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Communicating and Connecting With Social Media (An Excerpt)

A Principal's Reflections

For principals, experiments in open communication typically begin with Twitter (www.twitter.com) and Facebook (www.facebook.com). Twitter and Facebook provide principals with real-time tools that are far superior to traditional forms of communication. Ferriter, W, Ramsden, J, & Sheninger, E. See figure 1.1 for a visual.)

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50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). What exactly this looks like on a daily basis in your classroom depends on the reality of your classroom: Available technology, WiFi access and bandwidth, grade level, content area, your comfort level with games, and so on.

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The Greatest Challenge Facing School Leaders in a Digital World

Edsurge

But it’s also a fear of letting kids have wide access to the Internet with the possibility of cyberbullying, access to inappropriate material, and exposure to online predators or even excessive advertising. Fears, of course, need to be surfaced and addressed. They prohibit the use of Twitter and YouTube, and they block blogs.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy. Google has worked to address many of the accessibility issues, and The Chronicle of HIgher Education reports that the issue was resolved "without any admission of wrongdoing."

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Learning Revolution Free Events - Hack Education with Audrey Watters - Common Sense Media's Graphite - @coolcatteacher Vicki Davis

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

ALA’s mission is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. Is your library mobile friendly?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition)

Doug Levin

From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they're all competing for one thing: your attention. Thirty-six said they did not have adequate internet access. Sci-Hub can instantly provide access to more than two-thirds of all scholarly articles. But just how enormous is its repository?

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In an Internet minute

Learning with 'e's

In one minute there are over 2 million search queries on Google, 6 million Facebook views, over 200 million e-mails sent and 100,000 tweets. One of the most marked changes are the upsurge in the use of mobile technology, with 1,300 new mobile users every minute. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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