Education, Study and Twitter

Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? Where did I turn?

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Engagement & Edtech in Social Studies

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Dustin Harnish inspires social studies teachers From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter You can blend old fashioned relationships with modern edtech if you know how. Dustin Harnish teaches seventh-grade social studies with Spheros, 3d printing, and engaging activities. We can reach kids!

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PROOF POINTS: Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The diaries had been collected over the years, dating back to 1997, as part of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) , a large nationally representative household survey overseen by the University of Michigan. In this study, the researchers used a new statistical technique for large datasets to disentangle it.

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Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12. Educators and administrators have raised concerns over the rate of disciplinary action involving minority students, with schools in states such as New York showing significant differences in instances of expulsion and suspension between white and black students.

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International Education During the Pandemic

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, a passionate educational consultant for T4Edtech, traveled to Italy and surrounding areas and has some interesting insights into their education efforts during the pandemic: From An Italian Train: Education during the Pandemic.

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The Cycle of Experimentation: A New Approach to Educational Innovation

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's episode, we're joined by Justin Reich, an associate professor at MIT and the author of ‘Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools.' We dive deep into teachers' crucial role in driving innovation and improvement in education.

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Learning and growing as educators

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. So how can educators engage in professional learning and find time to connect with other educators, when schedules and responsibilities make finding extra time difficult? How I have found time to connect and grow as an educator.

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10 Ways to Use Twitter in Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). As an educator, I am thrilled.

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In partnership with the Center for Global Education at Asia Society , the League of Innovative Schools has launched innovation study tours –– a learning opportunity focused on deeper learning and equity. Similar to the League’s cohorts , innovation study tours focus on discussing challenges and sharing best practices and resources.

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Massive Study of Online Teaching Ends With Surprising — and ‘Deflating’ — Result

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

MIT professor Justin Reich and several colleagues just completed one of the largest-ever research studies exploring teaching techniques in online higher education, involving nearly 250,000 students from nearly every nation on the planet. After all, he and his collaborators did get significant results in their earlier, smaller studies.

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5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons [ENCORE]

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 20, 2018

The top Edtech Tool Tuesday of 2018 (so far) with Richard Byrne From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, was a history teacher. www.stlinatl.com.

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Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too. I decided to base my doctoral thesis on them: “ Tinkering in K–12: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Makerspaces in Schools as an Application of Constructivist Learning.”. I also found that many educators supervising the spaces have no confidence in themselves as makers.

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Summer Learning Series-Twitter Chats For Learning

The Web20Classroom

JULY 18, 2013

Today we are diving deep into Twitter chats, looking at #edchat and other chats worth your time. That means there is an actual Twitter chat that goes along with that hashtag. What is a Twitter chat? Tom is a bit of an instigator and likes to push people''s thinking about various topics in education.

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Practice vs. research in education? Why teachers need to do both

Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Practice vs. research in education. At first glance, this gap between research and practice makes no sense since they have the same end goal: to improve education. Research can’t make up for the invaluable practical experience, but we shouldn’t dismiss the evidence offered by reliable studies that aim to improve teaching and learning.

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On Twitter, ‘#BlackIntheIvory’ exposes racism on campus

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2020

Schalk, now an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, tweeted a version of this story with the hashtag #BlackintheIvory. student in communication studies at the University of Texas, Austin. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. And the common root is systemic racism.”.

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Eye Opening! Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 2, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As I read this study, I'm not surprised. Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Read more: [link].

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5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

Richard Byrne on episode 225 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Ten Engaging Digital Education Sites For Any Social Studies Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

I took some time to look over my past posts and decided I needed to provide Social Studies Teachers with some great resources for their classroom. Rather than get into any one specific Social Studies area, I thought best to find some resources that might work in just about any Social Studies Classroom.

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Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He founded the www.teachlearnlead.org global edu-library in 2013 and the Center for Global Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurial Studies at Brandon Hall School [link] (Facebook @BHSglobalyouth) in 2016. Twitter: @djftll. . Blog: [link].

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3 Interesting Trends in Online Education Content (That You May Not Know)

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Andrew Pass on episode 362 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Online content should be riveting, interesting, and should educate students. Andrew Pass talks about trends in online education and shares the trends we should understand as educators.

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Poptential™ Expands Bell Ringer Content in Free Social Studies Curriculum

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, has expanded and enhanced its Bell Ringer content with the goal of providing a bell ringer for every day of the school year. More information is available at certell.org or on Twitter @CertellOrg. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet.

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Some More Twitter Chats Worth Checking Out

The Web20Classroom

APRIL 30, 2012

It''s been almost 1 and half years since I last wrote about my favorite Twitter chats. First, to participate you don''t need a Twitter account. Of course if you want to interact and join the conversation, you are gonna need a Twitter account. Check out my Twitter Livebinder to get started.) edchat Twitter'

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Research on Returning to School After Natural Disasters with Dr. Brianna Kurtz

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

” She studied students displaced after Hurricane Maria and what helped them resume schooling successfully. Brianna Kurtz – Bio as Submitted Dr. Brianna Kurtz has been an educator in high school and community college mathematics classrooms for fifteen years.

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5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons (#3 Episode of Season 3)

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 13, 2018

Richard Byrne from Free Technology for Teachers From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification.

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Evernote - new and improved and a great app for Education (and more)

Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 30, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. Evernote is a great tool for students, educators and administrators as well. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (has arrived!)

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 3, 2021

We combined our expertise on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning to write a book designed to help teachers develop a mindset, skillset, and toolset that allows them to thrive no matter the educational setting–in class, online, or a blend of the two. Katie and I asked educators to submit their questions about the book!

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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We Some racked up considerably more hours.

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How to Understand Generation Alpha

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 18, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today’s guest, Mike Fisher has been studying Gen Alpha and wants to talk about how they are different and what we need to know about teaching this generation of students. There’s a new generation in town. That’s right.

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Disruptive Thinking: Making it a Reality

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 15, 2021

It has been a wild and bumpy ride during the pandemic, but through it all, we have witnessed firsthand the resilience of educators across the world. While COVID-19 represented the most disruptive force ever to impact the field of education, educators did what they always do – go above and beyond for kids and each other.

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What Montana State Teacher of the Year Dylan Huisken Says Is Happening There

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Montana State Teacher of the Year, Dylan Huisken talks about online distance education learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start.

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

He has some interesting reflections on technology’s place in education: Remember the days of Oregon Trail on the old Apple IIe’s or students drawing pictures with Kid Pix. Much has changed since technology has made inroads into education, and much has not. After all, one of the main goals of education is learning.

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5 Health Tips for Teachers to Stay Healthy

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You can also receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners for continuing education requirements. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. Richard Byrne is a busy teacher. Never stop learning!

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Announcing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows

Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows become part of a network of like-minded educators who deepen their understanding of Powerful Learning through free professional learning with Digital Promise.

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What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S.

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Blended Learning Best Practices During the Pandemic with Thomas Arnett

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Thomas began his work in education as a middle school math teacher in Kansas City Public Schools through Teach For America and as an Education Pioneers fellow with the Achievement First Public Charter Schools. Twitter: @ ArnettTom.

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Now that ChatGPT has Gone Viral on TikTok

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Right now, I'm filming senior “memory videos” where they share their favorite memory of being at the school. So, I'm writing and studying, and sharing. And at the same time, many said education was over — but it wasn't.

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Unlocking AI’s Potential: Live Blog #ISTELive

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 26, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This post will be a live post of the Microsoft “mini keynote” about Unlocking AI's potential. Lydia Smyers, lead for US for Education for Microsoft. Educators will come in and we have to partner with them.

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7 Ways To Use Technology For Exam Prep

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

The study emphasizes a critical equity issue: our most vulnerable students are those most impacted by a declining numbers of school librarians. I recently chatted with project director, Deb Kachel to dig a little deeper into what the study means and her hopes for its impact and use. or SLIDE research project. It was never documented.

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Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

New students, new parents, new rules at school–but there’s one more piece that shakes up my education ecosystem: new webtools. I get so many recommendations from colleagues, trusted forums, and my Twitter feed. I recently previewed one I think you’ll like called Education Galaxy. ” Do you see what I mean?

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Starlink–What is it? Why use it?

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2024

What is Starlink In a nutshell, Starlink is the brainchild of Elon Musk, the man who is the poster child for EVs and the current international leader in space flight, SpaceX (he also owns X/Twitter, but that’s a story for another day). Starlink is a satellite internet system developed by SpaceX.

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5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know. In my roles as professor, student advisor and program administrator of the classical studies program at Villanova University, I’ve discovered that OneNote is my No. 1 tool for innumerable learning scenarios in higher education as well. jena.passut_7651. Buying Cycle.

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Morgan Green the Idea Machine with Ideas on How to Improve This Fall

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educator Morgan Green is an idea machine. Morgan Greens – Bio as Submitted Morgan Green is starting her seventh year of teaching high school social studies. Here she gives us the ways she’s working to improve her classroom this fall.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Engagement & Edtech in Social Studies

Trending Sources

PROOF POINTS: Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds

Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12

International Education During the Pandemic

The Cycle of Experimentation: A New Approach to Educational Innovation

Learning and growing as educators

10 Ways to Use Twitter in Class

Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Massive Study of Online Teaching Ends With Surprising — and ‘Deflating’ — Result

5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons [ENCORE]

Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

Summer Learning Series-Twitter Chats For Learning

Practice vs. research in education? Why teachers need to do both

On Twitter, ‘#BlackIntheIvory’ exposes racism on campus

Eye Opening! Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes

5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons

Ten Engaging Digital Education Sites For Any Social Studies Classroom

Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus

3 Interesting Trends in Online Education Content (That You May Not Know)

Poptential™ Expands Bell Ringer Content in Free Social Studies Curriculum

Some More Twitter Chats Worth Checking Out

Research on Returning to School After Natural Disasters with Dr. Brianna Kurtz

5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons (#3 Episode of Season 3)

Evernote - new and improved and a great app for Education (and more)

UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (has arrived!)

PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

How to Understand Generation Alpha

Disruptive Thinking: Making it a Reality

What Montana State Teacher of the Year Dylan Huisken Says Is Happening There

Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

5 Health Tips for Teachers to Stay Healthy

Announcing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows

What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

Blended Learning Best Practices During the Pandemic with Thomas Arnett

Now that ChatGPT has Gone Viral on TikTok

Unlocking AI’s Potential: Live Blog #ISTELive

7 Ways To Use Technology For Exam Prep

The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun

Starlink–What is it? Why use it?

5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know

Morgan Green the Idea Machine with Ideas on How to Improve This Fall

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