edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

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? You can connect with Tom on social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 31, 2015

from the Cool Cat Teacher Blog From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The Cool Cat Teacher blog celebrated 10 years , has 167 new posts this year with a total of 3,672 blog posts in the archive. Millions have visited this blog and wow, so many things have happened in ten years.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 20, 2017

Years ago, I had a real turning point in my thinking regarding social media use with students while listening to a group of students share some stories with me. I’ve blogged about this picture before, not only because of the image but because of the top comment: Good work Dad, support without interference.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 25, 2021

These faculty members also may struggle to juggle the demands of the professorship with family commitments, raising children, service to practitioners, a growing social media presence, and innovation in realms that most postsecondary institutions fail to value. This second path would be me, of course. I’m also grateful for all of you.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

A Global Search for Education Reflection From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. While this blog is based on verifiable data, some readers may be unhappy with my interpretation. Perhaps this strategy can best be seen in the February 2016 controversy over Beyonce’s support of Black Lives Matter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. Come back to this blog post for the second part! She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org.

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Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The most popular Gaggle Speaks blog posts this past year featured a wide range of edtech topics, including Pokémon Go, G Suite for Education, social media tips for administrators and educators and, of course, student online safety. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out the top Gaggle Speaks posts from 2016.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

I served on the initial advisory board for ISTE’s Standards for Education Leaders (back then, they were the NETS-A) and in 2016 I received ISTE’s global Award for Outstanding Leadership. Finally, I’m a strong user of social media tools and online platforms and have a large global professional learning network (so Standard 1b!).

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 21, 2019

Photo by Hence The Book on unsplash Today I was notified that this blog has been listed in the top ten of the UK's most influential education blogs by Vuelio for 2019. There are thousands of blogs dedicated to education in the UK, and many of them have great content that can inspire, inform or challenge. Unported License.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 1, 2016

Common Sense recently honored Nza-Ari Khepra with the 2016 Social Change Catalyst Award for her work as a founder of the youth-led violence awareness organization Project Orange Tree and the Wear Orange campaign. Erin Wilkey Oh: How did social media play a role in Project Orange Tree? NK: Definitely.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 1, 2016

Common Sense recently honored Nza-Ari Khepra with the 2016 Social Change Catalyst Award for her work as a founder of the youth-led violence awareness organization Project Orange Tree and the Wear Orange campaign. Erin Wilkey Oh: How did social media play a role in Project Orange Tree? NK: Definitely.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jessica was awarded the NAESP/VINCI Digital Leader of Early Learning Award in 2016 and in 2017 was named the Minnesota National Distinguished Principal. This is a must-listen for kindergarten principals and teachers. Stream by clicking here.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 6, 2016

A live from #iste2016 update From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Bloomz was one of my sponsors for ISTE 2016 this year, and I appreciate their support. Recent awards: Bloomz won the 2016 Edtech Digest Cool Tool Award for best new product or service. A live from #iste2016 update.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2016

By EdTech Staff Who are some of your favorite K–12 technology bloggers?

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My Island View

DECEMBER 28, 2016

This year I made a few changes to my WordPress Blog site. Does the average person even know or understand what a blog is? Do professionals understand how blogs influence their profession? Are teachers using blogs as both relevant reading and writing tools? Are students using blogs to create their voice?

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My Island View

DECEMBER 28, 2016

This year I made a few changes to my WordPress Blog site. Does the average person even know or understand what a blog is? Do professionals understand how blogs influence their profession? Are teachers using blogs as both relevant reading and writing tools? Are students using blogs to create their voice?

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 24, 2016

Many of the 16,000 attendees expected to flock to ISTE 2016 come looking for ideas on how to make smart use of technology in their classrooms and schools, and for a preview of tech trends on the horizon. The list of sessions on tap for ISTE 2016 –there are roughly 1,000 of them–offers some clues on that front.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 19, 2015

They are furiously planning the 2016 event (you can join in). In this episode of ECM, Eric and two of his students tell all about social media, learning, and their plans for next year. If you want to know all of the details, see this blog post shared back in January. The next conference will be January 30, 2016.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Britt Watwood on episode 327 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Britt: In my classes, I’m using strictly a Blackboard LMS and I’m using Twitter, which I felt was a less onerous use of social media for classroom conversations. Vicki: Yeah. What is it?

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

It occurs to me that so many of my best ideas come from the blogs of others. As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Cult of Pedagogy is far more than a blog.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

Communicate with parents through tech: Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[10]. The good news is this doesn’t mean teachers need to be intimately familiar with every new form of tech or social media platform. Adobe Blog.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Social media channels provide the digital alternative for the “traditional” social life and support communication within online communities non-stop. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. Everyone is online now.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2016

It was announced yesterday that edWeb.net is the winner of the SIIA CODiE Award for Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators. Details about the winning products can be found at [link] 2016-Winners. This is the second year in a row that edWeb.net has won this prestigious industry award.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Every year around the Thanksgiving holiday, I provite a short list of memorable blog posts I read the last twelve months or so. I cannot say that these are the “best blogs” of the year or anything, although these posts were very well written. I curate other writers’ posts on my own blog for two reasons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In episode 769 and this blog post, we're going to dig into reading stamina , why it is important, and practical ways we can help our students progress with reading stamina. May 20, 2016. Reading stamina matters. 12 Comments. He was dyslexic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2016

These will be from my upcoming ebook, 169 Real-World Ways to Put Tech Into Your Class Now (expected publication date: August 2016) where I provide 1) an overview of the tech topics most important to your teaching, and 2) practical strategies to address common classroom tech problems.

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Waterford

JULY 8, 2016

Challenges like: social media, cybercrime, cyberbulling, and more. Last month, ISTE posted “ 3 lessons that drive home digital citizenship ” to their blog. While you’re on ISTE’s site, be sure to also check out The 2016 ISTE Standards For Students , a helpful guide on thoughtfully integrating ed tech.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Gitanjali Rao talks about her learning journey on episode 556 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter She was named America’s Top Young Scientist of 2017 by the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, with a patent-pending device to detect lead in water faster than any other current techniques.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

Eileen Lennon on episode 291 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Vicki: So I was talking to my friend, Lisa Nielsen , about her blog , and she has this amazing woman, Eileen Lennon who creates these infographics that get shared like crazy!

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

The 2016 Common Sense Media Awards were held in New York City on May 3. It was an incredible evening and a privilege for us to salute each of our honorees for the inspirational work they do to help kids, families, and schools harness the power of media and technology. Social Change Catalyst Award Nza-Ari Khepra.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

The 2016 Common Sense Media Awards were held in New York City on May 3. It was an incredible evening and a privilege for us to salute each of our honorees for the inspirational work they do to help kids, families, and schools harness the power of media and technology. Social Change Catalyst Award Nza-Ari Khepra.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2019

What began in Pittsburgh in 2016 has now expanded to new regions across the country, through a partnership with Remake Learning, PBS Kids, and Digital Promise. Follow and promote the action on social media using the hashtags #RemakeLearningDays and #RemakeDays. Sign up to help bring RLDAA to your region in 2020.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Being more thoughtful of social media use. I can tell you that I have been way more thoughtful about my time on social media. For example, I do not look at any social media or email until after I workout in the morning. I also do not look at social media a couple of hours before I go to bed.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 19, 2016

May 19, 2016 Creating a digital presence for your class does not have to be restricted to only standard platforms such as websites, blogs and wikis; social media platforms do offer some.read more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

A conversation with Peggy George in episode 105 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Peggy George @pgeorge was one of the most photographed people last year at ISTE 2016, however – SHE WASN’T THERE. Blog: [link]. Many of them are blogging.

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