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Social Media Use & Our Students: Guest Host @JKDNCN #EdtechMissions

Teacher Reboot Camp

Many educators, administrators, and parents would prefer to leave social media out of the curriculum. Social media is scary! Yes, our learners do very scary things on social media which can and have ruined lives. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Creative Fabrica–the Perfect Solution for Teachers, Creators, and Anyone In a Hurry

Ask a Tech Teacher

Between newsletters for parents, announcements on social media, communications for students and parents, and more, it became a challenge to demonstrate the excitement and engagement of learning through what could be boring tools. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica.

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Will Banning TikTok Make Kids Safer Online? It’s More Complicated Than That

Edsurge

Ask just about anyone what’s behind the downward spiral of youth mental health today, and chances are that social media will be on their list of causes. The relationship between social media and mental health is nuanced and different for each person, says Stephanie M.

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Should AI be STOPPED?

The CoolCatTeacher

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) There is a great point that we should be able to CHOOSE whether our content TRAINS AI. Endorse anything they want?

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Teacher-Authors: What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog

Ask a Tech Teacher

You have to pay attention to proper writing skills, be careful to not plagiarize content or media, be a friend to your ebuddies, be constantly and brilliantly inspired, and be a tech genius who can fix all those geeky things that make social media work. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Q&A: Tarah Luster Explains How to Teach K–12 Students Digital Responsibility

EdTech Magazine

With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. The realities of social media, both good and bad, spurred organizations like Project B3 to step in to teach students how to participate online in a healthy, thoughtful and safe way. .

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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. Pear Deck 201 – a more in-depth advanced training session. ” The conference is free and you can register and see the schedule now.