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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

The CoolCatTeacher

These truisms are valid for the flowers and the fruit trees and also for the fragrant pollination of ideas happening at the digital water coolers satiating the learning thirst of digital scholars tap tap tapping at keys and pressing send on their smartphones. The lessons learned from effective social media PD. Listen Now.

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3 ways to be a better digital citizen, online and IRL

eSchool News

note : Innovation In Action is a new monthly column from the International Society of Technology in Education focused on exem plary practices in education. These tools have increased our productivity and knowledge base in many ways (checking the weather, looking up facts), but these advantages come with a price.

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10 tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy

The Cornerstone for Teachers

The Truth for Teachers podcast is doing a two-part series about media literacy this season. Back in episode 216, I spoke with Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project about how educators can be informed media consumers and advocates for truth. One of the questions we’re asking is, “What is education?

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Hyperconnected

Learning with 'e's

The exponential rise in these online activities tells us that many people in the western world live in an 'always on' hyperconnected culture, where we seem to be wedded to our smartphones and laptops. It resonated, with many people sharing and liking the update (itself a measure of interest in the social media age).

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Embracing these tools not only prepares students for a tech-driven future but also enriches the educational journey with creativity and efficiency.