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

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. Communicate with parents through tech: Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[10].

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Mobile learning is generally defined as training or education conducted via a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, generally connected to a wireless network such as GSM, G3 or Wifi. This study found that in 2017, 71% of teens claimed to either own or have use of a smartphone. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2022

And with the emergence of streaming and the era of kids watching videos on tablets and on their parents phones, there’s been an explosion of content on YouTube and other social media platforms aimed at little ones. You recently pulled your videos from YouTube and Facebook. You mentioned being inspired by Fred Rogers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. I'm doing things now that I would have never imagined doing five years ago, and a lot of that is due to the people I've been connected with through social media. And I've gotten to feel so much richer in what I do because of those experiences.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions. Commit to Leveraging Social Media and Telling Your Great Story! Every day across our nation, great things happen in every school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Dropbox is integrated natively into the Adobe Premiere Rush tool, so students can speed up editing and post it faster, whether you’re working on mobile, tablet, or desktop. Create Engaging Projects The third way Adobe Premiere Rush promotes creativity is the interest students have in YouTube, Instagram, and social media style videos.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 18, 2019

Despite having technology in the classroom, many schools use their Chromebooks and tablets as high-priced reference materials rather than the collaborative portals they can be. . Join the Shake Up Learning Summer Book Study. [03:34] The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook. Join the Shake Up Learning Book Study!

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 11, 2016

Now they spend considerably less time preparing lessons, they have interactive classes and use telephones and tablets in the classroom. Students can reach this online workspace on any kind of devices (computer, phones, tablets). Teachers and students can use Dropbox for sharing study materials. Isn’t it great? 92372446.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

There is a full web console to control and monitor things and you can either create a Celly login or login with Facebook or Twitter. There are also many more features such as media links, notes and more. “We Friends – cliques and social chat ? Students can text me a specific question such as ‘what is on the test tomorrow?’

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Dallas News → Writes Joan Hughes: "Can tablets teach children basic math and reading skills? As a professor who studies technology integration in K-12 schools, I can say the answer is yes, but there are some critical caveats." Tagged on: August 18, 2017 Is classroom technology good for learning or wasting time?

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MindShift

JANUARY 21, 2020

That’s a record number, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. Falling behind on technology puts seniors at risk for social isolation, which makes them vulnerable to poor health and earlier death. A study by AARP found isolation is associated with nearly $7 billion in additional annual spending by Medicare.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Last week I laid out 3 Untapped Social Media Resources for Teachers. This week we take a look at how to leverage social networks for students. She is right in the heart of the age range for kids who use social media the most (13-18 yrs old). Most of her time is spent on Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 24, 2019

Post your answer to your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #ShakeUpLearning, or share it in the Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook ! [32:12] like computers, tablets, iPads, cell phones, or other devices) everyday. The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook. Grades mean a lot. Google Hangouts.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The metaverse, as a concept, focuses on the idea that virtual or digital worlds can replicate existing forms of social interaction or create new ones. Because of this idea, companies all over the world are investing in the metaverse either as a form of social media, eCommerce, and even an educational platform. DeLeon Gray, Ph.D.,

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Social networking sites such as facebook or linkedin allows faculty to maintain that relationship which can be a reciprocal relationship for graduate school and employment. For example, there are different designs for smartphone use, tablets, and laptops. Smartphones require a different format than computer based content.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

Post your answer in the Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook , or share it on your favorite social media platform with the hashtag #shakeuplearning. like computers, tablets, iPads, cell phones, or other devices) everyday. The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook. Join the Shake Up Learning Book Study!

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Facebook, Twitter, and other social media posts people write for family, friends, or business. Business writers writing case studies, reports, presentations, and other documents. Whether you are writing on the internet, on your computer desktop, cell phone, or tablet devices, the grammar checking tool is one click away.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2019

When preteen kids see parents and older siblings thumbing away at social media accounts, they want to do it. There have been a few efforts to extend social communication tools to younger kids but mostly, kids don’t like them so end up on apps designed for teens or adults, like Snapchat or Instagram. What is Messenger Kids.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Social Media: @alicekeeler, YouTube. Alice Keeler is a Google Certified Teacher, New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator and LEC Admin & Online and Blended certified. She has developed and taught online K12 courses as well as the Innovative Educator Advanced Studies Certificate (cue.org/ieasc).

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Defined as a way to facilitate education through the use of devices like smartphones and tablets, m-learning is also a lot more than that. According to one recent study conducted by Pew Research Center , nearly 77% of Americans now own a smartphone of some kind – up from just 35% a few years ago, in 2011.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Referring to Carol Dweck''s study on learner motivation and achievement, Karen suggests that teachers reward the hard work and deep thinking that goes into acquiring new skills, rather than reifying the idea of fixed and innate intelligence.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

They are always welcome to visit with me during our school’s study flex/advisory period if they are really far behind, but usually, they can get what they need from a peer. I have a classroom tablet with headphones that they can use to access the YouTube videos and meditations via QR code). No cell phones in the space. (I

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MindShift

JUNE 11, 2021

Caroline Pane, a 20-year-old public health major at Boston University, and her three teammates analyzed a 2016 study where researchers recorded first-hand interviews with villagers in southeast Tanzania about why they did or did not accept treatment for the disease. Taking the drug albendazole can help kill the worms.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Finally, Dr. Marczak focused on the demand and need for a consistent and transparent parent community by launching a Facebook Live and Periscope blast to talk directly to parents and community members about what was going on in the schools. Dr. Wright earned her doctorate in leadership studies from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 23, 2016

This post from NPR titled, “Attention, Students: Put Your Laptops Away”, was shared multiple times on social media, and I shared it was well. As laptops become smaller and more ubiquitous, and with the advent of tablets, the idea of taking notes by hand just seems old-fashioned to many students today. s8KHExBDE4.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As teachers and parents bemoan – and studies affirm – more technology has not necessarily translated into improved writing skills for most students. They are easily accessible on any computer, tablet, or mobile device, providing a curriculum solution for schools’ varying access to technology. .

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” (National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Via The Star Online : “ Germany plans to invest an extra €5 billion over the next five years to equip more than 40,000 schools and colleges with faster internet, wireless access points and tablet computers, the Education Minister said.” ” I look forward to the opinion pieces on how Workplace by Facebook will replace the LMS.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. challenged her 8th- and 9th-grade students to put down their phones, laptops, tablets and video game consoles for the 11 Tuesdays of summer.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. challenged her 8th- and 9th-grade students to put down their phones, laptops, tablets and video game consoles for the 11 Tuesdays of summer.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

But Do Tablet Programs Work? Two different opinions on WIkipedia : “How Social Media Endangers Knowledge” by Hossein Derakhshan in Wired. Facebook has acquired tbh , a 2-month-old app that’s purportedly popular with teens. Facebook paid “ under $100 million ” for it, says Business Insider.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 A (Electronic) Textbook Case of Disruption | The American Interest → Schools are starting to take advantage of cheap tablets and open-sourced learning materials to give their students touchscreen, on-demand textbooks that—and here’s the kicker—can save school districts millions of dollars every year.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 A (Electronic) Textbook Case of Disruption | The American Interest → Schools are starting to take advantage of cheap tablets and open-sourced learning materials to give their students touchscreen, on-demand textbooks that—and here’s the kicker—can save school districts millions of dollars every year.

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