Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama and his team pioneered the use of social media as a powerful campaign tool. It’s easy to forget, given how commonplace the use of social media is today, that back in 2008. But Obama’s use of mobile devices and social media changed political campaigns forever.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. Cyberbullying videos from BrainPOP.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 4, 2017

These videos are powerful stories of how social media can be just as a powerful positive force as it can be negative. Below I share five awesome videos on how you can use technology to deepen relationships, not disconnect. If you can use social media to be mean to people, why can’t you use it to be kind?

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

The explosion of social media, combined with the ability to stream content to virtually all types of devices, both at home and while on the go, has radically altered the way in which people interact with media. However, they do acknowledge challenges or barriers to meeting the expectations of effective technology usage.

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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. Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA. Our technology messages are important.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. Cyberbullying videos from BrainPOP.

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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. How did you deal with it?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

By contrast, most electronic media such as television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences, and often require no more than passive participation. Even interactive electronic media, such as video games and the Internet, foster shorter attention spans and accelerated gratification.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

Photo by Vladimer Shioshvili on Flickr Educators have been using video for decades. The first time I saw video being used in a classroom was in 1973. I was studying at college and a man in a white coat wheeled a television and video player into the room. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace. The future?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

If passed, bill would make Wyoming one of the first states in the country to protect students’ social media. A proposed Wyoming law would make it illegal for school districts to demand access to students’ Facebook, Snapchat or other social media accounts. ” ©2015 Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.).

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

The explosion of social media, combined with the ability to stream content to virtually all types of devices, both at home and while on the go, has radically altered the way in which people interact with media. However, they do acknowledge challenges or barriers to meeting the expectations of effective technology usage.

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Survey Instructional Materials Social Media Study 189

Learning with 'e's

APRIL 26, 2019

He asked me if he could borrow a video cassette from my library to show to his group of students. I was curious and asked him why he wanted a video that was exactly 90 minutes long. He needed a video to 'fill the gap' so that the student nurses had something to do for an hour and a half. I was appalled.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 6, 2016

They have some cool new features including Bloomz for schools, video, and student timelines. They also won the American Association of School Librarian’s Award for Best Websites for Teaching and Learning: Social Media 2016. Support for video inside Bloomz. Bloomz is a great tool. New behavior tracking features.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 17, 2015

In addition to formal writing, our students need to know how to articulate their ideas in 140 characters or less and engage with a global audience using social media. KQED’s Do Now is a weekly activity that engages students in a global conversation about current issues using social media tools like Twitter.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Avoid the pitfalls of tech integration – technology for technology’s sake, focus on tools rather than the learning – by being thoughtful and purposeful about lesson (re)design. In this workshop we will redesign lessons and units with the intent of getting beyond lower-level academic work and technology usage.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. Cyberbullying videos from BrainPOP.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. Today’s children are digital natives, which means that they’ve grown up surrounded by technology from the time they were born. This includes TV and computer time, but also time spent on video games, phones, and any other visual devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

Subscribe to the Show Episode 810: Cool Cat Teacher YouTube Channel: Video with Closed Captions Hi listeners! This season we're experimenting with full video (and human-reviewed captions). We release the audio via podcast, and the video is just being released on YouTube.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The report, “ The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens ,” updates a 2015 study by the same name from the nonprofit organization. Its primary focus is media used for entertainment. Online video viewing is way up while traditional TV watching is down. Video viewing is also up for homework assignments.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I was recently asked about my thoughts on using technology use in the classroom and the connection to the word “balance.” If we are really looking out for our kids, what experiences have we learned from using technology ourselves to help guide them through this uncharted territory? Will Richardson.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 4, 2019

Turning A Viral Hoax Into A Lesson on Internet Safety Over the last week, you have probably seen some reference to the “Momo Challenge,” hidden messages in Youtube videos, and calls for technology companies to police their systems to protect kids. Reports were made that students had harmed themselves. Is the content appropriate?

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Internet Safety Report 89

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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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. Calling my Childhood Bully –a video about an adult who calls a boy who bullied him in high school (7 min.).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It quickly demonstrated the value it had for students,” says Ciaramitaro, who chairs Capella’s undergraduate information technology program and provides students with projects through the platform. “It Founded in 2015, Riipen’s platform has mostly businesses and schools based in Canada. It gets them real-world experience.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

In 2018, the Pew Research Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games. Students who are drawn to gaming are often equally captivated by the broader technology ecosystem. That’s a notable jump from the 45% of all undergraduates in 2015 that planned to study STEM. Many, however, are not.

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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. Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. Video, of course, enables other innovations. 14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

A decade ago, before cellphones could record video and share it instantly, there was relatively little worry over how students might use devices on campus. They also can become provocateurs or citizen journalists by posting videos that go viral well beyond the campus community. But smartphones have changed all of that.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 4, 2023

I hope you enjoy this story originally written in 2015. This is something I do all of the time with educators, but while many students are savvy with technology they might not necessarily see the benefit for learning. ” I started my talk, and as I do often, the first time I showed a video, I checked the hashtag and my mentions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. Cyberbullying videos from BrainPOP.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

As an architect, comedian and playwright, with a loyal following across the arts and social media, Jonny Sun knows what it takes to nurture a creative mindset. But the artist and writer isn’t so sure that he agrees with Sir Ken Robinson, the education thought leader whose video “ Do Schools Kill Creativity ?” mr president?

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

With price packages that range from from 499 rupees (about $7) a month to 1,499 rupees (about $20) for two years, EduRev offers videos, notes and practice tests on subjects that range from business and programming to engineering and economics. The platform hosts more than 500 courses and 100,000 videos, documents and tests.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. She helps to support them with the district’s technology initiatives, she coaches teachers and models lessons. Returning to the Classroom with Technology. Click To Tweet.

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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. The 49 second video below shows how this works. For several years, Storify was one of my favorite free "go to" edtech tools.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Youth are given an opportunity to earn money by generating new works including songs, poetry, and videos which the organization in turn publishes. Visual artists document performers and produce photographs and videos that carry the messaging out online long after the PA is packed up. Louis creative work. Over 90% of St. Louis for all.

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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.

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