Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Use social media platforms to engage with students and provide supplemental resources. You can also use social media platforms to connect with your students to help them prepare for their exams. Additionally, you can provide supplemental resources, such as links to online study guides or practice tests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2023

” One more person who’s security conscious is that poster-boy for social media: Mark Zuckerberg. When I want to use the webcam (which isn’t that often), I take the post-it off. I’m not the only one. You do that so people who do not have authority don’t look at you. I think that’s a good thing.”

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 9, 2018

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. Let’s start by defining what a hashtag (#) is in the sense of social media. Engage in an online book study or start your own. One of them was the hashtag (#).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

Although the pedagogy of utilizing technology was not readily available in the early 1990s for educators, it is ever-present today. Companies with a vested interest in their products publish studies touting their applications. I tend to favor independent studies on technology use which take a more balanced approach.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Pew has a new study , based on surveying nearly 4,000 scientists, and the results are important for higher education and technology. Pew researchers presenting to AAAS. The long version: there are many observations about science and communication in the study as a whole, but I’ll focus here just on implications for education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

Their site is full of every presentation, rubric, and even a full curricuulm to teach design thinking and app building. Homework Hacks Course – Created by Brian Page, this course offers students strategies for effective studying and learning. Go to coolcatteacher.com/freetrialmadlearn to start your trial today.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

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. Your school and the wellbeing of your staff and students are our top priorities.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2021, 3,446 high school students participated in a study about online civic reasoning. The study found that the students weren’t using critical thinking to evaluate what they were viewing online. They also need to be aware of what type of images they can use in Google Slides or other presentations. voter fraud.”

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Alison Head and her Project Information Literacy (PIL) research team recently released the findings of a new national study on college students and how they consume and interact with a vast and deeply polarized news ecosystem. The News Study’s Executive Summary offers Five Research Takeaways as well as Six Recommendations.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Translated, it means that the video-based social media platform is biting into the search engine’s popularity. About two-thirds of teens say they have used TikTok with 16 percent of those saying they use it almost constantly, according to a recent Pew study of 13- to 17-year-olds.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The accepted concurrent presentations are listed below the keynote panel information. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. Participants are encouraged to use #library2023 and #edi20 on their social media posts about the event.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In one study , a majority of adult and undergraduate participants were not able to effectively evaluate online sources. Studies such as these are troubling and may leave us feeling hopeless and apprehensive in terms of information and media literacy instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

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. Your school and the wellbeing of your staff and students are our top priorities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2022

We are rapidly moving away from the traditional idea that success is the guaranteed outcome if you study hard and go to college. With the monetization of posts and live streaming, some social influencers are raking in anywhere between $5,000 per month through affiliate links or, as one influencer shared, over $700,000 in brand deals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2019

A balanced approach is particularly useful when dealing with the potential negative effects of digital use, and especially social media. Children are now intrinsically linked to the digital world, but they still need to be taught how to navigate through social media safely, and to ensure that their interactions are positive and useful.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned. A six-year study of students at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State is a case in point. This often presents a challenge for them and their teachers. Take a look at our complete guide here.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Visual learners do best when information is presented graphically, be it in the form of illustrations, charts, diagrams, or photos. Lastly, Kinesthetic learners need a more tactile, “hands-on” approach to their studies; they learn best via the use of simulations, personal experience, and/or repeated practice.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2021

A recent study involving almost 600,000 children and adolescents found that over 65.3% Watching TV, browsing the Internet, checking social media, playing video games, and now, even remote learning all require using a device. One study showed the effects of habitual computer use in adolescents. You are not alone.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Social media is one of them. An increasing number of our students use social media and especially Facebook to socialize, connect, and (hopefully) learn. The good news is that we can leverage the potential of this social media website to enhance students learning. Facebook Templates!

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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. Taking action in your classroom (because good intentions, social media posts, and emoticons aren’t enough) , EquityEDU.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. And I’m not the only one using social media sites in this way. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 50 percent of American adults get their news from social media sites, and this percentage is much higher for Millennials.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social media allows any educator to learn anytime, anywhere, with anyone they want. Book Studies Reading is such a critical aspect of one’s personal and professional growth. Whereas the other two options are no-cost, engaging in a book study means you have to front some cash for the book.

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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. For anyone who has seen me do a presentation at a conference, you may know that I also participate in the conference as well. But that’s another discussion.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Economic and societal factors, such as mental health concerns over social media use, present significant challenges. Back in 2018, a study published in the British Journal of Education Technology revealed that AR can be especially useful for students studying complicated subject matter, improving their ability to focus.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. A few years ago I made a shift to becoming a more connected educator by leveraging the technology available through social media. Social Media. How I have found time to connect and grow as an educator.

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The Jose Vilson

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

My Small and Non-Exhaustive TED Talk Playlist for You Let me also share some of my favorite TED talks over the years: Zarah Biabani, “ The eco-creators helping the climate through social media. ” I was there for this one, too, and the way he presents massive sets of data into digestible bits of action needs to be studied.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2016

Other tools such as wikis, blogs and podcasts also began to be used in education, at first tentatively, and then as embedded features in various programmes of study. Social media lend themselves naturally to support learning through discussions, collaboration and sharing. They also have the capacity to support personal learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

Built-in study guide : Each Chapter ends with 4-5 discussion and reflective questions that are meant to move readers more readily to actions. Be sure to share your reflections, questions, ideas, and successes by engaging on social media using #digilead. Join the movement on social media using #digilead.

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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. Colleges could also provide pro-bono presentations. The public, less so.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 17, 2018

Take it easy and slow, and focus on the enthusiasts among the staff complement, and work from there — perhaps by presenting your successes at staff meetings and other workshops to entice further interest. Think of interesting titles such as: Digital Citizenship for Today, Using Social Media to Teach or Mastering Emerging EdTech.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2023

This week is the deadline to submit presentation proposals for a 30-minute session (see below). Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote. in Information Studies from Dominican University School of Library and Information Science in River Forest, Illinois.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2022

We all struggle to put down our phones and be present. If you look at nearly any study that analyzes the relationship between phone use, notifications, social media and mental health, it's virtually always a net negative. When a student is scrolling through social media, they are looking for connection.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

More often than not, the topics studied in school tend to be dry and factual (even for the younger students). Help them find the resources they need by using mediums that are familiar to them (Google, social media, YouTube, and so on). All you need is a reliable supplier of educational resources, such as Springboard Supplies. .

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This lead presents a counter to the promise of the Internet facilitating powerful connections among people. There is little doubt that social media and engaging in global and diverse conversations has brought many benefits to society at large, especially for our younger generation studied extensively by Ito and colleagues (2008).

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This lead presents a counter to the promise of the Internet facilitating powerful connections among people. There is little doubt that social media and engaging in global and diverse conversations has brought many benefits to society at large, especially for our younger generation studied extensively by Ito and colleagues (2008).

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