techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 64

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 57

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

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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Hubbli

AUGUST 8, 2023

These include: DonorsChoose : A platform that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects. Social Media for School Fundraising Utilizing social media can spread awareness and encourage participation in school fundraising events.

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Tools Social Media Facebook Strategy 77

Neo LMS

JULY 27, 2021

Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, Twitter, or email apps are some of the most popular text messaging solutions that came in handy when the pandemic hit. However, parents nowadays are more into social media, so the solutions mentioned above will help teachers reach parents easier. Text messaging apps or emails.

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Examples EdTech LMS Guidelines 441

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It has replaced my use of iMovie in the classroom with my students because it is more robust. I’ll also dive into some of the features that have me most excited as a classroom teacher. For these reasons, gridlines are a must-use in my classroom. Video is the modern essay. Here’s how. AUTO OR “PRO” AUTO.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Educational research group Pearson reports that there’s increasing awareness and recognition among teachers and administrators that traditional parent-teacher conferences yield limited results , particularly for traditionally marginalized student populations. Expand Your Classroom Communications Toolbox. Take Advantage of Social Media.

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Tools Pearson Social Media Conference 419

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

Social Media 40

Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 40

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

Social Media 40

Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 40

Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

3] Engaged families report trusting teachers more and understand more clearly the role school plays in their child’s life.[2] Writing for Districtadministration.com , Morris notes that successful family engagement begins by centering on families and their needs, just like teachers center children in their classrooms.

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How To Strategy Survey Training 259

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

What does it mean to report on education technology from a student lens? How does the tech-health discussion impact teachers in the classroom? Coverage of technology in a classroom has been really focused on the potential benefits and the promise of tech even for very young children. Has it evolved with your reporting?

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Facebook Report Pearson Technology 78

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Joe Sanfelippo, superintendent of Fall Creek school district in Wisconsin, leads a social media campaign for his schools using the hashtag #gocrickets. The classroom chronicles can also help parents know when to nudge their kids, according to Colleen Terrill, a director of instructional technology for Mashpee, Massachusetts.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Typically mobile learning — or m-learning — entails extending teaching beyond the classroom environment, connecting with learners further afield, as well as empowering students to learn wherever they are. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom. Contextualized: M-learning also enables in situ learning.

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Smartphone Classroom Tablets Mobile Learning 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

.” As an education journalist and a parent, I’ve long been fascinated by the question of how children actually learn to read, a big topic for us here at The Hechinger Report. The podcast is spurring virtual happy hour s and Facebook discussions , ushering in much-needed discussion on what must change to improve the way that U.S.

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Social Media Elementary Report System 96

Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

How Digital Natives Process Information in the Classroom. The “accent” of a digital immigrant (preferring a printed report rather than one online, for instance) strikes digital natives as odd.[4]. Using Technology in the Classroom to Teach Digital Natives. Integrating technology into the classroom is a necessity.[1]

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Adobe 264

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

AUGUST 31, 2016

If you’re targeting high school students like we are at SmartyReader , it’s important to recognize that consumption of media–especially social media–is one of U.S. Ninety-one percent of teens report that they visit the Internet almost daily, 71 percent use Facebook, and over half use Instagram.

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Social Media Facebook Report System 178

Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

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. Technology in the classroom may not have reached its full potential yet, but both teachers and students know there’s more to it than meets the eye.

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Gamification Social Media Smartphone Tablets 234

WJU EdTech

MARCH 17, 2015

I thought most teachers understood social media do’s and don’ts. While many some people feel they can post anything on social media that they want, don’t do it! Don’t use your brain and post your uncensored thoughts or pictures to social media. But I am finding they don’t.

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Social Media Edmodo Facebook Digital Citizenship 40

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In 2017, EdTechTeam Mexico managed a local grant for Google, offered local custom professional development, and maintains a local social media presence. Most services were in Spanish, and the EdTechTeam Press book Classroom Management for the Digital Age was translated into Spanish for use in Mexico (and elsewhere).

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Tom Murray

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Alibaba) The most popular media platform creates no content. Facebook) The largest movie house owns no cinemas. Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger) The fastest growing banks actually have no money. So what can educators do with so much uncertainty when what’s outside their classroom walls continues to change?

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Industry Facebook Company Social Media 270

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Approximately three out of every four tweens and teens are on some type of social media platform these days. Cathie Norris and ElliotSoloway, university professors studying how much time today’s youth spend with text-based materials vs. image-based materials, “ estimate that 90 percent of K-12 classroom time in the U.S.

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Tools Social Media Classroom Educreations 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

Though fairly new, Sway has taken over classroom production of visual presentations because the result is visually appealing while minimizing the amount of time students spend formatting a project, giving them lots more time to research and write. Write and format reports. Prepare presentations, much as students would a report.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2017

School may be out for many but the learning we do as educators can last even outside the classroom. Finally we will finish the series by looking at some new and exciting tools to try in your classroom. Diversify Through Social Media Social media is an almost constant part of our daily lives. Happy Learning!

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. These signs may not just be a phone call, but also WhatsApp messages, emojis and Facebook posts." How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules ).

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EdTech Social Media Facebook Google 244

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Gone are the days when teachers had to drag TVs into classrooms to let students watch films. Now, nearly every classroom is at least equipped with a screen and projector. Additionally, Chron reports that some schools have even replaced the usual blackboard and whiteboard with smartboards this year. Video-assisted Learning.

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Trends EdTech MOOC Learning Analytics 245

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2017

When someone else controls the narrative, chances are it might not paint an accurate picture of what is truly happening in your classroom, school, or district. This template was used to create the monthly Principal’s Report as I called it. Want to program specific times to send out tweets and other social media messages?

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Social Media Strategy Facebook Report 150

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Test scores , school report cards and Facebook posts complaining about homework problems often drive critiques of how math is taught in schools. classrooms. There are many ways in which a teacher can foster a classroom rich in opportunities for math talk. But math talk is not just something that can happen in a classroom.

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Social Media Facebook Strategy Examples 224

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2021

Increased lumens equals brighter projection, a feature that provides a distinct advantage for supporting students in socially distant classrooms and hybrid learning models. A typical classroom uses its projector from five to eight hours per school day, five days a week for 38 weeks per school year.

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Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Web filtering is required by law, as long as schools wish to receive e-rate funding to supply their digital classrooms. Most students find web filtering to be unnecessarily inhibitive, citing that it blocks perfectly acceptable web pages due to one keyword or denies access to social media pages.

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Social Media E-rate Facebook Elementary 100

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

These story time and classroom read-aloud videos may be hosted on the educational platform and/or YouTube (as an “Unlisted” file) until the end of the current school year, after which we request that they be removed from the educational platform and/or from YouTube, unless this permission is extended for the next school semester.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. These signs may not just be a phone call, but also WhatsApp messages, emojis and Facebook posts." How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules ).

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EdTech Social Media Facebook Google 150

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

Earlier this month, ACLU’s Rhode Island chapter released a scathing report, “ High School Non-Confidential Report: How School-Loaned Computers May Be Peering Into Your Home ,” that blasted the lack of safeguards to protect students’ privacy. The concerns raised in the report are not hypothetical nor without merit.

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Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 119

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. How to spot fake news classroom posters Here are two handy posters to use with students in class.

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Securly

APRIL 19, 2016

Students from around the world reported using their devices for the following activities (time allocation in descending order): Social Media, Schoolwork, Entertainment, Gaming. SOCIAL MEDIA. Facebook is the most visited social media network, used even by children younger than the age restriction.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

They didn’t have a high-tech classroom with fancy equipment — in fact most students didn’t even have laptops or access to the internet. Generation Z students may be digital natives, easily connecting with friends and family on social media apps, but that doesn’t mean they understand how to use the internet as a tool.

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Learning Advocacy Report Google 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). Formative assessment.

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Twitter Social Media Digital Citizenship Flipped Classroom 150

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

Carly not only created the template, but she has also implemented it in her classroom and shares her story in the guest post below. Leveraging social media to teach students has been a huge win for me in the classroom. I’m forever grateful that Tara Martin taught us all how to annotate text through social media. .

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