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What Role Does Social Media Use Play in the Youth Mental Health Crisis? Researchers Are Trying to Find Out

Edsurge

Much attention has been paid to the potential role of social media in that crisis. The research that we do have is inadequate in terms of helping us understand the ways in which the internet and social media affect youth well-being.” If we change kids’ social media use, will that change their mental health?

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When It Comes To Edtech, How Much Influence Do Teachers Have?

Edsurge

That left us at EdSurge to ponder, how are edtech companies making sure their products are working best for teachers, the people responsible for weaving them into lessons each day? And what—if anything—can we glean from the number of former educators in the leadership ranks of edtech companies? The short answer is—it depends.

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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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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.  Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Discovery, Inc.

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3 Ways Big Data Can Soften the Campus Dropout Crisis

EdNews Daily

Even online schools, where data can be more available due to vibrant learning management systems, are guilty of merely scratching the surface of data capture and analysis. These clues exist not just in classroom performance or student transcripts, but also on social media sites and in other virtual landscapes. Bob La Loggia.

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New Mexico’s Middle College High School Selects Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives to Support Student Science Explorations

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. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education’s Business Development Representative.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

Norbert College where she taught the course Language Analysis and Applied Linguistics. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Lisa served as an adjunct instructor at St. She was a state finalist for the Kohl Teacher Fellowship.