Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

These days, teachers should introduce students to the world of social media so they can begin to develop the skills they need to live a safe digital life. Then, ask your students to go home and work with their parents to adjust their privacy settings on their personal social media profiles. Create a social media contract.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 29, 2017

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. Find the archive of the chat below with tips and insights.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

From our twitter streams to talking heads on television it seems like we can not escape facts being outright fake, or the perception that they are. We can’t blame the media that reports them. We can’t blame social media or the tools used to access them. Kids can’t focus because of social media.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The new social media app Clubhouse is gaining traction across many industries as Influencers, celebrities , and marketing professionals are heading to the app to connect and collaborate. (If Like Twitter, Clubhouse provides a space to connect with like minded individuals and groups, expanding your professional learning network.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2018

Nikki Robertson in Episode 340 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Nikki Robertson, ISTE Librarians Network President Elect, shares five ways to use social media to enhance professional development and improve student learning. Nikki shows us how.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Social Media: The New Stage. Now, (if I want to) I can pop my cell phone out of my pocket and bring up Periscope and stream a school play to my one hundred and ten thousand Twitter followers. Social Media: The New Audience. We’re ignoring a powerful platform that will help kids want to write again: social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Heather Callihan in episode 143 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Heather Callihan’s @ hcallihan students help with their Facebook and Twitter using some technology tools. Safely Involve Students in Social Media and More Ways to Give Students a Voice.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2018

How Kids Are Using Mainstream Social Apps What You Should Know About Your Child’s Social Media Platforms The Most Popular Social Apps Among Teens and How They’re Using Them What Are the Mainstream Social Apps and How Are Teens Using Them? Twitter Twitter allows users to post 280-character messages known as “tweets.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 10, 2017

Episode 124 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Jennifer Casa-Todd @JCasaTodd opens our minds to social media leadership with students. She argues that we’re limiting students when we don’t let them lead using social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2018

My students speak out on episode 312 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In a recent podcasting project, my students reflected on their opinions about social media. Today, three of my students take the mic. What do you think? Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Now entering the fray is a cavalry of librarians, who are taking to social media in opposition of what they say is an attack on their professionalism—and on student access to diverse books. A group of librarians decided to flip the conversation and quietly began organizing a Twitter takeover. In October, Texas Rep.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2013

Students in Mr. Devereaux''s AP Biology class are creating social media accounts for the immune system. Using Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Tumblr, the students need to narrate a day in the life of the immune system. apps New Milford High School Social Media'

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2011

When principals hear the words Twitter and Facebook they cringe. Immediately, visions of excessive socialization, time wasted, and meaningless conversations in the form of updates come to mind. Quite simply, social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook have improved my effectiveness and efficiency as an educational leader.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 21, 2016

Snapchat Facebook Instagram Vine Twitter What do you think about when you hear those words? Maybe you think about social media in general and how it’s continuing to grow. When it comes to social media and the use of these tools there is still a large disconnect between the platforms kids use and what we use in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Social media has been around for some time now. Twitter launched 11 years ago, LinkedIn 14 years ago, Facebook 13 years ago — and you know what? Companies across the globe continue to use social media as a vital part of their marketing strategy — creating content to connect and engage their audience.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Mar Hicks, "When Did the Fire Start" in Your Computer Is On Fire It's time to demote social media's status in our lives. The problem with social media systems like Twitter, is that we have given them too much power over us. We as consumers get to really decide how much value social media has in our lives.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 26, 2012

Social Media is an incredible resource for education. There are many different social media networks, and lots of ways to use them. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. free resources social media social network' Educators can learn, share, connect and more with educators from around the world.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

Social media can be an amazing tool for so many pu rposes. In no particular order, here are some of my colleagues' and my favorite educational social media accounts. Twitter Educator Accounts to Follow. Bonus: ST Math Social Media Accounts. That's where we come in! We would love to know!

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

There is this argument on whether social media and learning can coexist, because really, how can the noisy environment of social media become an effective tool for learning? A status update here, share a post there, Facebook basically owns the majority of our social media life. But that’s just the start.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

10MT | #19: 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Researcher Laura Pasquini From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. For Thought Leader Thursday , social media researcher Laura Pasquini explains three defining aspects of effective social media powered professional development.In

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 15, 2014

New Milford High School teachers Jessica Groff and Joanna Westbrook created a Common Core aligned English Language Arts (ELA) task that incorporated Twitter into their unit on Julius Caesar and built on content authentic to the Shakespeare''s history play – i.e. social media re-purposed with and for academic discourse.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2016

You joined all the big social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, blogging–just for starters). You committed hours to it, and then days, eager to make this work because everyone you know talks about how much they learn from social media. When you get questions or comments on social media, answer them.

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MiddleWeb

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Teacher Social Media has had a powerful positive effect on Brent Gilson's professional growth. That’s the plus, he says, but there are also the minuses, including too-safe and comfortable conversations, edu-celebrity, and frequent failure to give credit where it is due.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 18, 2012

Walyou , a great site for interesting information and more, has a great collection of cheat sheets that have tips, shortcuts, and more for social media sites. The sites include Google+, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook and have some great tips for making them more useful and easier to use. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Lightspeed Systems

JULY 20, 2023

Lightspeed Parent Portal's YouTube and social media controls pave the way for a more secure and enriching digital journey for students. To support this, Lightspeed Systems ® is announcing new enhancements to Lightspeed Parent Portal —YouTube and social media controls. Contact the Lightspeed team today.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Jeremy Hyler According to one Common Sense Media report , on any given day, around 60 percent of teens use social media, spending an average of two hours on platforms like Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, all of which are having a big impact in the way they engage with the written word. “I Not all the time.

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The 21st Century Principal

JULY 4, 2018

Have you really thought about the nature of social media? We users of social media often forget that it has specific design characteristics whose purpose is perhaps not what we think. For example, we have been fond of praising the ability of Twitter to allow us to connect with others. Most of us use it.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

APRIL 8, 2015

For teachers taking their first steps into the ed-tech world, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks are incredible places to consume and learn about best practices. Click the headline to read the full post. Email websupport@epe.org.

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Class Tech Integrate

JULY 25, 2017

Many educators who embrace the use of technology in the classroom, are still very leery of talking about social media in the classroom. The negatives of social media usage between students and teachers can be disastrous. We as educators should not encourage students to use Social Media apps before that age.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Social Media is an incredible resource for education. There are many different social media networks, and lots of ways to use them. Social media has been embraced by many educators, but many other educators, administrators and parents are concerned about using social media with students.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

DECEMBER 6, 2019

I’ve been invited to host a Round Table Breakout Session at the 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit today, titled: “ Harnessing the Power and Potential of Social Media to Build Learning Communities. The hardest part of Twitter is that it does not have a friendly entry point.”. ” Short link: 2di.me/advice.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating. See figure 1.1

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

My answers to Bill''s questions provide a snapshot of my social media in education journey. What made you interested in using social media to reach out to your school community? In early March of 2009, I was reading my local newspaper, The Staten Island Advance, and came across an article on Twitter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2016

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. While a recent poll showed 9 out of 10 teachers do not use social media in the classroom, there are teachers who are. Social doesn’t have to be a distraction and kids can be safe. Doing work that matters. How did they link together?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter ISTE has always been an important source of learning for me, and any year I can come to the live conference is a good year for me in terms of innovation. I’ll take you with me, so follow me on my social media. When June 1 came around, I knew.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 15, 2019

In our latest episode, Brian welcomes Senior Content and Brand Specialist Calli Wright to the podcast for a discussion on how educators can get more out of social media by taking a purposeful approach. 20 Texas Education Leaders to Follow on Twitter. The Ultimate Guide to Twitter. Thanks for listening to the podcast!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Pros & Cons Of Children On Social Media contributed by Jennifer Smith In our social media-charged society, it’s easy to assume that children should not be on sites like Facebook and Twitter. The post The Pros & Cons Of Children On Social Media appeared first on TeachThought.

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