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How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing

Edsurge

Jeremy Hyler According to one Common Sense Media report , on any given day, around 60 percent of teens use social media, spending an average of two hours on platforms like Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, all of which are having a big impact in the way they engage with the written word. Is it quality writing?

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The Summer of Social Media

Kyle Pace

It might mean attending a conference or workshop, working towards a graduate degree, or getting a special certification. One thing that I think summer is great for in terms of professional learning is investing the time to better understand how you can use social media as an educator. Google+ Communities.

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Model What You Expect

A Principal's Reflections

For example, if you want your staff to use a communications tool like Remind regularly to keep students and parents abreast of assignments, then you should be using social media daily to communicate with stakeholders. Worked with a high school principal to create an asynchronous course in Google Classroom on personalized learning.

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Use Social Media to Market Your Private School

Hubbli

Social media marketing for schools is where it’s at. Through familiar social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, you can reach a targeted group of people and increase awareness for your school. But how do you use social media for school recruitment and engagement? Click Here. With over 2.4

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11 Tips for Engaging Parents

Teacher Reboot Camp

Below are a few tips and resources from my presentation, Engaging Parents with Technology and Social Media. Every school needs a social media plan and guidelines. Check out how other schools use social media to inform parents. Create emails or letters with Google Docs and translate with Google Translate.

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Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

Digital Promise

The Tech Team also offers ongoing resume writing workshops, which allow learners to communicate their job skills and experiences through writing in a digital platform. Tech Team members learn to navigate livestreams on social media such as FaithLife , for example.

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7 Steps to Optimize Your Social Media Presence as an Educator

The 21st Century Principal

In his book, The New Rules of Marketing & PR , David Meerman Scott perhaps captures why a number of us so heavily engage in using social media: “ It’s fun to blog and tweet, and it makes you feel good to get your ideas out into the world.” The best way to do this is to optimize your social media presence as an educator.