EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2019

Fallacy: Social Media Has No Place in the Classroom. In fact, social media can be a powerful teaching and learning tool when used strategically. Are you in a school that encourages, bans or hasn’t taken a position on the use of social media during the school day? by Monica Burns.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Listen to This Post I’ll also be sharing more resources this week on my blog, podcast, and social media accounts and in my newsletter. Note: This doesn’t discuss the policy issues involving meals, access, and equity but is meant to get you started and prepared. Whether you want to or not, go ahead and set up now.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

The adverse effects of this excessive screen time have significantly impacted students social- emotional health. Forty-one percent of teens with the highest social media usage struggle with mental health issues, and between 2010 and 2020, anxiety among adolescents skyrocketed by 106 percent.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2022

The resiliency of these educators is to be commended as they navigated the daily challenges of policy changes, students coming and leaving, the caring for themselves and their children. In previous posts, I wrote about using social media in the classroom for instruction and to share ideas.

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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. Here, the focus is how students use social media to advance their causes and concerns. In my last post, I wrote about using Twitter for classroom instruction.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Be Cautious on Social Media. On the flip side, K–12 students should use social media to enhance their public profiles , which can serve as a sort of “supplemental essay,” says Alan Katzman, founder of Social Assurity, which trains students on harnessing the power of social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2025

Well, take, for example, that recently, Amazon announced a significant change in its Alexa device privacy policy. “There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents. “ What do I mean by that?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2022

Social media is, and still represents, one of the most powerful ways to move a learning culture forward and engage with stakeholders. Simply communicating and telling your story with social media tools can accomplish this and organically develop your positive brand in the process.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2014

We can’t ignore that social media has completely transformed the way in which we receive and understand current events. As this disruption starts to happen in our schools, we need to fully engage parents so that they not only understand, but feel absolutely comfortable with all the school practices and policies.

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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. immigration policies? Now is the time for all of us to become savvy investigators. Let’s dig in.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

When I talk to other staff at my school, the majority of people want a phone usage policy across the school. Many academic cohorts in my school have their own policies with varying degrees of success, but some teachers are adamant about policy implementation. Now, the entire landscape has shifted.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The study reveals the alarming frequency with which American teenagers are exposed to–and believe–conspiracy theories on social media. But the research also found that teaching students media literacy is associated with healthy online habits like fact-checking before sharing on social media.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

And some students have pushed back in viral social media posts or even sued schools over what they say are false accusations of AI cheating. Its really like an insurance policy, says Maxwell. Since teachers grade so many papers and assignments, many educators see that as an unacceptable level of error.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

But it unfortunately wasnt the edtech industry that won the race for childrens attention–it was social media. Rather than opening up our childrens eyes to new experiences and ways to better themselves, social media has amplified and incentivized the very worst of human nature. Many believe its still possible.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

Work with teachers and other support staff to develop a responsible and equitable policy. Consider also eliciting feedback from parents and students themselves to create a policy that realistically and fairly depicts what has been learned. This definitely applies now. Don't ignore self-care These are stressful times for teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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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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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). Happy to chat or visit anytime! Related Posts. Teaching and leading for higher student engagement … even during a pandemic (aka How I spent my summer). 12 questions that help get at robust technology infusion.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

These practices looked good when viewed on the outside as they sustained the status quo, maintained control, and ensured the enforcement of rules/policies with the end result being an efficient educational system. Luckily for me I was diverted along a different path thanks to an epiphany provided by social media.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

After all, one of the hottest topics in edtech these days is the growing practice of banning smartphones in schools, after teachers have reported that the devices distract students from classroom activities and socializing in person with others. Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.)

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 22, 2022

My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). These are the check boxes that I had to complete: Clearly this school district is NOT hiring for innovation…. What are you hiring for? What messages are you sending your applicants? Related Posts. Beware outside consultants?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2025

Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education. 3) Theres growing skepticism of higher education, complete with popular memes on social media that college is a scam. Doubting College, Ep.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2023

” One more person who’s security conscious is that poster-boy for social media: Mark Zuckerberg. I think that’s a good thing.”

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

With ISTE, Digital Promise, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, the World Economic Forum and many more , these organizations state they are coming together to create policy recommendations, revise the K-12 CS Framework to include AI teaching with AI, and engage diverse stakeholders. Children Are Our Treasure Our children are our greatest treasure.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

Review the Staff Responsible Use policy in your employee handbook and remember that the policy still applies to working from home. You should not record or snap photos of your remote classroom with student images and then post on social media. Remind staff about student data privacy and security. Finally, keep it simple.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. Have Policies to Evaluate Proposed Services. Have policies and procedures that govern who can review and approve these. Adults often give their information away — social media sites, frequent shopper cards, etc. —

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2023

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) I also think that: Every tech tool should have a “kill switch” – this includes social media.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 5, 2021

Behavioral change refers to small and consistent habits, such as reading and understanding the Terms and Conditions and other policies of any app you or your students might be using. However, this becomes trickier when schools have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. Dodge email scams: Learning how to identify them.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2023

My thoughts on a proposed social media policy for school employees (Part 2). These wasted opportunities in schools just make me sad… Your thoughts? Image credit: Wish , Ben Chun. Related Posts. Thinking about NAEP in Colorado and the Denver Public Schools. Leadership Day 2010 – The final list!

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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

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

00:05:11:15 – Streamlining Administrative Tasks with AI Mark Sparvell gives examples of how school administrators can use Bing Chat Enterprise to efficiently handle extensive policy reviews and other administrative tasks. Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right. Related Episodes Microsoft's AI Copilot in Windows 11 is Out.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

On its face, the cell phone policy at Forest Hills High School seems clear: Phones cannot be used in school and must be turned off during the day, unless a teacher allows them as part of a lesson. This is a complex host of issues that will not be solved just by ‘changing a policy,’” the Brooklyn health teacher said. “In

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 7, 2018

Social media, software and apps all have settings that can keep data protected. From email and social media to collaboration tools such as G Suite for Education and cloud storage, students today need a solid understanding of which solution is best for a given situation and also need to know how to use it effectively.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Many schools rely on acceptable use policies that students sign without ever discussing or ensuring they understand what they are signing. Even worse is when schools provide acceptable use policies in complex legal language that students don’t even understand. Healthy tech use at school requires having the right conditions in place.

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Neo LMS

MAY 25, 2021

From an email address to a social security number, just about any piece of personal information can be used by cybercriminals for malicious means. Even seemingly innocent social media posts can contain clues that hackers can use to guess passwords for other online portals that the students or their parents may use at home.

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