Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2018

Schools Choose Not to Delete Facebook Despite Data-Privacy Worries.” A school district page or group gives Facebook “another data point” on the users who visit it, said Doug Levin, the founder and president of EdTech Strategies, LLC. As quoted in: Schwartz, Sarah. Education Week. 6 April 2018.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams. Use social media platforms to engage with students and provide supplemental resources. Create digital study guides that can be accessed online.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating.

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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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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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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

Subscribe to the Show This week's sponsor MAD-Learn - Mobile App Development MAD-Learn is a free, easy tool for students to use to build apps of their own in a private space for just you and your students. When people ask me my favorite App-building tool, I always say MAD-Learn. MAD-Learn is an amazing collaborative app building tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2017

Today Richard Byrne @rmbyrne discusses the edtech tools he’s most excited about today. From video tools, creation tools, to app creation, you’ll hear lots of ideas. This episode, blog, and webinar are sponsored by Bloomz , my favorite tool for parent communication. Blogging and creation tools.

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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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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Pew has a new study , based on surveying nearly 4,000 scientists, and the results are important for higher education and technology. The long version: there are many observations about science and communication in the study as a whole, but I’ll focus here just on implications for education. Pew researchers presenting to AAAS.

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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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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Should schools and school districts have a "social media strategy" like business and industry? In the corporate world, social media has moved from being a novelty to a deliberate strategy to engage the public. But if schools were going to be more deliberate about their social media strategy, what would they do?

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As one of the leaders on #saskedchat (Saskatoon Ed Chat on Twitter), he has seen classrooms transform and is now studying the impact of social media on classroom pedagogy. Participate in an online Twitter chat, join a conversation in a Facebook group. Not surprisingly, many offline techniques are still important!

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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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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

Social Media is bad and has no place in education. If students are allowed to use social media in school they will stay off task or exhibit inappropriate behavior. Worse, teachers will spend countless hours “socializing” instead of educating. It is a distraction to the teaching and learning process.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Think of the giant digital companies formed by founders who met in a dorm (most notably, Facebook and Microsoft). But are those who study at all-online programs making the same connections—or are they finding other ways to connect to the job market after earning their diploma?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Well-educated people have to understand AI, what these tools are and how to use them.” For example, a new minor program at The New School in New York City, “Code as a Liberal Art,” approaches computer science as a tool for creativity, critique and civic engagement. Artificial intelligence has homes at other U.S.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

Many of these changes are a result of the exponential advances in technology and the role these tools play in shaping both our personal and professional lives. Digital leadership is all about people and how their collective actions aligned with new thinking, ideas, and tools can help to build cultures primed for success.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 3, 2012

Image Source It is our professional opinion that you get your child off Facebook. I wondered what would make a school even venture this request in our social media saturated society. But is asking parents to get their children off of Facebook the answer? The tools of the time were different, but the actions were the same.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 30, 2014

In case you missed it, the webinar was called “Social Media: An Essential Tool for Today’s Classroom.” In the webinar, I shared case studies of amazing students, parents, and teachers. Below are the people behind the stories I mentioned, how to learn more and a way to reach each of them via social media.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A few years ago I made a shift to becoming a more connected educator by leveraging the technology available through social media. Social Media. Although I was quite resistant to create a Facebook or a Twitter account, once I did, my Professional Learning Network (PLN) has continued to grow. Educator communities.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I consider myself well-versed in social media. I was an early adopter of Twitter and Instagram, and I remember anxiously waiting for Facebook to become available on my college campus. I've given most social media platforms a test run in my classroom and try to keep up-to-date on the latest trends, apps, and uses.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 10, 2013

The topic was: Learning in the 21st Century: Social Media in Education. During the hangout participants discussed how they are using social media in their education and how they think it can better be used in their learning experience. Here are the topics that were discussed. Choice is key - People want options.

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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.” School leaders need to first learn all they can about social media.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Approximately three out of every four tweens and teens are on some type of social media platform these days. Cathie Norris and ElliotSoloway, university professors studying how much time today’s youth spend with text-based materials vs. image-based materials, “ estimate that 90 percent of K-12 classroom time in the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? With over 20 years of experience, she advocates starting with pedagogy first and then transforming learning experience by using technology tools.

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Hubbli

AUGUST 24, 2023

Tools like Google Analytics can offer valuable insights into user engagement, allowing for adjustments and refinements in your school marketing strategy. Tools like Google Analytics can offer valuable insights into user engagement, allowing for adjustments and refinements in your school marketing strategy.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. 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. This is exactly what is happening in social media sites.

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They are banning the use of social media as a means to communicate with students and parents. They are banning the use of social media as a means to communicate with students and parents. It is misguided foolishness to think that social media is magically turning teachers into predators, preying on our nation''s children.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education Experience is a powerful K-12 learning platform that facilitates engaging instruction in any environment. These

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Science Techbook for Texas curriculum includes ready-to-use, phenomena-driven lessons that motivate students with powerful technology tools—such as toggle-on authentic Spanish translation—that personalize the student experience, and time-saving teacher tools that streamline preparation and grading.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2016

By 2006 several social networking sites were enjoying surges in popularity, including MySpace, Bebo and of course, Facebook. Other tools such as wikis, blogs and podcasts also began to be used in education, at first tentatively, and then as embedded features in various programmes of study. Unported License.

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