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The Great Learning Management System Debate: Featuring Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom

TeacherCast

Why consider Schoology? Schoology is an LMS that has the visual appeal of a social media application like Facebook, which provides students with a platform they are comfortable in. How does Schoology meet the pedagogy of today? Why would students want to use Schoology? Example ways to use Schoology.

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

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Those with data on Edmodo should remove it by the end of the day September 22nd if they don’t want to lose it, officials stated. It was originally considered a competitor to Schoology and Google Classroom, and it was popular with teachers. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter.

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How Social Media Encourages Plagiarism (and Six Ways You Can Fight It)

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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. The resulting data-driven PDF reports provide evidence for any ensuing discussions about suspected plagiarism.

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4 essential resources for building research skills in high school

eSchool News

By the time students reach me in high school, they are already juggling multiple social media accounts and unknowingly driving many business and political decisions through their media consumption. One of my favorites is the “Social Media and Misinformation” presentation.

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

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PowerSchool’s journey has gone like this: It was founded in 1997, back in the early days of the web and before smartphones, tablets or social media even existed. One way the company hopes to do that, she said, is through greater use of data, or what she called “data-driven infrastructure.”

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – September 2021

Edthena

Many school systems issue weekly newsletters to keep the school community up-to-date on safety policies and conditions, as well as provide updates on social media feeds and emails. Spend some time gathering data so you can identify the most pressing needs of your school. People need small wins now more than ever.

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Using Neuroscience to Launch a Research-Informed School Schedule

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Finally settling in at her desk, she checks Schoology, her school’s learning management system, to see what homework she has for the six classes she will attend tomorrow. In 2017, the CTTL’s student research fellows began collecting qualitative and quantitative data by surveying the ultimate end users of our daily schedule, the students.

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