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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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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. This spring I decided to become more engaged with Genius.com (formerly Rap Genius), in part by thinking of it as a form of social media. Do you have a favorite alternative form of social media?

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5 Clear Ways Digital Benefits Learners

A Principal's Reflections

With instant data reporting and analysis, educators can respond more effectively to learner needs. Improved collaboration Similar to how social media has redefined the notion of community, digital tools are also changing the dynamic between students and teachers, affecting how they interact and collaborate.

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How Enhanced Homework Detection Makes Securly Aware Student Wellness Monitoring Even More Reliable and Accurate

Securly

Student monitoring that relies on keyword analysis alone and cannot detect context or sentiment will trigger the most false positive alerts. In addition to web searches, Securly Aware scans web browsing activity, emails, and social media posts, as well as Canvas, Google Drive, and OneDrive.

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Level Up Your Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

Our goal was simple…acquire skills through analysis, practice, and watching others to reach new or more challenging levels. Social media is, and still represents, one of the most powerful ways to move a learning culture forward and engage with stakeholders. If leaders don’t get It, change rarely happens.

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How to defeat fake news–one teacher’s ideas

Ask a Tech Teacher

The roots of misinformation about Russia’s invasion stretch back further than social media. Students prefer images instead of written analysis of world events, which Chris Doyle, a teacher at a Connecticut school, describes as “TikTok over The New York Times.” How Can Truth Win?

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Student-Generated Real-Time Word Clouds

Catlin Tucker

For example, at the start of our unit on social media, I asked my students “What words come to mind when you think of social media?” ” I was curious to see what words they would associate with social media. My students associate social media with their friends above all else.