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Guest post: Caston Binger Explains How the Digital Revolution Has Transformed Education

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They can now send messages and files electronically and connect with students through social media. Online resources like TED Talks and Khan Academy provide an endless amount of educational videos that can be used in the classroom. As a result, the digital revolution has had a profound impact on education.

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What Students Are Actually Doing Online

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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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9 Great Apps and Websites That Integrate with Google Classroom

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Edtech integrations can seem complex, so we've narrowed it down to the basics. Hundreds of tools, including Newsela , Khan Academy , and CK-12 , integrate their content in this way. For example, teachers can share articles from Newsela, videos from Khan Academy, or activities from CK-12, just like they would on social.

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Testing Giving You The Blues? Get Creative with EdTech Formative Assessments

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20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. Social Media is a huge way to incorporate technology that students use everyday in the classroom.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Edsurge : “How Proposed Title I Changes Impact School Funding and Edtech Vendors” – “ A Win for Edtech Vendors.” tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. ” That’d be Glenn Reynolds , @instapundit , who also briefly had his Twitter account suspended.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Khan Academy wants to start offering diplomas. The ruling, which referred to players as employees, found that they must be freely allowed to post on social media, discuss issues of their health and safety, and speak with the media.” Accreditation and Certification. What could go wrong?! Schools. .”