A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2021

The move to remote learning, then a hybrid model , and frequent back-and-forth changes necessitated the need for timely and accessible information. Below is a quick list of ideas to consider: Social media Video streaming (i.e., Below is a quick list of ideas to consider: Social media Video streaming (i.e.,

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. The realities of social media, both good and bad, spurred organizations like Project B3 to step in to teach students how to participate online in a healthy, thoughtful and safe way. .

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2019

K–12 students have more access to the internet than ever, thanks to the multitude of personal devices at their fingertips. . Kids aged 8–18 years old are in front of screens for seven hours every day on average, CBS News reports. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. . by Jennifer Brown.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Picture a classroom full of students excited to learn about money. You can also follow them on social media at EVERFIK12. News and World Reports survey from August 2020 sheds more light. Welcome to the world of free financial literacy courses!

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Educational research group Pearson reports that there’s increasing awareness and recognition among teachers and administrators that traditional parent-teacher conferences yield limited results , particularly for traditionally marginalized student populations. Take Advantage of Social Media. by Curtiss Strietelmeier.

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Neo LMS

JULY 27, 2021

Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, Twitter, or email apps are some of the most popular text messaging solutions that came in handy when the pandemic hit. However, parents nowadays are more into social media, so the solutions mentioned above will help teachers reach parents easier. Text messaging apps or emails.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Joe Sanfelippo, superintendent of Fall Creek school district in Wisconsin, leads a social media campaign for his schools using the hashtag #gocrickets. The rural district of Fall Creek, Wisconsin, has only 850 students and one school building, but it has 13,300 Twitter followers, and that’s just for the superintendent, Joe Sanfelippo.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

Some teachers might opt for using social media, posting frequent updates on Twitter, or uploading student reviews of books on Youtube. Making your own video review takes a lot of hard work; actually, students have to work harder than writing a book report. Video reviews and trailers. Organizing read-alongs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In fact, according to StopBullying.gov, 52 percent of young people report being cyberbullied and over half of them don’t report it to their parents. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. She’s not the only one.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Is accessibility baked into to the development process? 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. Who wouldn't want content to be accessed by people who are visually impaired? Twitter has not stepped up its accessibility game.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

District IT must have guardrails in place to ensure students only have access to age-appropriate content, but web content filtering is more than blocking inappropriate websites—it’s about keeping students safe and focused on learning. Information Technology resources, though—both time and money—are in increasingly short supply.

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That’s why Lightspeed Filter provides school districts with the essential tools to promptly restrict access to sensitive content, effectively filtering current events. Here are some powerful features you can find in Lightspeed Filter to surface actionable insights and quickly block access during challenging times.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In fact, according to StopBullying.gov, 52 percent of young people report being cyberbullied and over half of them don’t report it to their parents. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. She’s not the only one.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Survey reveals that the majority of classroom educators shy away from social media integration. A new survey finds that just 13 percent of participating educators have used social media as part of their classroom learning. The University of Phoenix College of Education survey of 1,002 U.S.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2019

For the past couple of years I’ve been a live reporter at ISTE and for 2 years interviewed folks with my toddler, Savvy. Meeno shared her thoughts and ideas on how we name, measure, and increase access to learning. I have also included highlights from those who attended the inspiring and thought-provoking keynote.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2022

There is a robust agenda for academia’s future, including code sharing, registered reports and accessibility. Even as the postsecondary industry opened its doors to become a more-accessible system for students, it locked up the research conducted by its faculty and staff. As an illustration, take a report by the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We For example, a 2019 study found that social media use doesn’t harm adolescent well-being.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued TCEA 2019 coverage. The latter are valuable, Abshire said, because the majority of parents don’t keep a close eye on their children’s credit reports for suspicious activity. “By Too often, Abshire said, “data is too accessible by too many people.”.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

EdTechTeam Mexico is also a Chromebook Reseller and offers a program called ImpactoEDU , which is designed to develop key competencies in students: problem-solving, information analysis, decision making, creativity, collaborative learning, and communication (through access to devices, curated applications, and professional development).

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Social media channels provide the digital alternative for the “traditional” social life and support communication within online communities non-stop. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. Everyone is online now.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

District IT must have guardrails in place to ensure students only have access to age-appropriate content, but web content filtering is more than blocking inappropriate websites—it’s about keeping students safe and focused on learning. Information Technology resources, though—both time and money—are in increasingly short supply.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

The most popular has been Zoom, which has reported a surge in new users. Like journalists and investors , educators from New York City to the University of Southern California have reported instances where their virtual meetings were hijacked by miscreants. But as Zoom has grown in popularity, so have episodes of internet impropriety.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

In contrast, social media is only a viable communication method for a minority of these scientists. Nearly 80% take the opposite view: “Fully 77% say that promoting their research on social media is not too or not at all important for career advancement in their specialty. ” Good!

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

Social media sites such as Twitter span huge distances to connect people around the world. There are many stories of people developing and sustaining friendship, or even romance and eventual marriage, after ''meeting'' on a social media site. He''s having a whale of a time. The stories go on and on.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Survey: Social Media Is Failing To Find Traction In The Classroom. Social media is a main form of communication and connection used by today’s students. Additionally, more teachers are citing a reluctance to incorporate social media into classroom learning than in 2013 (62 percent vs. 55 percent).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

When your Sway is finished, add it to any site that accepts embed codes, send it out as a link, or share it to a variety of social media outlets. My concern is that if students use Sway to write reports, it may (may not) be difficult to determine what is their research and what is Sway’s automated process.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Project templates include social memes, mini websites, narrated tutorials, presentations, reports, posters, how-to videos, and more. You can access files in Dropbox, Google Photos, YouTube, Vimeo, or upload them from your local computer. Just pick the one best suited to your communication style. How to get started.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

However, most of our current civic education practices fail to prepare students for a world where civil discourse begins the moment you have access to a smartphone and social media. Socializing students for democracy doesn’t belong to one subject area: It belongs to all of us. Engage in online discourse.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Website: www.theaieducator.io Twitter: @ danfitztweets Amanda Fox Amanda Fox, is the Chief Content Officer for Teachergoals.com and currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Is it helpful?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka ; Noreen Naseem Rodriguez ; Betina Hsieh ; @ericaintheclass ; Whitney Aragaki ; Virginia Nguyen , Michael Ida ); talking to each other through listservs or social media; or participating in digital conversations and programming (e.g., after COVID-19.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 8, 2015

Yes, the risks of social media are real. As a parent, you can help nurture the positive aspects simply by accepting how important social media is for kids and helping them find ways for it to add real value to their lives. Suicidal teens can even get immediate access to quality support online. It lets them do good.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

After having attendees discuss in groups their responses to each question I have them report out their thoughts using a variety of tools. As I went into both accounts, I was shocked to learn that Tackk had suddenly shut down on September 30 and when trying to access ProConIt an error message notified me that the site was not working.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

From unencrypted browsing during a class activity to embedding videos into presentations, schools can inadvertently compromise student privacy by exposing them to tracking cookies, according to a recently issued report from the Consortium of School Networking. Find more best practices for maintaining student data privacy! by Eli Zimmerman.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Commit to Long-term Sustainability.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 3, 2016

Your students will also learn about different cultures and traditions by following the Olympics online through videos, articles, images, social media and infographics. Download the pdf version if your students do not have access to computers. Check out this Twitter list of Olympic athletes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Additionally, Chron reports that some schools have even replaced the usual blackboard and whiteboard with smartboards this year. Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students.

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