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Netflix’s Black Mirror: A Cautionary Tale About Social Media

Catlin Tucker

Netflix (2016).”Nosedive” Retrieved from www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/black-mirror-nosedive-review-season-three-netflix/504668. Watching “Nosedive” was like watching social media gone off the rails. They are physically together but isolated on their individual devices.

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10 Cool Ways Teachers Use Social Media to Enhance Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

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. Let’s dive into ten ways teachers have used social media in the classroom to enhance learning. Worth a follow! — Ms.

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CoSN 2016: Join the Social Media Conversation

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Thought leader Eric Sheninger offers tips on how schools can market and brand themselves online, as well as engage with stakeholders.

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The 2019 Honor Roll: EdTech’s 30 Must-Read K–12 Education IT Influencers

EdTech Magazine

Social media influencers can help update K–12 IT leaders with timely, digestible tweets, blog posts and podcasts. This year’s Must-Read IT blogger list has grown to include a diverse group of K–12 professionals across the various media streams on the web. The 2019 Honor Roll: EdTech’s 30 Must-Read K–12 Education IT Influencers.

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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

You can connect with Tom on social media. His best-selling book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , co-authored with Eric Sheninger and published by ASCD, was released in June 2017.

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7 Tips for Using Social Media for Professional Development

Ask a Tech Teacher

Tell me if this sounds familiar: With the 2016 New Year, you resolved to build your Professional Learning Network –finally, to stop living in the 20th century where your world revolved around a sticks-and-bricks building, a landline phone, and the mailbox. When you get questions or comments on social media, answer them.

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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.