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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Christian Miraglia, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great ideas on teaching kids about Social Media Awareness: Over the last decade, there has been pressure in the K-12 learning environment to create classes that address everything from managing your money to various efforts to address cultural inequalities.

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The Lengths Teachers Will Go For Kids

A Principal's Reflections

While the challenges schools have faced during the pandemic are often portrayed in the media, some notable changes to practice have occurred. Each day I am in awe as I see innovation in action shared on social media, especially in the areas of blended, remote, and hybrid pedagogy.

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Kids’ Computer Posture Explored

Ask a Tech Teacher

Written by “Karen Weaver a 3rd grade elementary school teacher and author of the upcoming children’s book “The Magic Pencil”, it covers all the basics. Watching TV, browsing the Internet, checking social media, playing video games, and now, even remote learning all require using a device.

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14 Educator Social Media Accounts That Inspire Us

MIND Research Institute

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. December 20, 2021. December 22, 2021. She helps learners discover possibilities as a d irector of elementary math and science.

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Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

eSchool News

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in some cases police — can intervene. Chicago Public Schools piloted a similar social media monitoring program in the mid-2010s. newsletters.

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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school. The Penn State researchers analyzed an existing U.S.

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Recapping the ST Math 2021-2022 School Year: Our Favorite Moments

MIND Research Institute

Lake Forest Elementary Takes Over Our Instagram. We kicked off 2021-2022 with the ST Math bulletin board decorating contest. Our social feeds were flooded with so many beautiful masterpieces; it was a tough decision to name our three winners. Take a look at this bracket from Sonora Elementary in Springdale, Arkansas.