Social Media for Teachers: Guides, Resources, and Ideas Although students are evermore connected to the social web, many of these networks remain out-of-class digital playgrounds where students congregate. In a 2014 survey of 1,000 teachers, just one in five said they use social media regularly with students. Of course, it can be a challenge to incorporate social media into lessons. There are many gray areas for teachers to navigate, like setting guidelines, accessibility at school, and student safety. More Great Reads From Edutopia In addition to those great guides, there is a lot of useful information right here on Edutopia. A Taxonomy Tree: A Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Graphic A Taxonomy Tree: A Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Graphic by TeachThought Staff If you’re a TeachThought reader, you know that thought is at the core of our content–curiosity, critical thinking, self-direction, and play among other slivers of learning. This is especially true as it relates to teaching, learning, and technology. And somewhere in that center of overlap is this graphic. If there is one thing teachers can’t get enough of, it’s Bloom’s taxonomy posters. In terms of graphic commentary, it’s a straightforward take on Bloom’s updated taxonomy (Create on top).
How we are supporting you through the FELTAG recommendations The publication of the FELTAG report and the government response to FELTAG - which was looking to find how we can best support the further education sector with the evolution of new technologies, for the benefit of learners, employers and the UK economy - has been met with a lot of enthusiasm. But there has also been some confusion, especially around the definition of a 10% wholly online course component. Advice from the Skills Funding Agency Has the question ‘are further education providers supposed to be having 10% of their courses delivered online by 2016’, been echoing round the staff room? The SFA response says: “We are not expecting providers to convert 10% of learning delivery in each programme of study ‘en bloc’ to online to meet a ‘directive’. What I’m most pleased to say is that this clarity will enable us to support the sector to achieve the recommendation in an efficient and effective way. Realising the FELTAG recommendations Engage students through a variety of activities
Teaching with Technology Video Library Copyright & Schools: photocopy, scan, screen or broadcast copyright resources in classrooms - simple advice for teachers