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The power of the #PLN: Paying it Forward

iLearn Technology

The network that educators have created through social media is seriously incredible! I’m often asked by non-educators how they can build such a supportive presence with social media. Eric has been a huge supporter of our work, and we have been really looking forward to him joining us for our inaugural conference.

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StackUp: track self-directed learning online

iLearn Technology

While I appreciate the time to connect with others through social media, I realized that I spend more time there than I probably need to. Are you coming to the 5Sigma Edu Conference in February? This can help them discover the things that they are most passionate about, and even help them discover where they waste time.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

There’s lots more from Betsy DeVos’s talk at SXSWedu in the conferences section below. Meanwhile on Campus… The New York Times on “How the Parkland Students Got So Good at Social Media ” – a really important corrective, I’d argue, to that “digital native” silliness.