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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

The CoolCatTeacher

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

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Why site visits are vital to tech rollouts

eSchool News

Without these crucial in-person learning experiences, too often educators looking to implement technology in their local environments feel like fish out of water—perhaps literally. Bring Your Own Device Creating a Digital Learning Environment Featured on eSchool News Top News' Next page: Finding that “Aha!”

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

E-books and online libraries provide instant access to an extensive range of reading materials, fostering literacy in digital formats. Video conferencing tools have become essential for remote and hybrid learning, connecting students and educators in virtual classrooms.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” Indeed, DonorsChoose.org expects teachers to leverage their social media presence in order to fundraise for supplies for their classrooms. Green Imperial Pigeon.

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