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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

The CoolCatTeacher

For no organization, group, or community can survive on status quo. For Thought Leader Thursday , social media researcher Laura Pasquini explains three defining aspects of effective social media powered professional development.In The lessons learned from effective social media PD.

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Top 10 Tips for Using Social Media for Administrators & Other Educators

The 21st Century Principal

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.” Top 10 List for Using Social Media for School Leaders & Other Educators 1.

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Best Apps for College Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a valuable tool for refining essays, emails, and even social media posts. Integration with Google’s Knowledge Base: Being a Google product, Bard likely benefits from integration with Google’s vast knowledge base, making it a reliable tool for accurate and up-to-date information.

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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

More simply, it’s: …an extended group of knowledgeable people you reach out to for answers, and trust to guide your learning. The engine of a PLN is social media. refer to it in your social media. always answer questions and acknowledge comments that show up on your social media accounts.

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Do It Right the First Time: How to Maximize Your Edtech Investment

Edsurge

Prioritize early evaluation With so many options being showcased at trade shows and conferences or on social media, it’s tempting to make your mind up before the search has even started. Knowing what was essential for each group made it easier for the district to narrow down its choices and eventually select the right product.

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How Culturally Responsive Education Affects Student Engagement and Learning

MindSpark

In addition, picking a song that fits Hamlet’s character is a trans-disciplinary application of characterization AND is high engagement because the student’s knowledge base of music (their culture) is valued. You can’t possibly be an expert on all the cultures, races, and trends your students are partaking in on social media.

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The Missing Literacies – Networking to Learn #iste2015

There is no box

The extent of networking to learn, if we were lucky, was putting four desks together and working in groups. And if you asked a peer a question during a test or worked on a homework problem in a group and came back with the same answer, watch out! In college, some of my best learning experiences were working on group projects.