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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Christian Miraglia, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great ideas on teaching kids about Social Media Awareness: Over the last decade, there has been pressure in the K-12 learning environment to create classes that address everything from managing your money to various efforts to address cultural inequalities.

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Top 10 Hits and Misses for 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher

million views from visitors, about 10,000 followers who have read some or all of our 2,731 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. Here they are–my top 10 hits of 2021 (though I’ve skipped any that have to do with website reviews and tech tips because they’re covered in separate posts): Top Ten Hits.

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2021 Reflections: Looking Back and Harnessing Powerful Possibilities

Digital Promise

As we approach the end of 2021, we at Digital Promise also wanted to reflect on the year that was. Below, Digital Promise staff share reflections, lessons, and learnings from 2021 and offer hopes for education in the new year. How 2021 has changed the way we view our role in education. What has inspired us over the past year. ??Juliana

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14 Educator Social Media Accounts That Inspire Us

MIND Research Institute

Social media can be an amazing tool for so many pu rposes. In no particular order, here are some of my colleagues' and my favorite educational social media accounts. December 20, 2021. December 22, 2021. October 14, 2021. Excellent article adapted from an excellent book. December 6, 2021.

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Students' Career Interests Are Changing. Here Is Why Our Teaching Must Change, Too

Edsurge

I often jump in, but that’s a different article for another day. Our students’ personal interests and goals are changing and quite frankly, our education system has failed to keep up with this amorphous landscape where becoming an influencer on various social media platforms is a viable career option.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

In a recent news article, Andrea noted that her struggling readers in grades 7-8 used to read at a grade 5 or 6 (Barshay). There are also lots of links in this article. 2021, November 10, 2021). 2019, October 14, 2021). Literal App Use coolcat for a free account. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom?

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – September 2021

Edthena

From building relationships with parents to supporting students in the return to in-person teaching, we have highlights and article links for you. Many school systems issue weekly newsletters to keep the school community up-to-date on safety policies and conditions, as well as provide updates on social media feeds and emails.