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

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 124 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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.

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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. 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. It helps these kinds of learners by appealing to their sense of touch.

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Phonto App- An Easy Way to Add Text to Photos

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

After using it multiple times I must say that the app developers should definitely work on improving the app’s interface which is the only thing I find inconvenient. Find the image that represents the concept or vocabulary item you want to teach to your students, upload it to the app, type in the definition and share with students.

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15 Questions to Ask when Creating a STEM Culture in Education

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email, and join me on twitter at mjgormans . Last… please pass this on with a retweet or other social media. We must be careful not to amplify these areas of study, while putting less emphasis on other areas of the curriculum. Thanks so much.

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7 Ways to Get Teens Reading in a Smartphone Culture

Edsurge

Adams is certainly correct that teenagers aren’t reading nearly as much these days; one 2016 study suggests a third of U.S. Like it or not, smartphones and teens’ social media use aren’t going anywhere any time soon. It can also be helpful to expand your definitions of what good content looks like. my smartphone.

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Zaila Avant-garde Made Spelling Bee History. What Will the 15-Year Old Do Next?

Edsurge

The spelling bee champ transformed into a celebrity, appearing on the front pages of newspapers and in the social media feeds of the country’s best-known athletes, actors and leaders. I mean, you had the former President of the United States congratulating you on Twitter. You know, I had been studying really hard.

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How Toxic Positivity Demoralizes Teachers and Hurts Schools

Edsurge

And if you listen to social media , where teachers often express themselves freely and anonymously, Rachel is far from alone. Selena Carrión Everything Is Not OK There is a certain TED Talk that teachers on social media sometimes reach for to describe the toxic positivity mentality. And that’s not really the case at all.