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21st Century Learning Design - Microsoft OneNote Online. 12 social media-inspired hooks for class. Social media is everywhere. Each social media platform has its own characteristics. Images are the strength of Instagram and Pinterest. Video is where TikTok and Twitch shine. Quick, easy communication is what sets WhatsApp and Voxer apart -- both in different ways. The dating app Tinder even has its strengths -- and (gasp!)

We can play to them in class activities, too. Each social media platform has something that makes it innately different. Let's use that. We can put our finger on what makes these successful social media platforms unique. In this post, we'll take a look at 12 social media platforms and what their hooks are -- what makes them unique. Have a suggestion for another hook -- or another way one of the hooks can be used? Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup. Tool or Weapon? Addressing Cyberhate in the Classroom by Jinnie Spiegler (2015): Classroom strategies to fight cyberhate include not supporting or reinforcing it, reporting it, supporting the targets, speaking out against hate, and engaging in activism.

Digital Responsibility The Basics of Open Technology by Ira Socol (2015): From abundant tools and smart budgeting to accessibility and trust, the Albemarle County Public Schools district maintains a tech program that leverages digital literacy for all students.Five-Minute Film Festival: Are We Addicted to Technology? By Amy Erin Borovoy (2014): Can’t put your device down? Obsessing over social media? Video Media and Digital Literacy Other Resources From Edutopia Additional Resources on the Web. NETP16.

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Google Classroom. 5 ways to provide meaningful PD in an hour or less. In just five minutes or a lunch period, teachers can get a meaningful PD experience Ed. note: Innovation In Action is a monthly column from the International Society of Technology in Education focused on exemplary practices in education. During the past few years, there has been a major shift in instruction for students. We have figured out how to effectively reach them through engaging activities, allowing for student voice and choice. We have also seen a number of educators who are pushing this same shift in professional development. I believe that it is absolutely necessary to engage teachers in professional learning that is relevant to their daily teaching while being able to provide numerous on-demand opportunities for professional learning. In order to meet the ISTE Standards for Teachers, teachers are asked to engage in professional growth and leadership opportunities. Tech-Mex Tuesday or Tech Tuesday Next page: PD in just five minutes.

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Technology in the Classroom

Ed Tech Policies & Initiatives. Gaming in K-12 Education. eLearning. Makerspace. Copyright. STEM Education. Assistive Technology. Mobile Technology. Being a Teacher. Technology Tips & Tricks. Critical Evaluation. A Bunch of B.S.: The Antidote for #EdTech Negativity - Getting Smart by John Hardison - #blendchat, edchat, EdTech, education, teachers. At least one thing is certain about today’s educational system: change is here. Change is every day. In fact, keeping up with educational technology seems to be an insurmountable task at times but one worthy of all educators’ best efforts.

One aspect of teaching, however, that hasn’t changed is the amount of negativity heard amongst us hard-working professionals, and the constant evolution of this educational technology seems to have increased some educators’ anxiety and negativity. I remember nearly twenty years ago my supervising, college professor guided me, a naïve twenty-two year old more interested in coaching baseball than teaching literature, through student teaching experiences that had me feeling like the inspirational John Keating from Dead Poets’ Society one minute to the beaten-down John Kimble after his first day as the Kindergarten Cop the very next moment. My professor offered sound advice. He said, “Three things you can control: 1. And that’s when it dawned on me. Nope.