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How to Build a Modern School – 6 Key Elements to Embed in Your Groundwork

ViewSonic Education

This school recognizes that there is a gap in Millennials and Generation Z’s social skills fueled by growing up on mobile phones, social media, and online chatting. In fact, 65% of Millennials in a study felt they are not confident in face-to-face interactions from a survey from One Poll.

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

The Hechinger Report

Brought sharply into focus during the 2007-8 Great Recession — and seemingly every month since in the news and on social media — the U.S. Brought sharply into focus during the 2007-8 Great Recession — and seemingly every month since in the news and on social media — the U.S. How do we reverse this crisis in confidence?

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The path to a career could start in middle school

The Hechinger Report

A whole bunch of robots,” one boy suggested. More social media platforms,” a girl said. If you told someone a decade ago that you could have a career as a social media influencer, they wouldn’t have believed you.”. Others offer introductory courses in specific careers, like engineering or robotics.

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Using Neuroscience to Launch a Research-Informed School Schedule

Edsurge

Despite her knowledge of existing research about the cost transaction when switching between her academic assignments and an incoming text or Instagram message, she cannot resist social media breaks, which provide dopamine boosts. Andrew's students building robots; Image credit: St. After all, she is a high school freshman.

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Smartphone Detox: How Teens Can Power Down In A Wired World

MindShift

She and her husband, Ken Goldberg , a professor in the field of robotics at the University of California, Berkeley, are very tech savvy. For instance, she thinks differently about social media. She realizes the social media feeds often make other people’s lives appear more exciting or glamorous.

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The Learning Counsel’s 2019 National Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey Yielded Surprising Results

EdNews Daily

The Learning Counsel released the results of its sixth annual Survey of School and District Digital Curriculum Strategy and Transformation. Some of the top takeaways from the 2019 survey include: The K-12 Ed-Tech Market is experiencing the results of an unsustainable growth in spending without commensurate results. 462 K-12 U.S.

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Taking Over Georgia Department of Education Instagram: A Lesson in Trust

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Here a student shows off his robot that he built and programmed for the technology fair. gadoeteachertakeover #librariesofinstagram #makered #makerspace #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #robot #robotics #stem #steam #technology #coding #hourofcode #tlchat #proudtobeccsd. Social media accounts have a lot of power.