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Practical examples of social media in elementary school

The Innovative Educator

Guest post by Computer Teacher & Tech Coordinator, Chris Casal | Cross posted at The Casal Operating System Editor''s note: Chris Casal is a member of the NYC DOE Social Media Advisory Team. His insights have helped inspire and guide teachers in the effective use of social media in the classroom.

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Connect to the Common Core with Resources Students Commonly Turn to For Learning

The Innovative Educator

If you know the Common Core Standards you know that “The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum. In like fashion, research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the Standards rather than treated in a separate section.”

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The Fun of IFTTT

Ask a Tech Teacher

It uses a simple statement that will turn all the social media mavens into engineers—IF THIS THEN THAT. Activate and connect your Channels — services like Facebook, Dropbox, and Gmail as well as devices like Nest Thermostat, Fitbit, and Philips Hue — for limitless ways to automate and empower your life.

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3 Apps to Prioritize Your Day

Ask a Tech Teacher

What a great lesson for students to learn about the power of the internet, social media, and one person. IFTTT ( If T his T hen T hat) allows users to automate web-based functions such as keeping track of the weather or being informed when their picture appears on social media. Educational Applications. Conclusion.

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7 Skills Students Need for Today’s Classwork

Ask a Tech Teacher

Creating an online graphic organizer on the animal kingdom doesn’t necessarily conflate with knowing how to compare-contrast (a skill mentioned thirty-eight times by Common Core between kindergarten and eighth grade). Let’s face it: Students are on social media or will be soon. Internet use.

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ASCD Welcomes New Teachers and Offers List of Educational Resources

The 21st Century Principal

For example, Robyn Jackson’s Never Work Harder Than Your Students shows how any teacher can become a master teacher and presents seven principles for getting started. EduCore TM – This free online resource portal has materials intended to build teachers’ knowledge around the Common Core State Standards.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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