A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 15, 2021

Study guide I can’t speak highly enough about ConnectEDD as they have been a true partner as a publisher. To that end, a comprehensive study guide can be found on their site. If you are looking to grow individually or collectively as part of a book study, be sure to have this resource on hand.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Sharing news on social networks provides some, but not all, students with a valuable opportunity to interact with their communities, whether sharing breaking news from The New York Times or political memes from Facebook. There are many pathways to news–not only on social media. They are what we are about.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Upon getting on Twitter in 2009, I was not only baffled about how to use the social media site but also about all the symbols associated with it. Let’s start by defining what a hashtag (#) is in the sense of social media. Engage in an online book study or start your own. One of them was the hashtag (#).

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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

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with information as adults and as educators, there are still many untapped resources to learn from and share with and grow, especially through social media. They just updated their social media data for 2016. Adults: 79% use Facebook. I use Facebook everyday.

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Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

Students’ investigation led to a discussion of the pandemic and how people share information on illness prevention. Rahman explained, “The students brought up social media as the platform. They compared audiences of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and they decided what would make a message go viral.”

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama and his team pioneered the use of social media as a powerful campaign tool. It’s easy to forget, given how commonplace the use of social media is today, that back in 2008. But Obama’s use of mobile devices and social media changed political campaigns forever.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Facebook, the premiere social networking site, is used by hundreds of thousands of students all over the world. While the site has become somewhat of a nuance for most teachers—they distract from valuable study and class time—some schools are embracing the social media site with welcoming arms.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. Benefit #1: Makes Students More Engaged and Helps Them Retain Information. It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

It has evolved into the most prominent data scandals in Facebook’s history, after personal information from some 87 million Facebook was passed along by Kogan to the political consulting company Cambridge Analytica. EdSurge: How did you get into studying issues of data privacy and social media?

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Hapara

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2021, 3,446 high school students participated in a study about online civic reasoning. More than half believed that an anonymously posted Facebook video, shot in Russia, provided ‘strong evidence’ of U.S. The study found that the students weren’t using critical thinking to evaluate what they were viewing online. voter fraud.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Bringing Science to the Public One of Caitlin Light’s many duties as an assistant professor at Binghamton University is running the social media accounts for the first-year research immersion program, and students quickly had some advice for her: No one uses Instagram anymore. Will it come to play a role in college classrooms?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

Homework Hacks Course – Created by Brian Page, this course offers students strategies for effective studying and learning. Unfortunately, a direct link wasn't provided, but you can search for “ Homework Hacks Cours e by Brian Page” for more information. Books: “ Make It Stick ” by Peter C.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

How Digital Natives Process Information in the Classroom. Prensky wrote that digital natives are used to receiving information quickly, and they are used to multitasking. Children face increasingly packed schedules, so they’re more likely to multitask—by frequently task-switching and/or using different kinds of media at the same time.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 11, 2015

You will find most of today’s young generation on Facebook. Even though it’s a social media website, if you use it in your classroom for various activities, you will have no trouble engaging your students. As a result, social media can become an interactive and engaging tool for teaching. Involve Parents.

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Wired Campus

JUNE 30, 2015

Who says Facebook is always a distraction? A new study suggests that if engaged in online debate, college students can use the popular social network to learn and develop a variety of skills. Past studies have shown that informal settings, like conversations with friends, can facilitate learning, but according to Ms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2021

Without them, there would be no protection for your privacy, your online information, or even your personal identity. Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. Why change passwords. How to manage passwords.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. Surprisingly, I could not find any useful links or information. So, I turned to Facebook, where my news feed was overflowing with comments, links, and resources about the earthquake. And I’m not the only one using social media sites in this way.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 1, 2012

According to Andy Beal and Judy Strauss, authors of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online , “Shifting from traditional to social media requires new skills, new tools, and an understanding of social media platforms.” Top 10 List for Using Social Media for School Leaders & Other Educators 1.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 6, 2014

The world''s largest and most successful social network, Facebook - celebrated its tenth anniversary in February 2014. Facebook is a social phenomenon that cannot be ignored. Facebook is a social phenomenon that cannot be ignored. Boasting a growing membership that is currently well in excess of 1.2

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Through expanded, lasting partnerships with Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Brightspace, and Clever, integrating Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform into existing Information Technology architecture is easier than ever.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Social media channels provide the digital alternative for the “traditional” social life and support communication within online communities non-stop. Facebook demands its potential users to be at least 13, but a lot of school kids say they never or rarely use Facebook anyway. Everyone is online now.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 24, 2019

In their new book, Broader, Bolder, Better , Paul Reville and Elaine Weiss draw on nine years of research and case studies from 12 diverse communities to advocate for more and larger-scale partnerships between communities and schools. Social Media and Technology. Everyday Experiences.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

Without them, there would be no protection for your privacy, your online information, or even your personal identity. Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. Why change passwords. How to manage passwords.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

Today Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, spent over four hours testifying in front of the Senate. These are issues that educators are watching closely as the use of social networking tools in schools have expanded in universities and K-12 schools over the years. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 7, 2018

C Thi Nguyen said: Jamieson and Cappella’s book is the first empirical study into how echo chambers function. Their research centres on Rush Limbaugh, a wildly successful conservative firebrand in the United States, along with Fox News and related media. Limbaugh’s followers have full access to outside sources of information.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

“It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Facebook (for the two teens who still use it?)” Social media, contrary to its reputation, actually seems to improve certain prosocial behaviors—empathy, to name one—in teenage populations. Scores actually improved the more the kids used social media. What is meant by the ‘digital world?” I ask, “Xbox? Then I pause.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This is particularly alarming because we live in an era when, according to Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media —platforms where opinion is often presented as fact. While Facebook and other social media outlets have pledged to tackle fake news , the results are lackluster.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Multiple studies show that regular use of Science Techbook in the classroom has many positive academic results for educators and students across a variety of districts and populations in the United States. This research and more can be found here. Learn more about Science Techbook for Texas by Discovery Education here.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 16, 2016

According to a Pew study , 78 percent of teens own a cell phone and almost half own smartphones. What kinds of social media do students use? Instagram, not Facebook. For more information visit @smartyreaders on Twitter. What hardware do students use? Where students go, smartphones go. Photos and videos, not text.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 3, 2017

Can you imagine what a student thinks when trying to study? Online ads and social media channels can be greater reasons for procrastination than the fridge or noisy roommates. Being online while studying can be very distracting. How else could they do a serious research for a paper, or find other useful information?

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. The opportunities provided through social media are not only couched in learning.

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