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10 Ways to Use Twitter in Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit).

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

Here are a few guidelines to help you create successful online PD for teachers: Establish what teachers need. A good program starts with a needs assessment, which is a way to figure out what teachers really need from their training. A survey of 755 teachers in the US found that they value the immediate feedback they get on Twitter.

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Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do's and Don'ts for Teachers

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Social media is an increasingly important part of students' lives; in fact, the average teen spends over an hour a day using social media. To be true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use.

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5 Tips to Increase Parental Engagement in the 21st Century Classroom – From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

Tip #1: School Social Networking Accounts. This is our school Twitter page that we use to communicate, collaborate, and share student success. In this same letter he introduced two new social media platforms to further dialogue: a district Facebook page and a district twitter account, @WT_Schools.

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What parents should ask teachers about technology

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End-of-year assessments of the Common Core grade-level standards are delivered online. How can parents track assessment such as grades, submitted classwork, and class behavior issues? Here’s a post which covers fourteen AUP guidelines and places to go to view standard AUPs. Should the parent join a blog or website?

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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Looking Back & Remembering @Joe_Bower @DevenKBlack @BobSprankle

The Innovative Educator

While I am deeply saddened that our live conversations and interactions have come to an end, social media has provided an outlet for their ideas to live on. He was one of my 25 favorites on Twitter as well. I was one of Bob's many friends who tried turning to social media to address the issue.