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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all. So, it makes sense for educators to capitalize on this shift and meet students where they already are.

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Metaverse Education: What’s Next for Virtual Learning?

ViewSonic Education

The metaverse itself can be described as a virtual setting that users are able to occupy synchronously, which facilitates meaningful social interactions. ’ The company saw the metaverse as the future of online social interactions and as the evolution of existing social media.

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Professors Try Teaching With TikTok. But It’s Not for ‘Boring, Lecturing Things.’

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So he decided to try to meet them where he heard they were happy to spend time — on TikTok. Officials in those states argue that the platform, owned by a company in Beijing, is a threat to cybersecurity, or they are concerned about spying by the Chinese government. Would I encourage my students to be on social media all the time?

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How to Use Tech to Help Graduating Students Find Jobs

Ask a Tech Teacher

A Monster.com post roundup on job hunting tips provides this insight from HR News Daily on how to boost a resume through social media: “Perhaps the place where social media has had the biggest influence is talent management. Companies are just as likely to examine social media to learn about you.”.

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Do Tech Companies Need To Step Up Their Accessibility Game?

The Innovative Educator

Let's take a look by looking at social media examples. This article takes you through the process while acknowledging what a hassle it is. SnapChat The least accessible of these social media platforms is SnapChat. SnapChat has a ways to go to meet the needs of their disabled users. Adding captions.

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What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers

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Friends and social media users began alerting her that images and material from one of her children’s books, “I Am Not a Number,” about a young Indigenous girl sent to a residential school in Canada and based on the experience of her grandmother, had made their way into paid lessons on the site that she had never seen before.

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Simple Tech Solutions for Inclusive Learning Environments

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Mortimore added that technology needs to meet several criteria: it needs to be designed by and for learners and educators, comfortable and intuitive, built around learners’ behaviors, universally adaptable where possible, and able to handle school environments. Next, they discussed tech-enabled environments that don’t meet student needs.