The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you follow me on Twitter and Instagram, you should see some of the things I’m sharing. So, the official hashtag is #ISTELive and you can follow and see all of the things people are discussing on social media. ISTE Resources.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A few years ago I made a shift to becoming a more connected educator by leveraging the technology available through social media. Social Media. Although I was quite resistant to create a Facebook or a Twitter account, once I did, my Professional Learning Network (PLN) has continued to grow.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The digital world now provides all of us access to some fantastic opportunities. Webinars Improved bandwidth and increased access to technology have helped learning through webinars gain in popularity. Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social media allows any educator to learn anytime, anywhere, with anyone they want.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

In the absence of being together in the same physical space, finding a tool or tools that we can rely on whether it’s social media, a voice message, jumping on a quick video call, or having a collaborative space and posting a question, there are tons of options. Social network communities.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Pew has a new study , based on surveying nearly 4,000 scientists, and the results are important for higher education and technology. The long version: there are many observations about science and communication in the study as a whole, but I’ll focus here just on implications for education. Pew researchers presenting to AAAS.

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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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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

It’s simply naive to think that our littlest learners can’t or shouldn’t have access to classroom technology. Technology should be used to increase access to learning opportunities for all children. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. . . by Joe Marquez.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Bringing Science to the Public One of Caitlin Light’s many duties as an assistant professor at Binghamton University is running the social media accounts for the first-year research immersion program, and students quickly had some advice for her: No one uses Instagram anymore. Will it come to play a role in college classrooms?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2021

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts. Why change passwords. How to manage passwords. Take password management seriously.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Using Twitter in my classroom has certainly elevated my tech savvy status with parents as well as my instagramming 5th graders who have never known a world without digital devices. We live in a very social world, so why not use social media in the classroom? Only social media can deliver that.

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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. Sometimes, the literature on a given study topic is just mixed.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

These skill-building, multi-player games help students build critical skills in math, language arts, and social studies in a fun and entertaining way.   All educators using Discovery Education services enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.,

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. Since then, I’ve started using Facebook and Twitter to learn about all kinds of recent events and news happening nearby and around the world. And I’m not the only one using social media sites in this way. We have bubbles that touch.”

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 18, 2022

They can now send messages and files electronically and connect with students through social media. It has made it easier for students to access information and collaborate. Easier For Students To Access information. Easier For Students To Access information. One great example of this is the website Coursera.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Arcademics: These multi-player games make building skills in math, ELA (English Language Arts), and social studies engaging and fun. All educators using Discovery Education’s products enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts. Why change passwords. How to manage passwords. Take password management seriously.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2022

Rablin recently took to Twitter to share his rationale in an 8-tweet thread. If you look at nearly any study that analyzes the relationship between phone use, notifications, social media and mental health, it's virtually always a net negative. He’s had a change of heart. We asked him to share more thoughts.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

To account for this fact, I removed the majority of references to specific tools except for some of the most prolific ones such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Built-in study guide : Each Chapter ends with 4-5 discussion and reflective questions that are meant to move readers more readily to actions. The point here is simple.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Multiple studies show that regular use of Science Techbook in the classroom has many positive academic results for educators and students across a variety of districts and populations in the United States. All educators using Discovery Education’s digital resources have access to the Discovery Education Network. Discovery, Inc.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vickie Morgado on episode 177 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 3, 2017

Can you imagine what a student thinks when trying to study? Online ads and social media channels can be greater reasons for procrastination than the fridge or noisy roommates. Being online while studying can be very distracting. Even when having the best intentions, students can get off track when studying online.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. All of these experiences empowered us to think about and then create a deep learning experience that could be easily accessible to all educators across the globe. Anyone can register HERE.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. But there is a cost to this access. The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. But there is a cost to this access. The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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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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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.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Adams is certainly correct that teenagers aren’t reading nearly as much these days; one 2016 study suggests a third of U.S. Like it or not, smartphones and teens’ social media use aren’t going anywhere any time soon. My kids are still young, but I’m always thinking of how to instill in them a passion for books, so I read on.on

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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. “ But how does the community know?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

In fact, a study on Forbes found that global education technology (EdTech) is one of the fastest-growing segments today, and is expected to be worth $252 billion by the end of this year. This year, educational institutions are using blockchain for accessible record keeping. These devices double as both a whiteboard and a screen.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Oklahoma City, OK —Students and teachers in classrooms across Oklahoma’s Millwood Public Schools (MPS) now have access to a host of dynamic digital resources supporting science and social studies instruction thanks to a new partnership with Discovery Education.

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