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The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators

The CoolCatTeacher

Professor Britt Watwood has moved his college classes off Facebook. The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators. Vicki: The Facebook scandal with Cambridge Analytica and more. So, first of all, Britt, how would you explain, in simple terms, what happened on Facebook and why so many people are wanting to #deletefacebook?

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How Social Media Encourages Plagiarism (and Six Ways You Can Fight It)

Edsurge

Has the ubiquity of social media given plagiarism new life? Whether or not the Internet is to blame, plagiarism seems to have become more socially acceptable across grade levels. We repost so much so frequently that some platforms, such as Facebook, have been compelled to develop their own citation rules to combat plagiarism.

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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. Facebook demands its potential users to be at least 13, but a lot of school kids say they never or rarely use Facebook anyway.

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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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For Some Students, #DeleteFacebook Is Not Really an Option

Edsurge

I entered my junior year of high school without a Facebook account. My AP English Language teacher had been using a Facebook group for our class to answer students’ questions after hours. Once upon a time, educators like Sarah Jackson—the aforementioned teacher—found Facebook to be a handy tool for class.

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Website Platforms Share Accessibility Support with Schools at #NYCSchoolsDigIn Summit

The Innovative Educator

In attendance were the following website platforms: Blackboard / Schoolwires eChalk Edlio Google Intrado / School Messenger Wix WordPress. What people were saying Participants were abuzz with their learning on social media. In fact the project hashtag trended on Twitter that day.

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Parents: Email Best for School-to-Home Communications

techlearning

Eighty percent (80%) of parents say personal email is the most effective way for schools and districts to communicate with them, according to Speak Up data released by Blackboard Inc. When it comes to social media, this disconnect is large.