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Navigating Social Media With Children: A Unified Approach for Schools & Parents

American Consortium for Equity in Education

In today’s digital age, children are exposed to a complex social media landscape, presenting both opportunities and challenges.

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If we don’t engage online, we cede mindshare to others who will

Dangerously Irrelevant

Please join Dr. Heather Johnson and me for one or both of our two Spring 2019 social media workshops for SEHD faculty and students! ]. As a faculty member who has an outsized social media presence ( 53,000+ Twitter followers ; video series with 100+ million views ; one of the top education blogs in the world , etc.),

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8 Top Tips and Tons of Resources for Supporting English Learners with Technology

Teacher Reboot Camp

Below are a list of the articles I’ve written in 2018. 9 Advocacy Groups & Events Enhancing ELT. Even with little access to technology teachers can add background music to a story or show students a short clip to spark conversation or inspire ideas for writing. A World Cup of Knowledge! 18+ Resources & Activities.

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Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation

Digital Promise

Student advocacy reinforced Kettle Moraine’s implementation of CBE and expanded opportunities around personalized learning. For example, students lobbied for things like more internet access by using social media to post personalized learning videos on YouTube. She further mentioned that “people love to be celebrated.”

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How Writing ‘Letters to Strangers’ Helps Students Who Need Mental Health Support

Edsurge

Depending on their interests, Chao says, the student-led chapters might exchange letters based on a theme, focus on education around mental health, or participate in advocacy for mental health resources at their schools. Let’s slow down a bit.”

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STUDENT VOICE: How alt-right memes on Instagram and Reddit are radicalizing my classmates

The Hechinger Report

Social media platforms such as Reddit and Instagram create large communities in which these memes are shared and recruit children to be contributors by providing them with a sense of belonging. But social media platforms have algorithms designed to ensure that consumers remain active on their sites.

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10 Reasons to Think Before You Share Photos of Children Online – SULS0153

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article. . This question comes up a lot in a book I’m reading, Growing Up Shared: How Parents Can Share Smarter on Social Media—and What You Can Do to Keep Your Family Safe in a No-Privacy World. Sharenting : the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc. Click To Tweet.