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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

Army War College National Security Seminar that caused this response. We must give pause to understand how citizens can become savvy purveyors of accurate information so that hoaxes like not friending Jayden K Smith and the countless missing children Facebook posts that travel unhindered for years after children have been found can cease.

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Students Size Up Edtech’s Dark Side

Edsurge

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). Gaps opened up by race, income, education and geography drive wedges between technologies and entire populations.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

Seminars held online, are called webinars. Such a feature can become even more potent if provided through the LMSs mobile platform. Before the advent of Facebook, most social interactions were undertaken using instant messaging apps such as AOL, Yahoo messenger or IRC. Virtual Reality in the Classroom: It’s Easy to Get Started.

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Technology in Schools: What If We’ve Just Made Everything Worse

Fractus Learning

When, over the past decade, technology was rapidly introduced into schools it was heralded as the saviour of education. However, many technology naysayers are now pounding the pulpit and proclaiming the imminent death of the “digital dream.” Social Media and Mobile Devices. – (Source unknown).

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Headed to ASHA in Atlanta!

SpeechTechie

Hi Folks, I am returning (gradually) from being on vacation for a couple of weeks, and one week pretty nicely disconnected, except for Facebook, which I can''t seem to shake entirely. Through that time, however I was checking my personal gmail pretty regularly on my phone, because ASHA notifications typically come out the 2nd week of July.

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Twitter in the classroom

Learning with 'e's

Well, firstly, this sounds as though I am deliberately trying to hide behind technology, which is patently untrue. If I wanted to hide behind technology, I would stay at home, and use my laptop and ''death by PowerPoint'' to lecture to my students from a safe distance. education learning media pedagogy Technology Twitter'

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The Top 50 Best Books for Teachers – Professional Development

Fractus Learning

Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on Fortune’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. The Tech-Savvy Administrator: How do I use technology to be a better school leader? – Steven W.