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5 Creative Ways to Connect Young Adults to Reading

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Librarian Karen Scott challenges us with some non-traditional practices to get kids interested in reading including organizing her library by genre and using social media and graphics to inspire a love of reading.

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Teens Now Turn to TikTok More Than Google — But Not for Schoolwork

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Translated, it means that the video-based social media platform is biting into the search engine’s popularity. That makes it second only to YouTube in social media popularity. Whoever shows up on your For You page seems like your friend,” she says, referring to TikTok’s recommended content for each user. “I

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10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If I want to push my re ading, I sign up with my local library’s reading club, but other times I set a goal of a book or two a month in the summertime and make time to sit and read. Take a Social Media. Sabbatical. PD Connection.

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7 Must-Read Resources on Social Media for School Leaders

The 21st Century Principal

There are obviously quite a few social media resources available to school leaders on the Web, but finding high-quality information can be difficult. Each of these books are excellent sources of information for the school leader trying to learn about social media and potential in educational leadership.

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6 Ways to Avoid Those Social Media Landmines

The Daring Librarian

I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. As educators, I passionately believe we should use social media to push the positive, celebrate student successes, share resources with our colleagues, and connect with parents and the community.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Have a great classroom library. Check out @EmilyBHardeman on Twitter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Reading stamina matters.

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Universities Can Combat Misinformation By Sharing Research With the Public

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With varying trust levels, they turn to journalists, social media influencers, legislators, teachers and their families. News & World Report and Times Higher Education take into account the research influence of higher ed institutions, but they only consider peer-review references. On Twitter, Rep. million jobs.