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Fighting Fake News in the Classroom

Edsurge

This is particularly alarming because we live in an era when, according to Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media —platforms where opinion is often presented as fact. While Facebook and other social media outlets have pledged to tackle fake news , the results are lackluster.

Classroom 145
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Personalizing Learning for All Students With OpenCourseWare

A Principal's Reflections

They were given complete autonomy and flexibility as to how they would articulate what they learned, but they were told that there would be an emphasis on application as opposed to a standard presentation. MIT OCW discovered our project through social media channels and they eventually did a case study on IOCS.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. We have also had the honor of co-presenting workshops across the United States. The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling.

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Tips from the Experts on Hosting a Successful Webinar

edWeb.net

The popularity of webinars has resulted in greater expertise in hosting engaging presentations that reach a larger audience of educators at all levels and in all roles. The presenterssocial media and other events can also be ways to alert followers and encourage their participation. Concepting Your Webinar.

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Digital Content Distribution in Education: Top 7 Tips to Creating a Successful Strategy

Kitaboo on EdTech

This could include social media, email, websites, mobile apps, and learning management systems (LMS) amongst others. Leverage Social Media and Other Online Platforms This is where most people involved in education are divided. Similarly, parts of educational content can be updated in the way it is presented and so on.

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How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project Case Study

The CoolCatTeacher

Mark: The project is a week long experience with eighth graders who try and solve a real world global problem basically in four days, present their solution to an outside group of adults who then judge their performance. So you literally pretty much have half a day for four days for the students to come up with these challenges and present.

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Sessions Announced for Next Week's "Banned Books and Censorship" Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. Participants are encouraged to use #library2023 and #bannedbookscensorship on their social media posts about the event. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0