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258: Have you started a conversation about social media with your students lately?

The Thinking Stick

Ready to get our new free guide “Exploring our relationship with social media”? Check out Jeff’s recent episode about parenting and caretaking with social media and healthy digital habits in mind, you can read it here. Click here and head over to shiftingschools.com to see our 70+ free guides!

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Teens Now Turn to TikTok More Than Google — But Not for Schoolwork

Edsurge

Translated, it means that the video-based social media platform is biting into the search engine’s popularity. Last fall, TikTok surpassed Google as the most-visited site on the web. That makes it second only to YouTube in social media popularity.

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Engaging Social Media for Educators

MIND Research Institute

In our latest episode, Brian welcomes Senior Content and Brand Specialist Calli Wright to the podcast for a discussion on how educators can get more out of social media by taking a purposeful approach. Please leave us a review on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker or wherever you are listening to the show.

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Harnessing the Power and Potential of Social Media to Build Learning Communities #CDNedtech19

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

I’ve been invited to host a Round Table Breakout Session at the 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit today, titled: “ Harnessing the Power and Potential of Social Media to Build Learning Communities. My True Story Of Connectedness about my network being better than Google: Here is a short link to the video: 2di.me/connectedstory.

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The Summer of Social Media

Kyle Pace

It might mean attending a conference or workshop, working towards a graduate degree, or getting a special certification. One thing that I think summer is great for in terms of professional learning is investing the time to better understand how you can use social media as an educator. Google+ Communities.

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9 Must-have Tools for Ed Conferences

Ask a Tech Teacher

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. If you aren’t a veteran conference attendee, you may wonder what you should bring. Besides a toothbrush and aspirin, what should you take to your upcoming conference? Conference App.

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3 Things To Remember For Every Conference

The Web20Classroom

Written with my friend Shaelynn Farnsworth we break down the simple things any learner can do to make the most of their conference experience. The end of June means signals to many education technology enthusiasts one thing - the annual ISTE (International Society for Technology In Education) Conference is just around the corner.