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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is happening at the US policy level with the coronavirus health crisis? Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. You can connect with Tom on social media. Register for this free micro-course.

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Kids’ Media Use Is Up. Blame the Pandemic — And TikTok.

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But, he adds, it creates an opportunity for parents, educators and the kids themselves to think intentionally about the “content and context” of their daily media use. According to Common Sense, between 2015 and 2019, screen use among teenagers (ages 13 to 18) increased by 11 percent. One platform in particular stands out.

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Team 4443 Sock Monkeys Once Again!

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We also update our adventures on our website and other social media: Website: oskyrobotics.weebly.com. Facebook: search “Sock Monkeys” Twitter: @4443SockMonkeys. The 2014-2015 season FTC game is called “Cascade Effect.” Upcoming guest series: Online Model United Nations.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes.

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The Top 15 Tweets of 2015 from @coolcatteacher

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Education news and trends From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Wow, 2015 was a big year for Twitter in education. So many new faces joined in and even more Twitter chats started up. So check out your Twitter analytics dashboard. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Pardon the puppy puns.

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MAD about Mattering: A New Global Collaborative App Project #steam

The CoolCatTeacher

The Next Step in Global Collaboration From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Last year, my students learned to program apps using MAD-Learn and released two apps onto the app store. You can also follow the movement on social media with the hashtag #appsthatmatter.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. The company sold The Financial Times and its stake in The Economist in 2015, for example. And then there’s Mark Zuckerberg’s venture philanthropy firm and its commitment to fund “personalized learning.”