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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. Read on to discover the impact of technology in education and how to get the most from its unique benefits. Benefits of Using Tech and Digital Media in Education.

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Why Depression Strikes Today’s Teen Girls Especially Hard

MindShift

And the numbers of teens affected took a particularly big jump after 2011, the scientists note, suggesting that the increasing dependence on social media by this age group may be exacerbating the problem. The uptick in teen depression Mojtabai found after 2011 could be evidence of that.

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Playing at Orientation: Interview with the Designers of “The Parasite” at University of Chicago

ProfHacker

Since 2011, I’ve been fortunate enough to work on a series of ARGs with several collaborators including Melissa Gilliam, Ashlyn Sparrow, Katherine Hayles, Patrick LeMieux, Sha Xin Wei, Peter McDonald, Ainsley Sutherland, and myriad students at the University of Chicago. This is what we want to do.”

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Six reasons you may not graduate on time

The Hechinger Report

Understanding that cost is an issue that won’t be solved immediately, we asked educators to identify the other biggest obstacles to a timely graduation. Students who are worried about debt sometimes work more and then reduce their course load,” said Robert Kelchen, a professor of higher education at Seton Hall who studies student debt.

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Times Have Changed. We Must Teach Children That Words Actually Do Hurt.

Edsurge

However, our mainstream education and societal training practices have not. The future of American society depends on our ability as parents, educators, edtech professionals and legislators to collaboratively teach our children that words actually do matter. The truth is that society has changed.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Generation X, Y, and Z Parents

Waterford

They are generally comfortable with technology and navigate smartphones or social media platforms with little trouble. They expect technology to be integrated into educational communication and use it on a more regular basis.[3]. Additionally, Millennials spend an average of six to seven hours per week on social media.[2]

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How Classroom Political Discussions — Controversies, Too — Prepare Students for Needed Civic Participation

MindShift

Excerpted from Building Better Citizens: A New Civics Education for All by Holly Korbey. . Creating the kind of political classrooms and democratic education that students need has always been difficult, but is now even more so in our current highly polarized climate. Best Practice Educators.