EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 30, 2023

billion users globally , social media has revolutionized how we communicate and connect with one another. Social media has also made its way into the world of education. With the help of social media, teachers can authentically engage with their students. Not just in our private lives.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2017

As part of our initial orientation, we read an article titled “ Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time ” written by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy. As I read through the article, I was struck by the difference between managing time–a finite resource–and managing one’s energy. Social media is no different.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2021

If they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog isn’t getting visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why you aren’t being contacted for networking. Sometimes, you’ll find a new category that can include many articles written prior to its addition.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In today’s New York Times article, Does Instagram harm girls? there is a growing scientific literature on the links between social media use and adolescent mental health. But given the widespread eagerness to condemn social media it’s important to remember that it may benefit more adolescents than it hurts.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 31, 2020

After receiving feedback from several educators on social media, I rectified this oversight, but it also got me thinking a great deal more about what is on every educator's mind. Up to this point, the majority of conversations I have witnessed on social media, news pieces, and articles have focused on students' health and safety.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2018

I frequently use online articles and resources with my students to supplement our curriculum. I want them reading, thinking about, and discussing hot topics that impact their lives; however, engaging students around online articles hasn’t always been easy. InsertLearning Functionality.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

I cannot adequately express how grateful I am for educators’ generous and giving personalities as well for the social media platforms where they share resources and ideas. ” I plan to use this activity again with a different article and a different set of questions. I never cease to be amazed on the power of games.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2022

million views from visitors, about 10,000 followers who have read some or all of our 2,731 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Since we at Ask a Tech Teacher started this blog thirteen years ago, we’ve had almost 5.6 Facebook: [link] .

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2019

With 95 percent of teenagers in possession of mobile devices, students are constantly sharing and searching through social media platforms. . Students must be savvy about what they say and do online, since college admissions officers — and even future employers — are likely to look through their social media accounts.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

If you’re a teen, you could be exposed to conspiracy theories and a host of other pieces of misinformation as frequently as every day while scrolling through your social media feeds. The study asked participants to identify a series of articles as advertisements, opinion or news pieces.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

Social media has not shown an ability to “self correct” perhaps because by its very nature, the responses can only be positive and thus, there is no self-correcting mechanism built into its algorithm. Below are some of the ads that you may have seen on social media that were released as being traced back to Russian origin.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 3, 2020

For more information, check out this article from Common Sense Education. During synchronous instruction using Zoom or Google Hangouts, don't take pictures of kids and post them to social media. Gaming and social media use by kids has risen dramatically during social distancing. Here's the bottom line.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

can backfire because children and teens are naturally curious and will try some things on their own, such as signing up for social media accounts way below the minimum age requirement. They can also become journalists by writing articles or creating videos. This method of “Beware! The internet is dangerous!”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, wrote an interesting article on changes in teaching since the pandemic. In previous posts, I wrote about using social media in the classroom for instruction and to share ideas. I think you’ll find a lot to relate to: Has Teaching Changed Since the Pandemic?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2020

If they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog isn’t getting visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why you aren’t being contacted for networking. Sometimes, you’ll find a new category that can include many articles written prior to its addition.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2021

District Administration has a great article on this topic. Read on… Ask a Tech Teacher has several articles you will enjoy on this same topic: How to Teach Social Media Safety. I’ve written a lot about the importance of teaching students to protect their online privacy. Matt Zalaznick.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In today’s digital age, children are exposed to a complex social media landscape, presenting both opportunities and challenges.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

When AI Fails Training Data is Older I did ask Notion to summarize the top three articles in edtech with hyperlinks. However, as I pasted in this article into Notion and asked AI to summarize it, I found things added to the podcast episode that I never discussed or that were taken out of context. So, the training data is older.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 26, 2018

My experiences in this social space forced me to take a critical lens to my professional practice as well as that of my staff in my school. Over time my primary use of social media shifted from communicator to learner. In a matter of seconds after leaving a room, I was able to share the pictures on social media.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Please join Dr. Heather Johnson and me for one or both of our two Spring 2019 social media workshops for SEHD faculty and students! ]. As a faculty member who has an outsized social media presence ( 53,000+ Twitter followers ; video series with 100+ million views ; one of the top education blogs in the world , etc.),

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog isn’t getting visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why we aren’t being contacted for networking. If you have active social media, employers will check it out. Make sure it represents you.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

You can read the article HERE. I got on Twitter in 2009, which was an accomplishment in itself as I had previously convinced myself that I would never use social media as I didn’t have the time nor saw any value in it. As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Kid President creates inspiring videos and uplifts people around the world through social media. Newsela has a collection of articles, Kid Innovators , with the stories of young inventors with quizzes and writing activities. Find interviews with young innovators on the web platform, KidBacker.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

EdSurge recently published two articles that explore this phenomenon from different angles. These two stories are currently our most popular, and they’ve been shared thousands of times on social media. Too little time to plan. Too much violence. Too little compensation. Too much polarization.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. It is important when reading a blog post or article to look beyond what in theory sounds good, but in practice might not lead to improvement. Case in point.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2022

Here the article: TikTok Is Feeding My Students Fake News About Ukraine. The roots of misinformation about Russia’s invasion stretch back further than social media. Read more… Ask a Tech Teacher has quite a few articles and resources on this topic. How Can Truth Win? Fake News or Fact? How do you tell?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2024

They can take over both your personal and work-related accounts, from your emails and social media to online teaching platforms. Phishing Attacks Fraudsters frequently use misleading emails, phone calls, SMSs, social media DMs, and other digital channels to deceive victims and extract confidential information.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

Specifically, we are going to auction off an image of this article—the first NFT ever sold by EdSurge. That’s pretty much the opposite of the way the internet and social media have traditionally treated information, which is to make it easy to make exact copies of something to spread to as many people as possible. “If

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The metaverse, as a concept, focuses on the idea that virtual or digital worlds can replicate existing forms of social interaction or create new ones. Because of this idea, companies all over the world are investing in the metaverse either as a form of social media, eCommerce, and even an educational platform. ” .

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 14, 2020

In an article for ASCD , I laid out three specific areas that are critical to effective communication: Transparency - Leaders can tackle the constant perception battle by providing more frequent and accurate updates about the daily work occurring in schools. Some adults shy away from social media, making it tough to get high adoption rates.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. Examples include mean texts or emails, insulting snapchats, rumors posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing photos or videos. I found this article wrenching to write.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 31, 2020

Education professionals are often spending valuable time, solving issues which have arisen from social media, online behavior and misunderstandings from digital communication. Social media and digital connectivity is an integral part of our daily lives. The problems. The solution.

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. On their website, you’ll find tons of free resources, video tutorials, articles and an online course, “The 21st Century Classroom.” Here are 10 edtech experts every educator should follow.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Take Advantage of Social Media. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. With many parents working, on travel away from the office or with other children at home it’s often hard to come to the school, so videoconference tools come in handy. . by Curtiss Strietelmeier.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. Teaching using news articles: Ideas and tips for teachers There are various ways to teach with news.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 25, 2021

These faculty members also may struggle to juggle the demands of the professorship with family commitments, raising children, service to practitioners, a growing social media presence, and innovation in realms that most postsecondary institutions fail to value. This second path would be me, of course.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. Elsevier offers overs 600 fully open access journals where researchers can publish or access peer-review articles.

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