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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights focus on the extent to which students, faculty and others can make full use of a college’s websites, education software and social media channels.

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How to build deep relationships with students

eSchool News

As Rita Pearson details in her famous TED Talk , every child deserves a champion or an adult who can make them feel safe and insist on them being the best they can be. Recently, I asked my friends on social media to share their stories of teacher champions. Relationships with students matter.

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Resource Roundup: Digital Citizenship Lessons & Tips

Waterford

Challenges like: social media, cybercrime, cyberbulling, and more. Because of these challenges, it is important that teachers, school leaders, and parents focus on teaching children how to be upstanding citizens in a digital age. “As The Lester B Pearson School Board has a wonderful site dedicated to Digital Citizenship.

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LearnWith.AI Launches TeachTap, the first AI-powered learning app for AP exam prep and high school courses

eSchool News

By combining a social media-style interface with academically rigorous content, TeachTap makes learning more fun, efficient and accessible than ever before. Everything is aligned to the relevant standards, and the AI learns about you as you go, so it knows how to guide you through the areas that need the most work,” said Farina.

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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

A recent Pearson Student Mobile Device Survey clearly states that the number of students who regularly use a tablet has grown compared to the previous year. Data from the same Pearson survey says that 50% of high school students use learning apps, and this percentage grows in the case of students in elementary school. Mobile students.

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Resource Roundup: Digital Citizenship Lessons & Tips

Waterford

Challenges like: social media, cybercrime, cyberbulling, and more. Because of these challenges, it is important that teachers, school leaders, and parents focus on teaching children how to be upstanding citizens in a digital age. “As The Lester B Pearson School Board has a wonderful site dedicated to Digital Citizenship.

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Online Gaming Strategy Sparks Idea for Ed-Tech Startup Business

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

My company had contracts with the biggest publishing houses in the world, like Pearson and McGraw Hill. My youngest son figured out how to set up a server to play privately with a small group of his friends. I learned how to turn my own kids’ passion for video games into life skills.

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