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Genius as an Alternative Social Media

ProfHacker

” That many academics rely on social media goes without saying. Yet, I am dissatisfied with my social media. Twitter can often be overwhelming, and in my experience it fails to foster engaged discussion. Especially in a course centered on music, there is good reason to incorporate Genius into the classroom.

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What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education

EdTech Magazine

Augmented data analysis, blended digital tools and connected networks will reign among technology innovations in the coming year, according to IT analyst group Gartner’s top 10 tech trends of 2019. . Members of the online community maintain multiple versions of themselves through social media sites, online profiles and other means.

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Why I’m Integrating the World Cup Into My English Class, Despite My Disinterest in Sports

Edsurge

My eyes constantly darted toward the classroom door; I was simultaneously worried an administrator would catch our class off task while also basking in the suspenseful atmosphere. A the end of the match, our classroom exploded in ecstatic celebrations when South Korea beat Germany, allowing Mexico to progress to the knockout rounds.

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A Teacher’s Best Evaluator

Ask a Tech Teacher

Students are evaluating teachers; they do that on social media and Rate your Teacher. During my years in the classroom, I created Google forms and then posted them on Canvas or pushed them out via email. He can be found on Twitter @T4edtech, Linkedin , and on his YouTube Channel Transformative Edtech. And it is ugly.”

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom? Have a great classroom library. in Your Classroom Now.

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Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources 

eSchool News

Easy-to-follow instructions guide students through data collection, measurement, data analysis, and interpretation, while feedback provided by both open-ended and auto-graded questions reinforces correct ideas. 

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Do Active-Shooter Drills in Schools Do More Harm Than Good?

Edsurge

But the second grader had gone through an active-shooter drill at his school, where he was instructed to curl up in a ball on the classroom floor. Provencher shared the moment on Twitter last week, and it went viral, with nearly 2 million views. That was just a DRILL?’ he said, incredulous. ‘I