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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. Teaching using news articles: Ideas and tips for teachers There are various ways to teach with news.

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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. Elsevier offers overs 600 fully open access journals where researchers can publish or access peer-review articles.

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Social Media in Education

A Principal's Reflections

The other day Bill Ferriter told me that he was working on an article for ASCD and asked if I would answer a few questions. My answers to Bill''s questions provide a snapshot of my social media in education journey. What made you interested in using social media to reach out to your school community?

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Advancing Mobile Phones as Learning Devices

A Principal's Reflections

This morning I read a great article on PBS Media Shift by Audrey Watters entitled " Why Schools Should Stop Banning Cell Phones, and Use Them For Learning." This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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Digital Literacy Programs Prepare Students for a Tech-Enabled Future

EdTech Magazine

With 95 percent of teenagers in possession of mobile devices, students are constantly sharing and searching through social media platforms. . Students must be savvy about what they say and do online, since college admissions officers — and even future employers — are likely to look through their social media accounts.

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How students are using social media to change the world

eSchool News

Social media has gotten a bad rap. I’ve read lots of articles calling it addictive, mind numbing, and a waste of time. But as the students-turned-activists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have discovered, when used properly, social media can help you make a difference.

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Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs

eSchool News

So far, discussions have been dominated by UNESCO’s recent counsel calling on schools to ban mobile phones. Economic and societal factors, such as mental health concerns over social media use, present significant challenges. But, we must be careful not to conflate some of these very specific problems with technology as a whole.