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ISTE Day 0 Recap for my #NotatISTE #ISTELive Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Must-Read Tech Book. First, I’m reading an incredible book that came out during the Pandemic The Future is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Businesses Industries and Our Lives by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. Some books I’d recommend besides the one in the opener include: ?

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. She is also the author of several edtech books. As a two-time Teacher of the Year, he teaches middle school math, robotics and YouTube video production. Sam Kary & Thom Gibson.

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Should AI be STOPPED?

The CoolCatTeacher

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) I also think that: Every tech tool should have a “kill switch” – this includes social media.

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7 TCEA 2023 sessions we want to attend

eSchool News

From Stigmas to Selfies: The Power of Using Social Media in the Classroom. Break through the stigma surrounding social media and learn how you can utilize it to foster communication with parents, develop and model digital citizenship skills with students, and grow personally in your field as an educator. Get started here.

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70+ Engaging Debate Topics for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Should schools ban/allow access to social media websites ? Which do you prefer: to socialize online or hang out with friends in real life? Are social media websites making people asocial? Robots will soon take all human jobs. Schools should/should not be given the freedom to ban books from their libraries.

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6 Ways to Avoid Those Social Media Landmines

The Daring Librarian

I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. As educators, I passionately believe we should use social media to push the positive, celebrate student successes, share resources with our colleagues, and connect with parents and the community.

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5 Steps to a Successful K–12 STEM Program Design

EdTech Magazine

and author of The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book. "If Within District 36, Burleson explains, “We have buckets of technology: construction, robotics, circuitry and electronics, and coding. Robotics and coding: Robot Turtle board game, Sphero, NAO robot. And ask, ‘What do you use? What don’t you use?

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