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What Students Want Teachers—and Facebook—to Know About Digital Citizenship

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It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school. But it was also on Facebook where in 2011 Jivani, then in ninth grade, posted a video of her removing the wig. Jivani had jump started a career in self-care advocacy.

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Advocacy Group to DOJ: Cengage-McGraw Hill Merger Could Create a ‘Platform Monopoly’ in Education

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An open-access advocacy group on Wednesday sent a formal filing to the U.S. The 49-page brief argues that the merger would hurt competition, limit innovation and could lead to an eventual “platform monopoly” in education, just as Facebook dominates social networking.

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If we don’t engage online, we cede mindshare to others who will

Dangerously Irrelevant

We hear less often about the numerous ways to use “Good Twitter,” professional blogs, YouTube channels, Instagram accounts, Pinterest boards, Facebook groups, and other platforms in ways that are productive and empowering. Tales of “Bad Twitter” are legion, for example.

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Why We Should Expand Our OER Advocacy to Commercial Publishers

Iterating Toward Openness

Effective Advocacy. releases of the Linux kernel came from employees at Intel, IBM, Google, Facebook, Samsung, RedHat, and SUSE. And it’s not only “newer” companies like Google or Facebook. Over one third (34.5%) of all the contributions to the 4.8 – 4.13

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CoSN State Chapters Grow With Additions of MACE and CoSNE

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CoSNE is advancing the focus on policy advocacy, professional development, and engagement with state and national entities to advance educational technology leadership and best practices for every K-12 technology leader across Nebraska. cosn.org Connect with US Facebook , X , LinkedIn

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Is This Video App Safe? Mozilla Privacy Report Offers a Look

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She is the vice president of advocacy and engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, which today released a new report examining the privacy and security policies of 15 commonly used video-conferencing apps. There is also a trio of Facebook tools: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Messenger Kids.

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Building Lifelong Learning Success Through Esports – By Lori Bajorek

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Advocacy and the Future of Esports in Education For New York City educators and policymakers, esports represents a groundbreaking opportunity to innovate and inspire. However, its success relies on sustained advocacy and investment.

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