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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

edWeb.net

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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 Minnesota’s Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools’ New Partnership Powers the Creation of Dynamic Digital Learning Environments Supporting Science Education 

eSchool News

Among the resources coming to GFW schools are:   Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. 

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Creating Future Ready Schools and Classrooms

Tom Murray

Today, four years after the launch of FRS, over 3,300 district superintendents have signed the Future Ready Pledge , and thousands of school and district leaders have attended the nearly 50 free events that have been held throughout the country. Personalized Professional Learning. Budget and Resources.

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Hardin County Schools is Leading Kentucky’s Transition to Dynamic Digital Learning Experiences for Science Instruction Through New Partnership with Discovery Education

eSchool News

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education provides educators an enhanced learning platform which facilitates engaging, daily instruction in any learning environment.??? .

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North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools Launches New Partnership with Discovery Education to Create Modern and Innovative Learning Environments Supporting Science Instruction

eSchool News

Through this new collaboration, educators districtwide are now integrating Discovery Education’s award-winning suite of digital resources into science instruction for all students’ grades K-12. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. .

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Introducing Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection

Digital Promise

“I think this will be a great way to centralize the information for our staff,” said Jenni Sherrill, digital learning coach at R.M. The Community is meant to mimic social media, as users can create and share short posts about successes in the classroom or in their schools at large.

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Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools Begin New Year with New Digital Resources Supporting College and Career Readiness 

eSchool News

These foundations include academics, social emotional skills, technological competencies, and career awareness.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day.