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As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

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Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta yesterday, as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sweeping vision of creating a next-generation “embodied” internet inspired by science fiction, where users, as he described it , will be “in the experience, not just looking at it.” In 2014 the company bought VR company Oculus for $2 billion.

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How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus

The CoolCatTeacher

How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus. He founded the www.teachlearnlead.org global edu-library in 2013 and the Center for Global Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurial Studies at Brandon Hall School [link] (Facebook @BHSglobalyouth) in 2016. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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How to Make Every Student Feel Valued

The CoolCatTeacher

Blog: tomhierck.com Twitter: @thierck Facebook: Tom Hierck Linked In: Tom Hierck Show Notes Key Takeaways Building Relationships: The core message from Tom Hierck revolves around the importance of building relationships with students and colleagues. In his spare time, Tom likes to run and he has completed 50 marathons.

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Money Matters: How to Equip Students for Financial Success

The CoolCatTeacher

If you've ever wondered how to prepare your students for the real-world challenges of budgeting, investing, and understanding debt, this episode is your roadmap to making money management an engaging and essential part of your teaching. It's like, now you have to understand how Snapchat makes money before you can invest in them.

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How to Create Apps in the Classroom and Inspire Design Thinking

The CoolCatTeacher

Master takes pride that she, as a young, minority, female educator, was able to found and grow two EdTech companies that now reach more than 40,000 students in 30 states and five countries. Master strongly believes that since we don't know what jobs are going to be available 10 years from now, we have to teach kids how to create their own.

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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to Starr Sackstein share how to assess with respect. Starr Sackstein , MJE Facebook Fan page. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Stream by clicking here.

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

The CoolCatTeacher

Outline of How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies Podcast Episode Thank you Propello for sponsoring this episode Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Jennifer Seravallo's Bio Podcast Transcript What is in the Reading Strategies 2.0 book that is new? So what are you waiting for? Thank you for listening.

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