Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

From Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, retired teacher and education consultant, Christian Miraglia: Instagram: A Student Vehicle for Social Change. In my last post, I wrote about using Twitter for classroom instruction. Here, the focus is how students use social media to advance their causes and concerns.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Learn more about Google Docs here.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. The realities of social media, both good and bad, spurred organizations like Project B3 to step in to teach students how to participate online in a healthy, thoughtful and safe way. .

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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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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

The following list provides some good PLN starting points and resources to assist any educator looking to take their professional growth to new levels: Twitter : Microblogging platform that allows educators from all corners of the globe to communicate in 140 characters or less. For more information on Twitter check out this video.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 27, 2016

“The hashtag, that ubiquitous pound sign followed by a keyword, are part of the language of social media.”- Hashtags (text with a # sign front) are found all over social media on sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and GooglePlus. I tend to find the best resources with hashtags on Twitter.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I was absolutely honored that various members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and the greater educational community reached out to me to address administrators looking to embrace social media, plan an educational technology conference at my school, and discuss leadership in the digital age.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Use of mobile applications and social media. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. . . • A duress button system for offices and classrooms. • An in-building emergency communication system. Mass notification tied to a districtwide system. • by Amy Passow.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. I was introduced to it via my history teacher network on Twitter (a plug for using Twitter for professional purposes). During the pandemic, some of my students would record historical prompt responses using the mobile Flip app. . Confusion sets in.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 19, 2018

This week my daughter, Savvy, Kelly Jake Duncan , and I are headed to the ISTE Conference as official ISTE media and to present. If you aren’t attending ISTE physically, you can participate virtually by catching baby Savvy’s interviews and our livestreams we will publish daily on Twitter,( @ShellTerrell ), and on this blog.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Hall Davidson shares both simple explanations of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in the classroom. He has become a leading guru of virtual environments, learning with mobile devices, social media, and digital textbooks.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. There is a full web console to control and monitor things and you can either create a Celly login or login with Facebook or Twitter. Today, Celly is announcing a new service.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2019

Create a basic QR code easily even on your mobile device that leads to a link, a message or any text, your contact details, or your location. Attach the QR code to Twitter, Facebook, a location, websites, wifi passwords, email, bitcoin and more! Attach the QR code to Twitter, Facebook, a Tweet, Skype, a phone number, and more!

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Social media channels provide the digital alternative for the “traditional” social life and support communication within online communities non-stop. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. E-learning is mobile. Everyone is online now.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

It is time to realize that social media, technology, and the change process are not the enemy. To this end, teachers and students are now routinely utilizing social media and other various Web 2.0 To this end, teachers and students are now routinely utilizing social media and other various Web 2.0

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 29, 2016

Presentations were given by @teachwithsoul , @ShellTerrell , @TanyaAvrith , and @KleinErin about parent engagement, social media in schools, classroom design, Twitter for new teachers, and web tools for new teachers. LIVE on #Periscope : New Teacher Meetup #ntchat #iste2016 #passthescopeedu #notatiste16 https://t.co/QE1WuBvEYb.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2017

Stories have the power to inform, inspire, connect, and mobilize. Include video, a Twitter stream, your blog, and more. Social Media – So, you’ve got great news about your school system, a tremendous website, a succession of engaging blog posts, and have had your op-ed published in the local paper. initiative.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect with educators and students worldwide. The Edcamp model connects educators to PD like never before.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

I was also adamant that social media had no place in an educational setting, but most of you who read this blog know about my radical change of mind in regards to this. technology, including social media. This small change evolved into my present philosophy on how schools can, and should, use social media.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 28, 2012

Just as Williamson and Johnston suggest, the time has come for school leaders to stop trying to find ways to block and ban social media and embrace it as both an educational tool and a fact of life. Howard Johnston’s book, The School Leader’s Guide to Social Media can help. As authors Ronald Williamson and J.

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Kyle Pace

JUNE 7, 2017

One thing that I think summer is great for in terms of professional learning is investing the time to better understand how you can use social media as an educator. Social media can be used as a great communication tool for a district, school, or a classroom. Here are some options to think about: Twitter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 20, 2021

If we humans aren’t giving away our personal information (as we do on FB, Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter and every other social media account), we’re having it stolen without our permission or knowledge and sold to those who mean us harm. we have a access to our income streams on our digital devices.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

If I was graded I would have probably received an A for running my school where strict rules had to be followed by students, mobile devices banned, and all social media blocked. Once in the space that social media provided, I began to lurk and learn. This is how both observers and myself measured my effectiveness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vickie Morgado on episode 177 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. In her class, my class, and in another class, we used Twitter to communicate back and forth. Vicki Davis: Wow.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2015

This issue includes the 7 Traits of Digitally Competent Teachers, digital writing tools, social media for classrooms, and more! I also regularly share these incredible resources on Twitter, @ShellTerrell. If you’re on Twitter, follow these educators! This is the weekend edition of my new Edugem finds.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2015

This issue includes the 7 Traits of Digitally Competent Teachers, digital writing tools, social media for classrooms, and more! I also regularly share these incredible resources on Twitter, @ShellTerrell. If you’re on Twitter, follow these educators! This is the weekend edition of my new Edugem finds.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Social media had to be blocked for all and I, for one, wasn’t going to waste any of my precious time using it professionally or personally. This meant desks had to be in orderly rows, mobile devices out of site, and common areas free of anything that could distract students from the task at hand – achievement on standardized tests.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 23, 2015

The hashtag (# in front of a word without spaces, which transforms the word into a url on social media sites, like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) was invented 8 years ago today by Chris Messina on August 23, 2007. Click on any hashtag to go to the Twitter stream. Note: There are multiple clouds in alphabetical order.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 23, 2015

The hashtag (# in front of a word without spaces, which transforms the word into a url on social media sites, like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) was invented 8 years ago today by Chris Messina on August 23, 2007. Click on any hashtag to go to the Twitter stream. Note: There are multiple clouds in alphabetical order.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Bluesky is a social media app that began in 2023 as an "invite-only" platform. The interface is very, very similar to X, which is not a shocker when you learn that Bluesky was started as a Twitter project under Jack Dorsey before Bluesky cut ties and went its own way. Since then, Bluesky has had rapid growth.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

They still can, but now have the ability to save time and money by harnessing the power of social media to learn anytime, anywhere, and from anyone they choose. For me, I love being able to ask a question on Twitter and then return hours later with an array of responses from all over the world. community at edWeb for free.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today I want to challenge your thinking about your summer. Now that we have screentime reported to us on many phones, track it and work to spend less time looking at your mobile device. You can also find a Twitter chat that might suit you.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

DECEMBER 6, 2019

I’ve been invited to host a Round Table Breakout Session at the 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit today, titled: “ Harnessing the Power and Potential of Social Media to Build Learning Communities. The hardest part of Twitter is that it does not have a friendly entry point.”. ” Short link: 2di.me/advice.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2015

“The hashtag, that ubiquitous pound sign followed by a keyword, are part of the language of social media.”- Hashtags are now used on other social media sites, like Facebook, Instagram, and GooglePlus. Create a hashtag to start a movement or Twitter chat! This is the official Twitter chat schedule here.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

At the 2014 TCEA Convention and Exposition , I presented a concurrent session called Got Twitter? I have presented several workshops over the past few years which introduce folks to using Twitter for professional learning, but have also wanted to share other tips and tools that have made my use of Twitter more productive.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Brian Page, a former Milken National Educator of the Year with 15 years of experience in the education field. Blog: [link] Twitter: @FinEdchat Instagram: @FinEdchat Linked In: @FinEdchat ?️

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2018

Social media has gotten a bad rap. But as the students-turned-activists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have discovered, when used properly, social media can help you make a difference. But the Parkland students aren’t the only ones using social media to do more than watch videos and memes.

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