Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2023

My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). Flawed, ideological, non-peer-reviewed studies should not rebut decades of anti-retention research. Image credit: Wish , Ben Chun. Related Posts. Thinking about NAEP in Colorado and the Denver Public Schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

. — The vast majority of high school students are not financially literate but respond well to economics and personal finance courses that include digital tools in their curriculum, according to a new study by Project Tomorrow and Certell, creator of the Poptential family of free, award-winning social studies course packages.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The first thing educators can do to positively affect education policy may not be the most practical from a nuts-and-bolts perspective. For legislative and policy movement specific to literacy, the National Summer Literacy Association and International Literacy Association are also fantastic resources. Setting the Tone.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. Books: School leadership for social justice. Anti-racist policies and actions , Thede. Some anti-racism resources that have been helpful to me in my journey.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

He says he would never use such sites, but he understands their lure this semester, since he is finding it so hard to find other students to study with because of COVID restrictions. The company argues that its policies clearly state that students should not use the site for cheating. Students pay for a subscription of $14.99

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I consider myself well-versed in social media. I've given most social media platforms a test run in my classroom and try to keep up-to-date on the latest trends, apps, and uses. Educators tend to meet most social media platforms with skepticism, and it's easy to see why. This goes the other way too.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Digital Citizenship: Grades 9-10 : In this high school Workspace, learners identify and study digital citizenship as it relates to teenagers. Whether learners question rules related to internet usage or need support in how to use social media safely, opening a dialogue is one of the best ways to approach digital citizenship topics.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 1, 2012

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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The Jose Vilson

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This year, it was human-centered education, appropriate given the ascent of artificial intelligence, social media, and deeper polarization. Yes, my research interests center social science, but I’m also finding the nexus between teacher practice and research. But that’s another discussion.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka ; Noreen Naseem Rodriguez ; Betina Hsieh ; @ericaintheclass ; Whitney Aragaki ; Virginia Nguyen , Michael Ida ); talking to each other through listservs or social media; or participating in digital conversations and programming (e.g., impacts the everyday lives of students and educators.

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The Jose Vilson

APRIL 5, 2024

Many scholars, from her sociology department to the primary investigators of the original study, defended her against his claims of plagiarism, but people jumped regardless. Of course, when mainstream media asks him questions under their terms, he turns to cellophane, but that’s another layer to this conversation. Yes, it was.)

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

Social Media is bad and has no place in education. If students are allowed to use social media in school they will stay off task or exhibit inappropriate behavior. Worse, teachers will spend countless hours “socializing” instead of educating. It is a distraction to the teaching and learning process.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Others claim that emotional support and social engagement are the primary drivers of using social media more often. Many articles often cite this study as solid proof for banning smartphones. What do you do when your school’s policy isn’t well defined in terms of device use? Teaching mindfulness.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

policy has urged schools to keep students with disabilities in the same classrooms with their general education peers unless severe disabilities prevent it. It seems a humane policy not to wall off those with disabilities and keep them apart from society. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. For the past 25 years, U.S.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 20, 2012

In their new book, Why Social Media Matters: School Communication in the Digital Age , authors Kitty Porterfield and Meg Carnes write: “Skill in communication is a key ingredient for school leaders’ success in today’s complex education environment, and this communication now includes social media.” Why should I care?

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 10, 2013

The topic was: Learning in the 21st Century: Social Media in Education. During the hangout participants discussed how they are using social media in their education and how they think it can better be used in their learning experience. Here are the topics that were discussed. Choice is key - People want options.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

He then talked about a study from the University of California that found that the average worker spends about 12 minutes on a task before being interrupted and then takes about 25 minutes to return to the task. Baird made it clear that schools need a policy for cell phones. Baird elaborated on the issues with cell phones.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2022

But it’s often individuals from outside of academia who construct topical questions of interest for scholars, serve as study participants, and fund organizations producing such work. Sometimes, the literature on a given study topic is just mixed. Mitch McConnell expressed that the potential policy would eliminate 1.4

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 18, 2023

school policies do not seem to have pushed American kids into their own academic black hole. But perhaps an undercurrent that hasn’t been studied enough is the breadth of lessons students learned about this country and the world along the way. And we rarely accounted for those losses, even less so during this pandemic era.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special. Social studies teachers must support their students as they encounter: Major attacks on journalism. Evolving forms of media delivery.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2022

If our students continue to have access via social media to unchecked racist propaganda and flawed history, they will be vulnerable to committing racial violence. Therefore, I believe, the only way to combat racial violence is to teach young people to be “anti-racists,” which includes studying the history of U.S.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 20, 2017

As social media and technology is already a central part of children’s lives, online safety is an incredibly important issue to tackle. Studies have found that the problem of cyberbullying in schools is on the increase ( DFE, 2015 ). Introduce an e-safety and cyber-bullying policy. What is cyberbullying?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Changing the way calculus is taught, proponents argue, helps more students find math approachable and relevant, making them therefore more likely to succeed while studying it. The students had previously “warmed up” by grappling with datasets on COVID-19 mortality rates, trying to figure out what that data meant for policy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2017

A team of researchers from the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education has been digging deeply into social media data to examine the roots of the public dialogue around Common Core. Next up on the PJNet agenda?

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A recent Proving Ground study from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University found that adding ten more minutes of ST Math time midyear increases student achievement. Share your creation on social media and you might just get a response from JiJi. Love on the Brain. After that, coloring is encouraged!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

According to a 2019 CDC study involving 13,667 students, 1 in 5 report of being bullied on school property within the last year and roughly 8 percent of high school students surveyed indicated they had been in a physical fight on school property at least one or more times within the last year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

And if you listen to social media , where teachers often express themselves freely and anonymously, Rachel is far from alone. Selena Carrión Everything Is Not OK There is a certain TED Talk that teachers on social media sometimes reach for to describe the toxic positivity mentality. And that’s not really the case at all.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Samantha, from a small town in Massachusetts, sees stories about climate change on social media and in the news. Another study confirms the finding that depression, general and severe anxiety and “extreme emotions such as sadness, anger and fear” are all mental health outcomes associated with eco-anxiety.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“I don’t think my research is saying [other measures] don’t matter, but I don’t think they capture the whole picture,” said Nathaniel Anderson, who explored the disconnect between measures of child well-being and young people’s views on their mental health as part of his doctoral studies in public health at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Studies about the effects of recorded lectures on student attendance have yielded mixed results. Students ripping the videos down and putting them out of context on social media is always a concern,” Albat says. Experts say faculty should double-check their institutions’ policies and watch for any changes.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The media loves sensational tech stories. Except that it was based on a faulty study , which essentially renders it as fake. This type of data can help educators, parents, or policy makers better understand how students interact with technology, particularly how to create a healthy relationship with it. Good online behavior.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

However, after taking matters into her own hands, Sheliya was able to find a person on social media that secured housing via Open Homes. Though I like to differentiate service-learning to emphasize attempts to influence policy, my students simply define service-learning as “doing something worthwhile that makes adults listen to them.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Studies show that 88% of teenagers between 13-17 have cell phones (or access to one) and 66% of middle schoolers. Where they used to be primarily to make phone calls, now they are great for research, fact-checking, sharing, collaborating, quick study sessions, and more. Fifth, students want to use digital tools.

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