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Trying to Ban Facebook is Not the Answer.

EdTechSandyK

Image Source It is our professional opinion that you get your child off Facebook. But is asking parents to get their children off of Facebook the answer? Not to mention online games and chat rooms. At least most parents and school faculty/staff are on Facebook and have an awareness of how it works and what is going on there.

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What Snow Day? Staying Connected No Matter The Weather

The Web20Classroom

You would have to have everything ready to go before the weather hits but as long as the kids know what to do, you can continue lessons and learning. Facebook : Yep. On Twitter yesterday I saw unfold a teacher who planned to meet with their students for an hour or so via Facebook chat. I love Edmodo. online learning'

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Game-Based Digital Literacy with Digital Compass – From Jennifer Carey

EdTechTeacher

The game is targeted at middle school students, an age when most children are getting cell phones and social media accounts (like Facebook and Instagram). The game is currently available online with iOS, Android, and edmodo apps coming soon. Learn more with us this summer! Technology in the Elementary Classroom.

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7 Innovative #EdTech Practices You Can Implement at No Cost

The Innovative Educator

1) Online Learning Communities for Education Resources It is no longer okay for companies to provide teachers with just a product. Today we ask companies whose products we use, like Google, PBS, and Common Sense Media to develop online learning networks comprised of their staff and NYCDOE educators who use the product.

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News from the Y: The Latest Edtech Startups in Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Class

Edsurge

From K-12 classrooms to professional sales training, many entrepreneurs would say that learning is better together, with peers and instructors. That also applies to “bootcamp” models of online learning, which made up half of the six edtech graduates. Edyst Online learning has a loneliness problem.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Remember Edmodo? Think Facebook. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”)

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25 Social Networks/Media Sites for Education

Technology Tidbits

Edmodo - One of the most popular social media sites/communities around that educators are using to connect find resources and connect w/ peers, students, parents, and more in a safe educational environment. Edudemic - Is an online community, magazine, and social network that has lots of information on technology, education, and integration.

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