Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2025

As PTA president at my childrens school, I rely on social media to keep families informed about everything from sports and musicals to important school updates. Beyond targeting individuals, they fuel distractions that can ripple through the entire school, affecting students who arent even on social media. No response.

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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. When it came to sharing on social media, teens expressed a strong desire to make sure their posts contained correct information.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2025

Whether they happen through social media platforms or face-to-face conversations, our stories define us. As a former high school English teacher, I constantly find myself looking for the stories in the world around me. They help us understand ourselves and learn from each other.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2025

(Its common for popular social media creators to get brand deals with companies that use influencer marketing ). The Newport Institute wrote about the phenomenon and negative outcomes of brain rot, categorized by scrolling on social media for long periods of time. The more you do it, the more you want to do it.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Over the past few months, many kids turned to digital tools such as social media or games to pass the time. So much so that one has to wonder about the overall effect on a social and emotional level. The fact is that we don't know the extent of the impact on kids and might not get a firm grasp on this for years.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

These ed tech pros had cultivated large fanbases of blog readers and social media followers, and EdTechs annual list connected them to even

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

Social media, an integral part of life for people of all ages, is finding new ways into the K–12 classroom. Many educators are on TikTok, the popular social media app where users share livestreams and short videos. Some IT pros remain worried about the use of social media in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. As Twitter evolved to become mainstream social media, my use did. I need a lesson idea, and I need it now!” Where did I turn?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

3 – Social Media Tools in Teaching – Using Them the Right Way I’ve seen social media used in ways that aren’t very safe or effective. For example, when teachers post their video conferencing links publicly on social media, they are unknowingly allowing unwanted attendees to enter their online classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Combine that with social media identities, and the digital footprint of today’s students has become almost as important as the real thing. Distance learning has made the digital presence of students more prevalent than ever. Educational technology is now a staple of most learning experiences.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Growing up is hard enough, but kids today live with the added pressure of social media and the aftermath of a global pandemic. “We We are seeing an increase in mental health challenges among our younger students, starting in elementary school.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The district is one of many across the country that have instituted new smartphone bans this year, in the name of increasing student engagement and counteracting the negative effects that social media has on youth mental health. For this week’s EdSurge Podcast, we set out to get a sense of how the bans are going.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2021

Below is a quick list of ideas to consider: Social media Video streaming (i.e., Below is a quick list of ideas to consider: Social media Video streaming (i.e., Herein lies why social media has to be a critical component of any strategy. Consider using this strategy as an open house of sorts.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Student Engagement I’m in social media groups where frustrated teachers recently commented that their grade books looked like “Swiss Cheese” and that many students were just missing during online learning sessions. You can create a community of learners in your school, your department, and through social media.

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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. We have one more reason– when you already have an online space for your classroom, it is a smaller step to teaching totally online when necessary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2022

This became increasingly important over the past decade as social media became the primary source for news. I also utilized the Civic Reasoning curriculum, which focused on developing critical thinking skills to navigate social media and news. Essential Skills. Guiding Principles.

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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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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Have you noticed any fantasy-inspired portrait posts in your social media feeds lately? You might just be looking at AI-generated content, a new development in the exponentially expanding world of artificial intelligence that has emerged over the past few years.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many factors can hinder strong tech integration in K–12 education, such as the misconception that newer teachers already know how to use technology, even though using social media does not translate to knowing how to use technology as a teaching tool.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The list features current and former educators, administrators, IT professionals and activists who are using social media and other platforms to inspire others to approach education in new ways. That’s certainly true of those we’ve included on our EdTech 2020 K–12 IT Influencers list.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 3, 2022

Sometimes this might be a memo or email, while other times, it can be a phone call, handwritten note, or social media post that includes text, images, videos, or links. By leveraging a situational approach, a leader can determine the best strategy to use that will have the most impact.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

We talked with Robert Olsen, senior managing director with Ankura, about how job postings and social media can provide unintended openings for threat actors. K–12 school IT leaders can take some small but powerful steps to help them properly manage cybersecurity and protect data privacy in their schools.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

With all the talk of the downsides of smartphones for teenagers, parents have looked to smartwatches as a way to stay in contact with their young children while avoiding the full internet and social media access of a phone. At least that was the narrative a couple of years ago.

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But, if they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog doesn’t attract 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. That includes our online presence.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2021

By incorporating features from its professional design software suite, Adobe has created a browser-based tool that allows nondesigners such as K–12 students to add creative elements to social media posts, videos and web pages. Adobe Spark is a suite of three apps: Spark Post, Spark Page and Spark…

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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. This means recent blog posts, feed activity, and information on all social media, blogs, and websites.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Monitor Social Media Use: If your child uses social media platforms, familiarize yourself with the platforms and their privacy settings. Review Privacy Settings Together: Sit down with your child to review privacy settings on social media accounts and other online platforms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2023

So, I will have one presentation this year, and besides that, my producer (and son), John, has come with me to document the learning and thoughts to share on my podcast/ YouTube channel/ social media and — as always — here on my blog. I’ll take you with me, so follow me on my social media.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Social Media. Internet Hoaxes–Fact vs. Fake. Internet Safety. Lesson Plans. K-8 Curriculum. Be Internet Awesome. Common Sense Curriculum. Planet Nutshell NetSafe. Netiquette. Plagiarism. Copyright ©2022 Askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. digcit #digitalcitizenship. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

You can also share it to most social media. There are many. Personalize for colors, output, and any other available options. Copy the code and embed it into your website, blog, or wiki. Tie-ins: A widget can apply to any holiday or class event. A great option also is to program one of the widgets for an Hour of Code activity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2024

Spreading awareness: Use social media to share information about environmental issues and advocate for change. Making lifestyle changes: Adopt more sustainable practices such as reducing plastic use, conserving water, and minimizing carbon footprints.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2024

Between newsletters for parents, announcements on social media, communications for students and parents, and more, it became a challenge to demonstrate the excitement and engagement of learning through what could be boring tools. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica.

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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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