eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Survey reveals that the majority of classroom educators shy away from social media integration. A new survey finds that just 13 percent of participating educators have used social media as part of their classroom learning. The University of Phoenix College of Education survey of 1,002 U.S.

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WJU EdTech

MARCH 17, 2015

I thought most teachers understood social media do’s and don’ts. While many some people feel they can post anything on social media that they want, don’t do it! Don’t use your brain and post your uncensored thoughts or pictures to social media. But I am finding they don’t.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 28, 2018

Once complete, you can download it as a PNG file, share it on your social media. Edmodo is a platform where parents, students, and teachers, where they can all be involved in education. With everything on one platform, Edmodo is designed to give you complete control over your digital classroom. Insert video: [link].

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The New York City Department of Education has come a long way since 2012 when I took a risk and criticized the city's conservative approach to social media. It wasn't long after that I was brought on to help New York City schools embrace social media for teaching and learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Survey: Social Media Is Failing To Find Traction In The Classroom. Social media is a main form of communication and connection used by today’s students. Additionally, more teachers are citing a reluctance to incorporate social media into classroom learning than in 2013 (62 percent vs. 55 percent).

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 30, 2016

The large publishing companies ( Pearson , McGraw Hill ), technology players ( Google , Amazon ), and more well established ed tech ( Edmodo , BrainPOP ) all have a lot of real estate, including about a dozen people on the floor, and presentation theaters. Our goal isn’t to be competing at the level of Edmodo,” said Kim.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Google Classroom, Edmodo, etc - use these systems to share assignments and announcements with students and parents. Social Media - use social media at all levels to connect and communicate with teachers, parents, students and the community. Include a parent section.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. Policing Policies in Headlines Most of the event focused on the positives of social media’s role in students’ lives. Sanah Jivani has personally experienced both extremes of the spectrum.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

These story time or read-aloud live events may not be maintained in the archive of the social media platform and appropriate measures should be taken to ensure that videos of the live events are not retained.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

“We talk about this in terms of URLs and tracking, but what we are tracking is bits and pieces of people’s lives being sent off into black boxes to be used in ways that we don’t know,” Bill Fitzgerald, a blogger who discovered tracking cookies hidden in an education product from Edmodo, told EdSurge. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.),

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 20, 2012

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I have it automatically open up my most used tabs: Gmail, Google Calendar, PowerTeacher, Blogger, Tweetdeck, Edmodo and Evernote. Edmodo is a free, learning management system that is full featured and easy to use. Here''s more about my adventure with Edmodo. What are your favorite resources and apps?

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Apps for Project-Based Learning tags: apps projectbasedlearning ipad pbl favorite What Does Challenge Based Learning Look Like?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JUNE 30, 2013

With multiple options for sharing via social media and QR codes and embedding in Edmodo and created webpages, Edcanvas is ideal for sharing with other educators and students in 1:1 and BYOD classrooms. edtech #ELAFlip #flipclass BYOD Edcanvas edmodo paperless QR codes'

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 15, 2012

Google Groups has been around for a while, but sometimes gets overshadowed by things like Twitter, Facebook , Edmodo , and other social/learning networks. Google Groups is free, very easy to use and a great way to connect with people, access information and communicate. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Frequency: Daily 2) Social Media Facebook, Google Communities, Yammer, Edmodo and Twitter are my go to platforms to connect with other innovative educators inside and outside my district. Check em out and share yours. Sync your drive and work whether you’re connected to the internet or not.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2015

Common Sense Media has released Digital Compass , a new tool to teach students about navigating the digital world. 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).

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

Bruce McKinney, a communications professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington who has done research on social media , is not surprised at how hard it is to fully detached from Facebook. Opting out of social media, he says, isn’t ever really an option for people.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 23, 2013

Mar 20, 2013, 1 comment 3086 Facebook, Edmodo, & Schoology. Mar 21, 2013, 4 comments 2913 7 ways to connect with parents via texting Mar 13, 2013 2834 5 ideas to inspire students to use social media. Mar 19, 2013, 6 comments 1510 Can social media combat the issue of educator isolation. Choosing a s.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The content was organized in one Edmodo group with subtopics divided into small groups. Rather than keeping all the content in one Edmodo group, Mr. Astin recommended having an Edmodo group for each topic, students complete the tasks, then take a mastery test on a Google Form with Flubaroo set to automatically score the test.

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MSEDTechie

APRIL 24, 2014

Audio Boo is a social media platform that allows you to combine audio and social media to create podcasts called "boos". (It''s Students took more the images they captured and created cool iMovie trailers to tell a story. Check out one example here: [link] How about using Audio Boo ?

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 24, 2013

Edmodo Showbie - an app where teacher makes accounts and students can turn in work from iPad. Get Social - Edmodo, Twitter, Blogger - Example: @Emilydrocha posts what''s going on in her class via Twitter. Check your school''s social media policies before jumping into this. Go to showbie.com for more info.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 30, 2013

Mar 20, 2013, 2 comments 2519 Facebook, Edmodo, & Schoology. Mar 24, 2013, 10 comments 1898 What''s tested influences how it''s taught Mar 26, 2013, 3 comments 1457 iversity ''social reading'' tool enables collaborati. Jul 15, 2010, 24 comments 1271 5 ideas to inspire students to use social media.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 19, 2015

One way to do this is to take a look back at what it was like for educators before the advent of social media. Teachers can seek out experts via edWeb.net , Edmodo , Facebook , Twitter , Google+ , Skype , Pinterest , and other social media and educational websites.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 11, 2016

Nevertheless, if you still use some outdated tools, it’s high time to choose the new ones: Edmodo. Edmodo is actually an online classroom, which allows teachers assign homework, track student progress, conduct quizzes, create discussions and groups, monitor actions of each group member. Isn’t it great?

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 3, 2012

. - From Pinecrest Preparatory Middle-High Administration Letter to Parents , February 22, 2012 When I first read and watched a news story about this Florida charter school''s letter to parents encouraging them to get their kids off of Facebook because of the problems social media activities were causing during the school day, it got me thinking.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

The class Queue is a social media-like feed with a stream of questions and responses. Both tools leverage elements of social media to facilitate communication between students, but Recap gives teachers more control over how students' responses are shared with their peers.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 18, 2013

Audio Boo is a social media platform that allows you to combine audio and social media to create podcasts called "boos". (It''s Here are a few cool ways to use Audio Boo in the classroom: Create audio podcasts of a lesson to share with students using a platform like edmodo.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

I saw a post the other day on social media about the 23 things you'll understand when dating a teacher and thought back to the years when I started teaching and was sick with bronchitis, pneumonia, and strep or when my husband and I first started dating years, and he was constantly coming down with something. I'm being serious!

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 1, 2013

Social Media is not just a buzz phrase! Edmodo Create a unique learning experience for your students through Edmodo. Edmodo helps connect all learners with the people and resources needed to reach their full potential. You must stay connected in this GLOBAL society! Connect through email, calendar, and documents.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 4, 2016

One participant, Chris Casal, had this to say about his experience: As a teacher heavily involved with Apple, Google, and social media I must say these connections are extremely valuable for both me and my students. I think it's great to have direct access to folks at Google, Common Sense, Edmodo, etc.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

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. Classroom 2.0 - Created by Steve Hargadon and used by thousands of educators on a daily basis.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

They consume social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. By connecting through social media your educators and students can see how the work they do matters. We agreed to do a book together, explore poetry, and have our students connect through the app Edmodo. The 7 shifts: 1.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 20, 2011

This year I want to try to maximize my professional learning by engaging in some of the following: Use Edmodo : I have been fascinated with the possibilities of this social media-like tool for over a year now. Edmodo did not exist when I left the classroom 5 years ago. The teachers at my school all engage in its use.

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The 21st Century Principal

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Use and understand social media platforms: Instead of giving in to fear and trying to find ways to limit access and use of social media platforms by educators, 21st century administrators need to be engaged heavily in the use of these platforms to both promote their educational organizations and to communicate with stakeholders.

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Whether you connect with the Buncee team through the different social media platforms, or make connections with educators from around the world through Twitter or Facebook, there are so many ways to learn and grow as educators. Check out all of the choices today! And even more importantly, to bring new opportunities to our students.

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