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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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How to Evaluate Programs You’ve Never Used in Less Than Seven Minutes

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If you’re like me, you spent the summer attending webinars, seminars, and conferences. You chatted with colleagues on Twitter and Facebook about learning tools they loved. Ready or not, it’s time to go back to school. But that list could take hours to preview.

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Goal: Inspire Them to Inspire

Teacher Reboot Camp

Feel free to share your students’ creations on our 30 Goals Facebook Group or tweet it with the hashtag #30GoalsEdu ! Join the movement by accomplishing any goal from any of the cycles then letting us know through a blog reflection or status update on our Facebook community or on Twitter, @30GoalsEdu . 30 Goals Cycle 6.

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2017 Teachers Pay Teachers’ July Conference — Overview

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Seminar Overview. Each of the seminars I attended (a handful of roughly five dozen offered) was filled with pithy ideas, how-tos, and problem-solving. Seminars I attended included: using social media to spread the word. Post to Facebook with meaningful information (like education posters or memes) to gain an audience.

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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. When students in my graduate seminar on education technology were given the chance to select a topic for a class session, they wanted to devote time to the digital world’s dark side. This is part 5. This made a great deal of sense.

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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

Edsurge

Turnout was so high that the team created “ We’re Better Together Wednesdays ,” a virtual weekly seminar for families to understand more about topics they’ve expressed most interest in, including using Google Classroom and Zoom, and overcoming anxiety during COVID-19. Tools that encourage two-way communication.

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Goal: From the Heart to the Mind

Teacher Reboot Camp

Join the movement by accomplishing any goal from any of the cycles then letting us know through a blog reflection or status update on our Facebook community or on Twitter, @30GoalsEdu . Each year, teachers worldwide aim to accomplish 1 to 30 goals that transform their teaching.

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