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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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Digital Leadership with Students and Social Media featuring Jennifer Casa-Todd

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Jennifer Casa-Todd @JCasaTodd opens our minds to social media leadership with students. She argues that we’re limiting students when we don’t let them lead using social media. Jennifer is the author of Social LEADia. Social LEADia Book Contest with Jennifer Casa-Todd. *. Download the PDF.

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Safely Involve Students in Social Media and More Student Voice Tips

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Safely Involve Students in Social Media and More Ways to Give Students a Voice. Heather teaches us how.

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Is social media an effective tool for learning?

Neo LMS

There is this argument on whether social media and learning can coexist, because really, how can the noisy environment of social media become an effective tool for learning? A status update here, share a post there, Facebook basically owns the majority of our social media life. But that’s just the start.

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5 Clear Ways Digital Benefits Learners

A Principal's Reflections

Innovative assessments The changing formats and contexts of assignments have necessitated a corresponding evolution in assessment methods. With the online environment's openness and the integration of game elements and real-time feedback, a wide range of assessment options have materialized.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. Yes, it is nice to have followers, but that translates to more resources.

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Top 10 Hits and Misses for 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher

7 Authentic Assessment Tools. Resources You Need During COVID-19. Resources to Gamify Student Writing. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs. K-12 Digital Tools. Top Ten Misses.