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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

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This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”. They are all into it. Darren Ellwein.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

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But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. Cult of Pedagogy also has a wide-reaching community on social media. Dr. Adam Phyall.

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What Schools Can Learn About Communication From the Vatican’s Former Social Media Chief

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In 2017, Monsignor Paul Tighe may have been the only priest amidst a sea of techies at South by Southwest (SXSW), where he spoke about his past experience serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for the Catholic Church. Think “social media director” for the Catholic Church.)

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

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We must give pause to understand how citizens can become savvy purveyors of accurate information so that hoaxes like not friending Jayden K Smith and the countless missing children Facebook posts that travel unhindered for years after children have been found can cease. We must be literate on how to verify information BEFORE sharing it.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

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NCTE Position Statement on Independent Reading ) 3:51 How does Lisa talk to her students about reading stamina and how to refocus when distracted? Talk to your students about reading stamina and how to build it. “How Did U.S. UNESCO (2017, September 2017). 4:57 Idea 1: Opportunity. ” Fact Sheet.

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How Teachers Can Just Work 40 Hours a Week?

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Angela Watson: It’s not about working a 40 hour week–members choose their OWN target number and determine how to allot those hours throughout the week. We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. How does this program work? Will this work for me in that case?

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These Education Books Sparked Conversation in 2018—And Give Us A Glimpse At What’s Ahead

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Bernard Bull was nominated to share his thoughts by futurist Bryan Alexander, who wrote for the project in 2017. When I interviewed Caplan early in the year about how to address inequities in education, he didn’t join the common argument of removing barriers to a college degree. Last, Stephen M.