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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. Where did I turn? How many followers do you have?

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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. We’ll post the first post on Monday with the second part of the series on Tuesday.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Utility value is purely academic and emphasizes the importance that content has for the students’ future goals — both short-term and long-term goals (Ormrod, 2006). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. To see what I am talking about check out #ExploreWells.

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Coming to FM Radio, TV, and YouTube: Cool Cat Teacher Talk

The CoolCatTeacher

Additionally, getting to blog, podcast, and YouTube and sharing on social media is also a joy. In 2005, I started blogging, and in 2006, I began connecting my classrooms with others worldwide. I've taught my children, nieces and nephews, and the children of my classmates from high school over the past twenty-three years.

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What If Banning Smartphones in Schools Is Just the Beginning?

Edsurge

Just last week, the nation’s second-largest public school system, Los Angeles Unified School District, voted to ban smartphones starting in January, citing adverse health risks of social media for kids. He’s been teaching since 2006, so he remembers a time before the invention of the iPhone, Instagram or TikTok. And the U.S.

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Bully Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

In October 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier hung herself in her bedroom closet after suffering months of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. She’s not the only one.

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

Edsurge

PowerSchool’s journey has gone like this: It was founded in 1997, back in the early days of the web and before smartphones, tablets or social media even existed. Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006. Tech giant Apple bought the company in 2001.

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