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Careless posts on social media spark physical fights

The Hechinger Report

The massive fight, it turned out, stemmed from a long-simmering rivalry between groups of girls, and had been largely instigated and planned through a steady stream of posts on social media apps like Twitter, Instagram, Kik and Snapchat. Mondays can be particularly contentious. Photo: Sophia Germer).

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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

“Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Researchers have pointed to the introduction of smartphones — the iPhone was introduced in 2007 — and the rise of social media as the culprit. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression? But teasing apart what’s actually happening is difficult.

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Today’s Meet is Closed. What are your Alternatives?

Ask a Tech Teacher

polls, forms, or surveys. It is a robust, intuitive tool that makes forms and surveys easy to create for teachers and a snap to join for students (for example, no login required — just a class code). Polls, forms, and surveys. Survey Monkey. I went to my PLN for thoughts on what they’ll use in its stead.

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7 ways to engage students in remote learning

eSchool News

According to a recent survey of high school students, more than half ( 54 percent ) reported being less engaged during remote learning than during in-person classes. In a virtual environment, educators are continually competing with diversions that aren’t present in the classroom, such as social media, television, and video games.

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6 Ways to create meaningful teamwork experiences through an LMS

Neo LMS

That is why the flipped classroom, blended learning, PBL, and many more teaching styles require a high degree of social learning. For example, in a survey investigating the impact of collaboration in the learning of secondary school Statistics, one school found out that students had a 11.8% Shared resources.

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Smartphones in the classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Instead, they would rather stick their heads into their smartphones and stay glued to social media or texting their friends. Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. But it is not their fault. How can parents solve this problem?