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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

As we head into the spring, we may notice a decrease in student engagement. For some students, there have been midterm exams, extended school breaks, or we find ourselves in the middle of standardized testing season. Students should also be part of the process of deciding on different tools to try.

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Social Media For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

Below is a synopsis of the webinar I did: NASSP Digital Principal Award winner Eric Sheninger, principal of New Milford (NJ) High School, kicks-off the Digital Principal webinar series with his presentation on ways school leaders can effectively use social media in their schools. educational leadership NASSP Social Media'

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Social Media is Not Just For Students

A Principal's Reflections

Quite simply, social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook have improved my effectiveness and efficiency as an educational leader. As I learned from my students, many more people use the social media tool, Facebook, than use Twitter. Principals and schools should embrace Twitter, and social media in general.

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Eight challenges keeping students engaged during remote learning (and how to help)

Hapara

It can be challenging, though, keeping students engaged during remote learning. Why it’s important to keep learners engaged. Research shows that when learners are engaged, they achieve at an academically higher level. emotional engagement. cognitive engagement. Teachers can also use a tool like H?para

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Here's What Happened When Students Solved Social Media Problems With Design Thinking

Edsurge

A few weeks ago, Aaron, a student in my high school elective class, mentioned he didn’t use social media very often. asked another student, Holly, somewhat incredulously. “I Meet some of the members of my Digital Literacy class, an elective course for students in grades nine through twelve.

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How Are School Smartphone Bans Going?

Edsurge

The district is one of many across the country that have instituted new smartphone bans this year, in the name of increasing student engagement and counteracting the negative effects that social media has on youth mental health. And she says there are fewer fights at the school, too.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

Edsurge

Experts say that classes that are self-paced, asynchronous or technically possible to tune into from a shared space full of distractions often require students to exhibit more self-control, more intrinsic motivation and better time management. It is delivering information to students when they need it, in a timely fashion.”