Remove Guidelines Remove Mobility Remove Secondary Remove Social Media
article thumbnail

Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center. Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news.

Resources 120
article thumbnail

7 ways to engage students in remote learning

eSchool News

In a virtual environment, educators are continually competing with diversions that aren’t present in the classroom, such as social media, television, and video games. Virtual visitors can also help students maintain focus on post-secondary goals. Outside of the hub, social media is a great tool to connect with parents.

Learning 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Time to Toss Out Cell Phone Bans and SM Filters and Be True Technology Leaders

The 21st Century Principal

That seems to be the idea in a position statement released by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. NASSP in this statement includes recommendations to school leaders on what to do with mobile and social technologies. It is time to stop banning mobile and social technologies to try to control these problems.

article thumbnail

2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Thanks to the GEC Sponsors Social Media Amazing List of Currently Scheduled Sessions! Some important conference updates are below: Still Taking Proposals Keynotes + Sessions Presenters - Check Your Instructions Volunteering + Advisory Board - We Need You! Become a Partner Organization! We're Still Taking Proposals!

article thumbnail

Teachers' Essential Guide to Teaching with Technology

Graphite Blog

An established policy or set of guidelines for using apps, including social media -- whether you're considering it as part of your class or just to communicate with students. now include at least one mobile device. Students, particularly in secondary grades, are on the go as much, if not more, than their parents.

article thumbnail

10 Tech Tools for Your Math Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Just a disclaimer though, I am a high school math teacher, so a few of the tech-tools I reference in this post belong mostly in a secondary math classroom, but with a little elbow grease and ingenuity, there are ways to fit them into any K-12 math curriculum as well.

Tools 150