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Digital Leadership with Students and Social Media featuring Jennifer Casa-Todd

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Jennifer Casa-Todd @JCasaTodd opens our minds to social media leadership with students. She argues that we’re limiting students when we don’t let them lead using social media. Jennifer is the author of Social LEADia. Social LEADia Book Contest with Jennifer Casa-Todd. *. Download the PDF.

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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned. This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. A six-year study of students at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State is a case in point. That makes it a definite win for the students.

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Debunking 5 digital storytelling misconceptions

Neo LMS

They’re looking for role models, a sense of community, and plainly enjoy stories in a variety of media. Anyone who studied at least a little bit of Psychology knows that students retain information better when they make a connection between a concept and their personal stories. Digital storytelling is no different.

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Do Families Now Understand What It Takes to Be a Teacher?

Edsurge

This message has perhaps been clearest on social media, where many parents overseeing their children’s educations are suggesting teachers be paid more.) A Simple Note Is All It Takes Susanna Stratford, third grade teacher at Maple Hills Elementary in Renton, Wash.: I would say that there are some who definitely do.

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4 Steps towards digital wellness for students

Neo LMS

The media loves sensational tech stories. Except that it was based on a faulty study , which essentially renders it as fake. At the same time, social media platforms can have a good or bad impact on mental health depending on how they are used. Did you notice any improvements in sleep, socialization etc.?

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They Started Teaching During the Pandemic Year. Where Are They Now?

Edsurge

The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. But to compete with TikTok, social media and talking to their friends makes it that much more difficult. In the 2021-22 school year, I moved to an elementary school in Santa Rosa, California.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

in this post, I share with you my perspectives, drawn from my experiences as a blogger, educator, and academic with a PhD in educational studies, on what constitutes the quintessential characteristics of 21st century teachers. In their quantitative study of over 300 Finnish first graders, Nurmi et al., Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al.,

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