EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Educational research group Pearson reports that there’s increasing awareness and recognition among teachers and administrators that traditional parent-teacher conferences yield limited results , particularly for traditionally marginalized student populations. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition). These signs may not just be a phone call, but also WhatsApp messages, emojis and Facebook posts."

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Commit to Leveraging Social Media and Telling Your Great Story! As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

When discussing healthy web use, parents and teachers should address the topic of social media. Social media can undermine teens’ mental health , as young users of social sites like Instagram and Facebook report higher levels of eating disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

(Mostly) back from my August hiatus, I’m pleased to offer up the next edition of A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News. additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map , including a couple of new TV news reports of the same. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition).

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Moderate Social Media Access Turn on read-only mode, or completely block Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), TikTok, and Pinterest so students can’t access real-time and uncensored information on sensitive content. Or, conversely, use after-school rules to block YouTube altogether outside of the school day.

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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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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2015

BRANDS ARE WASTING TIME AND MONEY ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, REPORT SAYS "STOP MAKING FACEBOOK THE CENTER OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP MARKETING EFFORTS," SAYS NATE ELLIOTT, VP AND PRINCIPAL ANALYST AT FORRESTER. Being on social media is right for companies but they need to know how to do it the right way.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Fortunately, my employer supports this and as such, we have been incorporating the voice of students in the guidelines around social media (You can see the teen guidelines at schools.nyc.gov/socialmedia ). Admittedly, I''m not much of a user of social media platforms for the under 13 set, so I knew I had a lot to learn.

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Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Most students find web filtering to be unnecessarily inhibitive, citing that it blocks perfectly acceptable web pages due to one keyword or denies access to social media pages. One argument goes that filtering prevents exploration and blocks students from using tools like Facebook for academic causes.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Digital footprints are not exclusive to online shoppers or avid social media users; everyone has one, including your 5-year-old child. However, “age limits” did not stop persistent pre-teens from joining social media and gaming sites. Facebook provided Privacy Checkup to mitigate this vulnerability. >

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Securly

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Digital footprints are not exclusive to online shoppers or avid social media users; everyone has one, including your 5-year-old child. However, “age limits” did not stop persistent pre-teens from joining social media and gaming sites. Facebook provided Privacy Checkup to mitigate this vulnerability. >

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 1, 2021

They help facilitators navigate challenging puzzles, provide detailed responses to troubleshoot technical issues, and assist teachers with anything from retrieving a student's password to advanced reporting. Facebook User Groups. You can pick up the phone, send us an email, or reach out to us on social media.

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Securly

APRIL 19, 2016

Students from around the world reported using their devices for the following activities (time allocation in descending order): Social Media, Schoolwork, Entertainment, Gaming. SOCIAL MEDIA. Facebook is the most visited social media network, used even by children younger than the age restriction.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

Leveraging social media to teach students has been a huge win for me in the classroom. Several teachers recently reported overhearing my morning students sharing with afternoon students, “Mrs. I’m forever grateful that Tara Martin taught us all how to annotate text through social media. . Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Their project, titled “Ears Wide Open,” was part of the organization’s recent dive into radio journalism—an unassuming edtech tool that’s now being used by educators to teach digital literacy, audio editing and journalistic storytelling. This is also the social media generation, Giffin points out.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

FEATURES 25 SOCIAL NETWORKS & MEDIA SITES FOR EDUCATION This updated list from T&L blogger David Kapuler includes his favorite social media networks for education. COMMON SENSE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REALITY ON CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT ? Top 10 Stories ?

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 9, 2016

In the press: Wall Street Journal Article , WNYC Article , Chalkbeat New York Article , School in the Cloud, NYC Schools press release IPPD Video: https://vimeo.com/110824915 Problem - Innovative Educators Work in Isolation Solution : Leverage social media to create an online community to connect educators interested in innovation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I'm doing things now that I would have never imagined doing five years ago, and a lot of that is due to the people I've been connected with through social media. Do you want to hold it up in front of your face and report or do you want to hold it to the side? So sign up for EVERFI today.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

EdSurgents captured these tidbits in our reporter notebooks—take a look below. To help colleges navigate these challenges, New America walked through its latest report, “ Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: Five Guiding Practices for Ethical Use ,” over some barbecue at the Civitas Learning headquarters in downtown Austin on Tuesday.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

A Facebook group, Amazing Educational Resources, has compiled a spreadsheet of more than 400 free offerings. Check out these EdSurge reported articles and op-eds on the topic. Consider setting expectations and establishing a new virtual classroom culture, suggests Wilkey Oh, an executive editor at Common Sense Media.

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Reading By Example

JULY 4, 2018

Despite that fact, we consistently are marked as “Exceeding Expectations” on the state report card and have literacy scores that place us in the top 5% of schools in the state. We serve a wonderful community that includes increasing number of students who live in poverty.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 22, 2019

Here are some additional ideas from the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group: Join our group to see the original post and join in on the conversation! Perla Zamora : I created an index with a list of the main topics such as Administrative Documents & Folders (forms, reports, procedures, yearbook folder, meetings w/parents minutes, etc.),

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2020

However, now administrators are focused on how they can properly report on attendance numbers, support, grades, etc. Connect and learn on social media, host a Twitter chat, create a Facebook group, or just search a useful hashtag. Post your answers in the Shake Up Learning community or on your favorite social platform.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

These ambassadors recruit staff members to share their ideas using a bevy of communications tools including social media outlets, school websites and and the Lighthouse School’s reflections page. This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition).

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” ” Spoiler alert: Latinos.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition).

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 30, 2019

Post your answer to your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #ShakeUpLearning, or share it in the Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook ! [32:12] Book report-Flipgrid. The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook. 32:12] – Thank you for listening! Gifted Class portfolio. Taught math.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Sunday, May 10th at 7pm TechEducator Podcast: EdTech for Your Mother , Trying to figure out what to get Mom this year? We will help you figure out exactly what she will love this year in the world of edtech. Stay tuned for all events at [link] , which also has Facebook event links for each activity. Register for free at [link].

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 17, 2022

Social Media Communication. Important dates and reminders can often be an expectation for parents to see within their social media feed. Episode 153 of the Shake Up Learning show provides ten reasons to stop and think before sharing images of children on social media. .

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 6, 2015

According to the MDR 2014 State of the K–12 Market Report, there’s a growing demand for solutions that improve teaching and personalized learning and educators are willing to consider new instructional models. Integrate Social Media–For Focused Student Interacting Or To Publish Student Work.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Teachers also receive feedback via reports on student and class performance, allowing them to analyze classroom trends and inform future teaching. Post your answer to your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #ShakeUpLearning, or share it in the Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook !

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

At times 2017 has seemed like a new era for reporting, where newsrooms have had to question and reevaluate their purpose for existing. For the mainstream media, technology has been both a friend and an enemy. So how do we prepare today’s high school journalists (and tomorrow’s mainstream reporters) for such an era?

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” ” And in Delaware , “Authorities have arrested two Smyrna high school students in connection with threats involving clowns and bombs ,” the AP reports. .”

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” (National) Education Politics.

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