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 Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with information as adults and as educators, there are still many untapped resources to learn from and share with and grow, especially through social media. Being a connected educator doesn’t mean sticking to one favorite platform and having that singular lens to learn from.

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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. We’ll post the first post on Monday with the second part of the series on Tuesday.

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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 told this story the other day to a group of educators, and it reminded me of this picture. This is what is so hard about social media in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. Listen to Tom Murray Talk about US Education Policy in the Coronavirus Health Crisis Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. You can connect with Tom on social media.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 (Geneva CUSD 304) today announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5 through the year 2026. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Today he reflects on the implications for educators and how he’s talking about the Cambridge Analytica scandal with other educators. The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators. You have to prove to me that it’s worth using Facebook, or any social media, for that matter. Listen Now. Enhanced Transcript.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

Fourteen years after its founding and with a misinformation landscape many magnitudes more dire than anyone could’ve predicted, the News Literacy Project will herald in a new CEO this summer, marking a transition in leadership but not a change in direction for the education-focused nonprofit. 6, 2021, chief among them.

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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.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 8, 2016

June 8, 2016 Social media is becoming a key player in the educational sector. It is redefining the learning landscape in unprecedented ways. Old modes of learning that were once prevalent in the.read more.

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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. One of our first activities asked us to reflect on some of our understandings, strengths, and challenges related to the ISTE Standards for Educators.

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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. A Note from Vicki: This post is in response to Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for education where she asks about the literacy skills required for a new world. Let’s dig in.

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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. 29 awards were given for products and services deployed specifically for education and learning professionals. Details about the winning products can be found at [link] 2016-Winners.

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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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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 17, 2021

3 Tips to Educate Students on Mass Emails, Email Safety, and More. While your students are probably active on social media and are used to texting their friends, emails are a completely different animal to tackle. In 2020, phishing was the most common type of cybercrime and was 11 times more likely to happen than it did in 2016.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. Infographics in Education with Eileen Lennon. So I started with her, creating the social media guidelines for the New York City Department of Education. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2023

education system. schools since 2016. Key points: School districts need bigger cybersecurity budgets and support mechanisms Cybersecurity threats are not going away, and knowledge is a large factor in protecting networks Now more than ever, safeguarding students and staff from targeted cyberattacks is critical to the health of our U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Often, she says, a life event usually interrupts their studies—starting a family or a parent becomes ill, for example—and the CEO of ReUp Education says students shouldn’t suffer for it. “It Existing investors Serious Change, Strada Education Network, Impact Engine, Michelson Runway and Bisk Ventures participated in the round.

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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. But that applied to employer-employee relationships.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 19, 2017

51Talk is the largest online English education platform in China. In June 2016, it became a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (COE). 51Talk’s mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable, and to enable students to talk to the world. We hope you find these tips encouraging and helpful.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We Department of Education database that tracks a large group of students who started kindergarten in 2010.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2018

She has been an assistant middle school principal, a special education supervisor, and special education teacher. Jessica was awarded the NAESP/VINCI Digital Leader of Early Learning Award in 2016 and in 2017 was named the Minnesota National Distinguished Principal.

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Adam Welcome

MARCH 17, 2016

It was time to write this post - because it's 2016. Why do we still have to explain why social media is an important part of a school? How else are we supposed to prepare our kids for these careers if we aren't giving them the access and exposure to technology in their education - at school!

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 24, 2016

The annual conference hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education, which kicks off Sunday in Denver , is a gargantuan summit that draws educators and K-12 companies from across the United States, and the world. See also: Technology Counts 2016: Transforming the Classroom. ISTE: By the Numbers. 76 nations.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

It’s just up to educators to help them succeed in finding answers while staying safe in a digital environment. The educational system structure was designed for that analog world. 1] Many educators, especially digital immigrants, struggle to find the best way to do this. We Need to Rethink Education for Digital Natives.”

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

While it’s hard to know for sure how the schools of the future will look like and function, I think it’s safe to assume education technology will be omnipresent. Education technology already assists teachers create diverse and engaging learning materials and deliver better classes. Well, at least more than it is today.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are down after the pandemic. How many kids, families, and educators were ill, recovering from being ill, or still traumatized from loved ones’ deaths, illnesses, or long recoveries? Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, said about these results.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, News Literacy Project. As conspiracy theories spread across social media and misleading news stories are shared in internet echo chambers, educators across the country – and the world – are trying to battle misinformation by teaching students to be better consumers of news, media and data.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2016

Frank Smith Discover what this year's FETC will bring to the table for educators.

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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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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2019

Educators, businesses, and researchers agree: today’s students require a new set of skills to thrive as productive citizens. 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. Sign up to help bring RLDAA to your region in 2020.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

To the relief of the world, education has mostly returned to the classroom after the pandemic mandated distance and hybrid learning. A student may forget which teacher encourages the use of social media as an inventive form of learning and expression, and which only allows access to the learning management system.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 23, 2016

Twitter is a popular and useful social media tool. educators #teched #edtech #mlearning #edchat pic.twitter.com/tIsg86bdVU. Neil Jarrett (@EdTechNeil) April 22, 2016. Dostoyevsky-BTS (@Dostoyevsky23) April 11, 2016. Neil Jarrett (@EdTechNeil) February 20, 2016. Wiz Khalifa (@TheWizKhalifa) April 14, 2016.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Discovery Education, the Charlotte, NC, based leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms worldwide, today announced the appointment of Eli Kennedy, the CEO of SMASH , to the company’s Board of Directors. About Discovery Education.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 23, 2016

Twitter is a popular and useful social media tool. educators #teched #edtech #mlearning #edchat pic.twitter.com/tIsg86bdVU. Neil Jarrett (@EdTechNeil) April 22, 2016. Dostoyevsky-BTS (@Dostoyevsky23) April 11, 2016. Neil Jarrett (@EdTechNeil) February 20, 2016. Wiz Khalifa (@TheWizKhalifa) April 14, 2016.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 30, 2021

In fact, I actually saw some Kaitlin tweeted at the beginning of my presentation, and I had understood since I was talking about social media why she wasn’t excited. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: I look back on this day fondly because I had hoped that I had made a difference for those students as well.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Just in time for ISTE 2016, the teacher-parent communication app Bloomz is announcing a major award and introducing new features, including offering its basic schoolwide product for free. The site combines the features of several collaboration and social media platforms in order to optimize communication with parents.

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