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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Wally Clipper, has a great run-down on 8 trends you’ll want to watch in 2020: 8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020. This year, educational institutions are using blockchain for accessible record keeping. Being a teacher and a learner today is awe-inspiring. Data Analytics.

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Teach Middle Schoolers About Social Media with Fun Online Sim

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As physical distancing becomes a feature of students' everyday lives, social media has emerged as an important outlet for them to stay connected with friends and family. At the same time, not all students have access to the support they need to learn how to use social media in a way that's healthy.

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Top Tweets and Instagram Posts from 2020

Learning in Hand

Twitter Analytics and Instagram Insights show me data about my social media posts. Reviewing my top postings helps me see what resonated during 2020. My top tweets from each month of 2020 ?? link] — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) January 1, 2020. ?? Social Media ?? Making lessons accessible ??

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Ways to Build Media Literacy in Your Students, and Why You Should

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Media literacy’s simplest definition is “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms.”[3] 3] But the real-life challenges of media literacy go beyond that. Today, social media plays an outsized role in how people get their information. Take a News Literacy Quiz.

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Vote for the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award Winner

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3M and Discovery Education today welcome students, teachers, and communities nationwide to help identify the winner of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award. The online public voting period is open September 28 – October 9, 2020 at youngscientistlab.com. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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6 Things Every High School Senior Should Have Access To Before Graduation

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Projections show that by 2020, 43% of the U.S. During senior year in high school, all students should have access, knowledge, and experience within these top six areas of education below. Before high school graduation, every senior should have access to financial education. workforce will be freelancers according to Nasdaq.

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A Year to Remember, A Year to Reflect:  Pandemic Instruction

Ask a Tech Teacher

Over the past year teachers have been bombarded by colleagues, administrators, and social media pundits on which platforms can best serve them and their students. One, all assignments were created so that students could have access 24/7. Feeling Overwhelmed. For me it served multiple purposes.

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