Mark Smithers

MARCH 12, 2013

MOOCs use the economic model of 21st century social media to build a massive user base for commercial purposes. MOOCs follow the model of Facebook or Google by giving away their product in exchange for data and advertisements, eventually for money. . — Richard Grusin (@rgrusin) March 12, 2013. MOOCs are extractive industries.

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MOOC Industry Social Media Exercises 68

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Folks still retyped the press releases Google issued and retyped the press releases Facebook issued, lauding these companies’ (and their founders’) efforts to reshape the curriculum and reshape the classroom. This is the ninth year that I’ve reviewed the stories we’re being told about education technology.

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Technology Industry Education Robotics 110

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Maybe you want to be in the habit of exercising three times a week so you feel better and have more energy. If you’ve trained yourself to believe that you must be productive every minute of every day, this might not hold true for you. It will take time to re-train yourself to believe that the human body AND mind need rest.

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Outcomes Facebook Social Media Exercises 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

If you struggle with Imposter Syndrome, you may find it’s gotten worse in recent years and is exacerbated by social media, where we see (or think we’re seeing) what other people’s lives are like, and inadvertently begin comparing ourselves to them. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. “I ” – author and speaker Maya Angelou.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Join us for a training session and we''ll show you all you need to know to be a great volunteer. Learn about addressing student privacy and up-to-date acceptable use policies that include social media. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. No problem! What do you think?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It is a universal-level intervention that empowers students to exercise self-compassion, develop self-awareness and coping skills, cultivate empathy, and build resilience. I explain that it’s like cross-training for athletes. Every Tuesday we do a French-language mindfulness exercise. The premise is simple.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

There are promises about “brain training” exercises that will keep the brain “fit” as one ages. ( In May, The Australian obtained a 23-page document from Facebook’s Australian office detailing how the company had offered to advertisers the ability to target some 6.4 The research is iffy at best.).

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Testpress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

One of the most common problems which you might face in training your students is to keep them attentive. People listen to podcasts when they are traveling, exercising etc They can be used to provide tidbits of information regarding a particular topic. Finally, they lose motivation in continuing the course. But try to keep it personal.

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Adobe Comparison Social Media Exercises 98

Testpress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

One of the most common problems which you might face in training your students is to keep them attentive. People listen to podcasts when they are traveling, exercising etc They can be used to provide tidbits of information regarding a particular topic. Finally, they lose motivation in continuing the course. But try to keep it personal.

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Adobe Comparison Social Media Exercises 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 18, 2018

I post my thoughts, my writing on my own websites , even though social media has really discouraged us from doing this. I delete all my tweets after 30 days; I regularly delete everything I’ve posted to Facebook; I delete old emails. Stop and think about the ways in which this occurs. Skinner won; Papert lost.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. Can high-school kids check the authenticity of an alarming image posted on Facebook?

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Social Media Learning Facebook Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2022

Yet nine parents in the district told The Hechinger Report in interviews or messages on social media that their children lost recess or were told to walk laps due to forgetting homework or misbehaving in the years since the policy went into effect. Related: How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains and exercise.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

I delete all my old social media now on a regular and ongoing basis. This software would track and analyze the social media and digital activity of visa holders in order to identify those who might be “high risk.” ” I’d embed the tweet here in this article, but I deleted it.

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Data Education Software Social Media 78

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

How social media and search engine algorithms shape our thinking about what’s true. So, we’ve seen white supremacists target disaffected teens on video game discord surveys, or anti-vaccination activists targeting people in wellness and natural health communities on Facebook.

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