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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

A notable new lawsuit against social media industry leaders by the Seattle school district has left legal experts divided on how the case will unfold. Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. “We This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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Stop Ignoring Google+

A Principal's Reflections

In case you didn''t know there are thousands of educators and an array of learning communities over at Google+. From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). There are some similarities between the two social networks.

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Here's What Happened When Students Solved Social Media Problems With Design Thinking

Edsurge

A few weeks ago, Aaron, a student in my high school elective class, mentioned he didn’t use social media very often. I consulted the lessons and ideas published by the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG), Google's Applied Digital Skills and the archives of The Sift from the News Literacy Project.

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The DLP Strategy Menu

Digital Promise

When we launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a program from EdTechTeam, Google, and Digital Promise that empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student, we wanted to put teachers in control of their professional development. 3 Steps: How to Use the Strategy Menu.

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258: Have you started a conversation about social media with your students lately?

The Thinking Stick

Ready to get our new free guide “Exploring our relationship with social media”? Check out Jeff’s recent episode about parenting and caretaking with social media and healthy digital habits in mind, you can read it here. Click here and head over to shiftingschools.com to see our 70+ free guides!

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Developing a BrandED Strategy

A Principal's Reflections

Social media has changed the landscape and broadened the concept of branding to education whether you like it or not. Just do a simple Google search and see for yourself. Now more than ever educators, leaders, schools, and districts need to begin to think about a brand strategy.

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10 Strategies to Improve Instructional Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

With the evolution of social media yet another responsibility was added to my plate in the form of digital leadership. Below I offer ten specific strategies implemented during my time as high school principal that you can begin to adopt now. Get in Classrooms More This seem so easy, yet is a constant struggle.

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