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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Today is Digital Learning Day. This is a day for leaders and learners to level up digital learning. For Thought Leader Thursday , social media researcher Laura Pasquini explains three defining aspects of effective social media powered professional development.In Listen on iTunes.

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3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. Avoid information overload.

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4 essential resources for building research skills in high school

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While your students, who have grown up in the Information Age and think they already know everything, any classroom teacher knows that our students need help more than they think. As a school librarian for the past 11 years, my primary focus has been on helping students become adept navigators of the sea of information they live in.

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5 Clear Ways Digital Benefits Learners

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

There are many options to create and implement various forms of formative assessment, which measures progress in ongoing learning rather than endpoints. For instance, online platforms for discussion threads and learning management systems (LMSs) alter how students engage in writing and project-based assignments.

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How to educate students on online behavior in a digital learning environment

Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

Students can also learn concepts through multimedia, online collaboration, virtual simulations, open educational resources and more. In a Google Doc, I don’t add private information like my password because. When I’m posting on our school’s social media account, I’m aware of how it will affect my digital footprint.

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

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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The Role of Digital Learning Platforms in the Academic Growth of Students

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

What is a Digital Learning Platform? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges. “The

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

. — Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place.

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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

JUNE 12, 2023

In this new multi-year collaboration, educators in every GFW school will integrate Discovery Education’s suite of innovative digital resources into instruction to create dynamic learning experiences that will awaken students’ natural curiosity about science and the natural world.

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

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools (HCS) today announced a new phase in its partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education that is bringing new digital resources to students districtwide. version of Coding features a wide array of resources that help students take coding from concept to reality.

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Britannica LaunchdPacks free of charge to US Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

LaunchPacks offers K-12 students a full range of articles, images, videos and primary sources of information to engage children in ‘factually correct’ learning content. A team member will promptly help users set up free access to LaunchPacks and share remote learning information and resources. coronaviruseducation.

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Metaverse Education: What’s Next for Virtual Learning?

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The metaverse itself can be described as a virtual setting that users are able to occupy synchronously, which facilitates meaningful social interactions. ’ The company saw the metaverse as the future of online social interactions and as the evolution of existing social media. Understanding Metaverse Education .

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Communities No-Cost Digital Learning Resources Supporting STEM Day Observances Nationwide

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Wednesday, November 3, 2021) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National STEM Day observances nationwide.

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Britannica LaunchPacks free of charge to US Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

LaunchPacks offers K-12 students a full range of articles, images, videos and primary sources of information to engage children in ‘factually correct’ learning content. A team member will promptly help users set up free access to LaunchPacks and share remote learning information and resources. coronaviruseducation.

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12+ Missions Covering Various K12 Content for Meaningful Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Students all over the world have access to knowledge, resources, and experts to help them learn in rich ways and accomplish great things. The Internet and social media provide learners with a worldwide audience in which to share their ideas, passions, innovations, thoughts, and brilliance.

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How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. With the rapid advancement of technology, digital tools have emerged as powerful assets in achieving this goal.

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, February 24, 2022) —Kentucky’s Hardin County Schools (HCS) is taking a leadership role within the state through an innovative new partnership supporting science instruction with dynamic digital resources. Among the resources now available to HCS students are:?. interdisciplinary K-8 resource,?STEM

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The Role of Digital Learning Platforms in the Academic Growth of Students

Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

What are digital learning platforms? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

Community providers, such as the University AME Zion Church (UAMEZ) in Palo Alto, California, understand that digital literacy development, like any learning, starts with building trust in the community and meeting learners where they are. A Closer Look at Four Categories of Digital Literacy for Adult Learners.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is an emerging technology that is gradually becoming more mainstream within education, in part because it delivers immersive learning experiences for students. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with.

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Digital Footprints Leave Lasting Trails

Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Our students don’t realize when they share they give power to their audience to use the information in ways they can’t control. At the end of the mission, the students reflect on the impact of the sharing and decide if the historical figure’s social media presence would have helped them make their impact or hindered them.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Innovative learning spaces and environments : Would you want to learn under the same conditions as your students do, or in similar spaces?

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer K-12 Teachers and Families Nationwide Digital Resources to Engage Students in Engineers Week

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners present teachers and families nationwide a curated collection of engaging, no-cost digital learning resources designed to engage today’s students in Engineers Week.

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Creating Future Ready Schools and Classrooms

Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Budget and Resources. Community Partnerships.

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Back to School! Seven Ways to Communicate with Your Community

Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2017

A common theme we hear is the importance and challenge of keeping stakeholders not only informed, but also engaged. When we were in the classroom, the list of key stakeholders who school leaders needed to keep informed about activities and plans was more limited to district staff, school boards, and parents. initiative.

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Introducing Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection

Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning are excited to introduce Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection —a web app designed to connect members of the Verizon Innovative Learning schools community to each other and to key resources. Centralizing information for Verizon Innovative Learning schools.

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Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?

Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

And, what do teachers need to help them develop remote learning plans, while still attending to the social and emotional needs of each student? While this new reality won’t be easy, the good news is there are many resources to help educators and parents navigate the road ahead. Bridging The Digital Divide.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Among the no-cost resources created in collaboration with leading social impact partners are: .

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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

JANUARY 5, 2022

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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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Educators and Students No-Cost Resources Supporting Women’s History Month Celebrations

eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Women’s History Month observances nationwide. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide?

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources Supporting STEM Day Observances

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of National STEM Day. leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. . Charlotte, NC.—

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Savvas Learning Company Teams Up with EveryoneOn to Provide Free WiFi to 100 Families to Support Digital Learning at Home

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

As part of its #SavvasThanks campaign for Teacher Appreciation Week 2021, Savvas is making a donation to EveryoneOn.org that will provide free high-speed Internet service to 100 families with school-aged students who are in need of reliable WiFi in their homes for digital learning. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY.

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Prioritizing social growth during online learning

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways for students to foster social connections during online schooling. Kids who are enrolled in online learning can still connect with their peers in virtual breakout rooms and should be given every opportunity to meet up informally during the school day.

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Georgia’s Toombs County Schools Launches New Partnership Bringing Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to All Students in the 2021-2022 School Year

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Discovery Education providing district teachers and students in all grades K-12 access to an award-winning digital learning platform in the coming school year. This resource—created by Discovery Education, the worldwide?edtech?leader—supports Twitter and? LinkedIn.??? . About Discovery Education??

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Introducing EdSurge's Digital Learning Network for Higher Ed

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2016

Open, personalized and adaptive—the latest trends in digital learning promise to help more students get to and through college. At EdSurge we’ve heard inspiring stories of faculty developing digital learning environments that take students to virtual medical labs and outer space and into the inner workings of cells.

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Discovery Education Celebrates Human Rights Day by Offering Educators, Families, and Students No-Cost Digital Resources

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Human Rights Day observances. Speak Truth to Power is an educational program created in partnership between Robert F. Classroom and Family Activities.

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Georgia’s Glynn County Schools Renews Multiyear Partnership Supporting Science Instruction in K-5 Classrooms

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2023

Driven by their vision to create 21st century learning environments that offer opportunities for all students to pursue higher education and develop skills that meet workforce needs while producing informed, conscientious, and productive citizens who give back to their community, GCSS fosters a culture of continuous assessment and improvement.

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Cybersecurity Hygiene: Tips for Students to Safeguard Online Privacy

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 21, 2023

The use of tools like a VPN, ad blocker , private browsers, and standard cybersecurity practices can all help students safeguard their personal information, protect against online threats, and ensure a secure digital presence. It’s essential to consider the potential consequences before divulging your information.

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Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School Selects Discovery Education’s Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in the 2022-2023 School Year

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. We are excited to begin the school year with these new resources.”.

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Florida’s Martin County School District Selects Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to Educate All Students for Success

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2021

leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes?place. MCSD staff continuously strive to elevate the quality of teaching and learning in its pursuit of educating all students for success. professional learning opportunities. MCSD’s teachers dedicated? district’s investment in?digital

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Discovery Education Supports Social-Emotional Learning Day with High Quality Resources for Educators, Students, and Families

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Friday March 11, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, high quality digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day nationwide.

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Discovery Ed and Leading Corporate and Community Partners Offering Access to Digital Resources Supporting STEM

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are partnering to offer engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National STEM Day observances. The STEM Careers Coalition is a leading contributor to the vast array of new STEM-focused resources now available.

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What Do Teachers Know About Student Privacy? Not Enough, Researchers Say

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Was that information included in codes of education ethics? While it seems to Mandinach that institutions have historically played hot potato over who is responsible for teaching educators about data privacy, the pandemic and its supercharged push to digital learning have brought new awareness to the issue.

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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

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4 essential resources for building research skills in high school

5 Clear Ways Digital Benefits Learners

How to educate students on online behavior in a digital learning environment

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

The Role of Digital Learning Platforms in the Academic Growth of Students

Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances

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

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

Britannica LaunchdPacks free of charge to US Schools

Metaverse Education: What’s Next for Virtual Learning?

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Communities No-Cost Digital Learning Resources Supporting STEM Day Observances Nationwide

Britannica LaunchPacks free of charge to US Schools

12+ Missions Covering Various K12 Content for Meaningful Learning

How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

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

The Role of Digital Learning Platforms in the Academic Growth of Students

Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

Digital Footprints Leave Lasting Trails

Lead in the Now

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer K-12 Teachers and Families Nationwide Digital Resources to Engage Students in Engineers Week

Creating Future Ready Schools and Classrooms

Back to School! Seven Ways to Communicate with Your Community

Introducing Verizon Innovative Learning schools Connection

Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

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

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Educators and Students No-Cost Resources Supporting Women’s History Month Celebrations

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources Supporting STEM Day Observances

Savvas Learning Company Teams Up with EveryoneOn to Provide Free WiFi to 100 Families to Support Digital Learning at Home

Prioritizing social growth during online learning

Georgia’s Toombs County Schools Launches New Partnership Bringing Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to All Students in the 2021-2022 School Year

Introducing EdSurge's Digital Learning Network for Higher Ed

Discovery Education Celebrates Human Rights Day by Offering Educators, Families, and Students No-Cost Digital Resources

Georgia’s Glynn County Schools Renews Multiyear Partnership Supporting Science Instruction in K-5 Classrooms

Cybersecurity Hygiene: Tips for Students to Safeguard Online Privacy

Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School Selects Discovery Education’s Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in the 2022-2023 School Year

Florida’s Martin County School District Selects Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to Educate All Students for Success

Discovery Education Supports Social-Emotional Learning Day with High Quality Resources for Educators, Students, and Families

Discovery Ed and Leading Corporate and Community Partners Offering Access to Digital Resources Supporting STEM

What Do Teachers Know About Student Privacy? Not Enough, Researchers Say

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