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Making The Most Of Social Media In The Classroom

The Web20Classroom

Social media often gets a bad wrap when spoken in the same breath as education and learning. Ask around and many folks might consider it to be a time suck or a place where very little learning happens and therefore has no place in the classroom. Social media can provide many benefits to student learning and understanding.

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7 Ways to Spark Innovation and Collaboration In Your School

MSEDTechie

Innovators make learning relevant, and they commit to sharing digital learning content and powerful ideas for improving teaching and learning. Some teachers engage in creative learning spaces with makerspaces, some create “classrooms without walls” via social media), and some explore virtual and augmented reality.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo? Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

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The Social Learning Summit Is Tomorrow - Online and Free

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The conference theme is the use of social media and Web 2.0 in teaching and learning, and the URL for attending is [link]. Creating and Connecting with Digital Stories in the Early Years by Jason Graham WoW - We''re Reading, Reflecting and Working as a Team! by Sandra Bassendowski If It''s Not Free, It''s Not For Me!

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6 Tips for Quality Student Blogging

Fractus Learning

While I agree with this, we must be careful not to sacrifice quality before fully embracing digital learning platforms like blogs and wikis. ” The war cry of 21st century educator is that students be content creators.

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Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers

Shake Up Learning

The post Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers appeared first on Shake Up Learning. As a digital learning coach and consultant with more than ten years working in instructional technology, I have learned quite a few ways to help teachers integrate technology. When you are planning a digital learning experience, be goal oriented!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The big “business of ed-tech” news of the week: Edmodo has been acquired by Chinese game-maker NetDragon. Edmodo had raised some $77.5 From Science Alert : “ Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More Effectively From Print Textbooks Than Screens.” The reading software-maker has raised $3.2 million total.