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Are Phones and Social Media a Distraction in Museums and Galleries?

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" However, there's still a question of whether smartphones and social media enhance or distract from the museum experience. Recommended for: Grades: 6-12 Subjects: arts, digital citizenship, social studies, ELA. " Show the Vox video " How Instagram Traps Are Changing Art Museums."

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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Additionally, Chron reports that some schools have even replaced the usual blackboard and whiteboard with smartboards this year. Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students.

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The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators

The CoolCatTeacher

Britt: In my classes, I’m using strictly a Blackboard LMS and I’m using Twitter, which I felt was a less onerous use of social media for classroom conversations. You have to prove to me that it’s worth using Facebook, or any social media, for that matter. You and I have both been in social media now for a decade.

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Leveling up on our Digital Literacy skills with Twitter

Learning With Lucie

And of course I want that experience to be authentic and I certainly want to model how to make the most our of Twitter and other social media tools in your leadership role. We need to mentor our newbies and guide them through helpful ways to leverage Twitter and other social media tools.

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21st Century School — How Technology Is Changing Education

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Increase student engagement and collaboration through social media, simulations, and games. She is the editor/author of dozens of tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Library 2.017 Mini-Conference: DIGITAL LITERACY & FAKE NEWS

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

What does “digital literacy” mean in an era shaped by the Internet, social media, and staggering quantities of information? As learners increasingly move from just consuming information to also socially producing it, what are the new requisite skills of critical thinking and decision-making?

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10 Options for Polls and Forms in Your Class

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Google Forms integrates well with Google Apps for Education, Google Classroom, and many LMSs such as Blackboard. Completed forms are shared via a link, social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and other popular platforms. Its drag-and-drop interface makes building forms intuitive, quick, and easy.

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