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Technology Use and Wellness: How to Guide Students in a Digital Age

Ask a Tech Teacher

And when these perceived comparisons become quantifiable in the form of likes and comments, feelings of isolation and inferiority significantly increase. It is also essential to facilitate discussions on digital citizenship, which will help students understand the impact of their digital footprint, social media etiquette, and more.

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Everything Doesn’t Always Have to Be Awesome on Social Media

Philly Teacher

As I was scrolling LinkedIn today (this is something I just started doing recently), I felt the need to dust off this blog and slowly emerge from what feels like eons of silence here. Needless to say, there hasn’t been much time in my life for social media as there used to be.

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The Best, Free Financial Literacy Courses for Middle and High School

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Picture a classroom full of students excited to learn about money. You can also follow them on social media at EVERFIK12. These financial literacy skills include comparison shopping, avoiding online scams, effectively using credit, and investing.

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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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New Podcast: Project-based Learning with A.I. and Improving Friendships

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative world of project-based learning! More: [link] Blog: www.or-tal.com Student Reactions and Comparisons (00:06:03:12 – 00:06:35:03) Vicki: I bet they were. tool named ChatGPT.

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Scientists and social media: an important new study

Bryan Alexander

When it comes to communicating with their peers, scientists use a variety of media, with an emphasis on old-school methods: When it comes to digitally communicating with one’s peers, the leading technology for scientists is… email. In contrast, social media is only a viable communication method for a minority of these scientists.

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People Make the Difference

A Principal's Reflections

Almost all of this growth can be attributed to a point in time that I became connected using a variety of social media tools. As many readers of my blog know, the big changes in my career came when I discovered the value of social media as a leader and learner. In itself, it will never be a transformative tool.