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Students Turn to TikTok for Study Buddies

Edsurge

“It helps people create a community around studying,” she says. Thompson is part of a trend of college and high school students who stream themselves studying on TikTok or YouTube, often using the hashtag #studywithme. I think of social media as sugar,” she says. I’m definitely a master procrastinator.”

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Why I Teach Women's Studies at an All-Girls Catholic School

Edsurge

To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014. Still, our students deserve a curriculum that gives them access to unpacking the injustices of being a young person in a world that still abuses and discriminates against women.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. However, true immersion is not guaranteed, and issues, such as accessibility, are always important to consider. Broadly, the metaverse refers to the creation of virtual worlds or spaces in which social interactions can occur.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Smart Classrooms have become popular because they provide a flexible, self-paced learning environment; one that levels the playing field for students by making education more accessible to all types of learners. Is the media saved on a dedicated in-lab network, on the general campus network, or on the LMS? overall user experience.

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What Brings Gen Z to the Library?

Edsurge

Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall. They also did ethnographic research at two Ohio public library branches.

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OPINION: Youth of color and young women use social media the most, so why are most digital technology developers white men?

The Hechinger Report

We recently asked a 21-year-old undocumented Chicana in Los Angeles what she imagined the designers of social media platforms look like. Definitely white, smart, educated. Not using much social media themselves, sharing limited information about themselves.”. Young, wearing a tux, driving a nice car.

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13 Effective Study Strategies to Help Students Learn

MindShift

Between kindergarten and twelfth grade, students are expected to learn how to study, schedule their time and complete sizable assignments without procrastinating. Daniel Willingham , a psychologist at the University of Virginia, studies the application of cognitive psychology in education. STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING DISTRACTION.

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