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Stop Fighting Social Media. Start Working with Students + Teachers to Integrate It Into Learning!

The Innovative Educator

Many students and teachers are in districts like Wake County where they are subjected to policies, guidelines, and mandates that they rarely have any say in. These guidelines serve as a companion to the 13 and older guidelines and have been positively received by stakeholders. They told us their favorite uses of social media.

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

Because of the lack of strong national guidance and support, some schools used their Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to adopt a curriculum that purports to be the “science of reading.” No curriculum, however, is the science of reading, and I believe schools and districts are beginning to understand this.

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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. The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center. Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news.

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7 ways to engage students in remote learning

eSchool News

In a virtual environment, educators are continually competing with diversions that aren’t present in the classroom, such as social media, television, and video games. Virtual visitors can also help students maintain focus on post-secondary goals. Outside of the hub, social media is a great tool to connect with parents.

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“Learn to live with ambiguity.”

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

But in seeking Truth, kindness to neighbours and strangers seems secondary to devout faith. In a world where Truth is so ambiguous, biases can be so extreme, and simultaneously compassion and narcissism can ripple through our social media streams, a river of confusion can run through our minds.

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COLUMN: What rational parents must do to combat education conspiracies

The Hechinger Report

Just as Covid vaccines don’t end up magnetizing people , and what actually constitutes critical race theory has never been taught in primary and secondary schools, there is no agenda to create a parenting permit — an idea that would be as anathema to the left as to the right. There never has been. Acknowledge the Fear. Ignore the cries.

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Time to Toss Out Cell Phone Bans and SM Filters and Be True Technology Leaders

The 21st Century Principal

“It’s time to lift the cell phone bans, open the wireless for student personal devices, and stop filtering social technologies.” That seems to be the idea in a position statement released by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Here are those recommendations. And a bit of my own commentary of course).