students disengaged from the campus.

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Student Engagement Outcomes Mobility Social Media 64

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Here are some of the options Google Slides will give you in this version: Google Drawings is not currently compatible on mobile devices, but Google Slides is compatible. Have fun with it, and please share your pictures with me on social media!! This template was originally created for the Winter Around the World Project in 2015.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

According to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, "between the 2007-08 and 2015-16 academic years, there was a 23 percent decline in the number of people completing teacher-preparation programs." In addition, 45% of job seekers use their mobile devices every day in their job search. New York, N.Y.: Economy, P.

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Social Media Policies Survey Examples 79

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Psaumis Escobedo Delgado Global STEM Classroom®: Going Global with STEM education - Larisa Schelkin, CEO and Founder Students Investigate Culture Through Ethnography and Mobile Devices - Harry G Tuttle, Ed. 12:00pm Educación Tradicional VS Educación Online - Mtro.

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Conference Education STEM Blended Learning 28

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 10, 2015

This week Pew Research Center released Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015 , a report that should have relevance to all of us who work with young people. The researchers noted that teens are diversifying–71% of teens use more than one social network site. Mobile phones.

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Social Media Smartphone Facebook Survey 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Utilize social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Goodreads, etc. Discover How An Ebook Conversion, Publishing & Distribution Platform Can Help You Kitaboo is a cloud-based content platform to create-publish & securely distribute interactive mobile-ready ebooks. Give incentives to buyers .

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