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12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

Ask a Tech Teacher

But, if they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog doesn’t attract visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why we aren’t being contacted for networking. If you have active social media, employers will check it out. That includes our online presence.

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8 Ways to Engage Every Learner [Free Webinar on Demand]

The CoolCatTeacher

During the conference, I’m presenting a new presentation “8 Ways to Engage Every Learner.” The Social Media Inspired Class by Erica Aguirre. This presentation has been fun to create and update based upon what I’ve learned since so many things changed in March 2020. All opinions are my own.

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The Skinny on Hashtags

A Principal's Reflections

Upon getting on Twitter in 2009, I was not only baffled about how to use the social media site but also about all the symbols associated with it. Before Twitter I referred to this as the “pound sign” on the telephone and only used it as such. Let’s start by defining what a hashtag (#) is in the sense of social media.

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4 essential resources for building research skills in high school

eSchool News

By the time students reach me in high school, they are already juggling multiple social media accounts and unknowingly driving many business and political decisions through their media consumption. One of my favorites is the “Social Media and Misinformation” presentation. But don’t settle for just one.

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5 Edtech tools to try out this year

Neo LMS

It can be used for creating multimedia, interactive presentations and gives students more authentic ways to learn and to express themselves. It has been referred to as a social learning platform and in our experience, helped us to connect globally for our PBL.

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

Edsurge

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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Britannica LaunchdPacks free of charge to US Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.