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B2B Social Media Trends We are Going to See in 2018

Ask a Tech Teacher

Social media has been around for some time now. Twitter launched 11 years ago, LinkedIn 14 years ago, Facebook 13 years ago — and you know what? Companies across the globe continue to use social media as a vital part of their marketing strategy — creating content to connect and engage their audience.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

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Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges.

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

Edsurge

Edmodo is permanently shuttering , the company announced late Monday. It’s no longer viable “for us to maintain the level of service you deserve and that we can take pride in ourselves,” the company wrote in an online explanation of its closure. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter.

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Communities of Practice: A Professional Development Theory for the Digital Age

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 12/14/2018 - 13:24. In our digital age, social interactions are evolving as people increasingly turn to social media and other virtual spaces to connect. Researchers question if social media hurts or harms our ability to interact with one another, and so far the results are mixed. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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AI: The Future of Classroom Efficiency with Mary Howard

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What do you do when award-winning teachers tell you there is a way to save time? Mary won ISTE's 2018 “Virtual Pioneer of the Year” and was a New York State Teacher of the Year finalist in 2018 and 2020. I'd love to hear from you!

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Do Tech Companies Need To Step Up Their Accessibility Game?

The Innovative Educator

Let's take a look by looking at social media examples. Twitter You must take ten steps too many on Twitter to use alt text. Twitter has not stepped up its accessibility game. SnapChat The least accessible of these social media platforms is SnapChat. This should be a feature, not an option.

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AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning

EdTech Magazine

The brains of young children are constantly exposed to stimulation due to smartphones, social media, and the internet,” notes BBN Times contributor Naveen Joshi, founder and CEO of software company Allerin. Companies such as Microsoft have developed tools for using their virtual reality headsets in just this way.