Facebook begins rolling out Graph Search to U.S. users
Brace yourself for another Facebook search bar change, CNET reports. The social-networking giant will begin rolling out an advanced search feature designed to tap its massive base of…
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The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
How districts support social networking in schools
Despite restricted network access and concerns about student safety, more and more schools are using social networking in classrooms in an effort to give students a more robust…
Trustee wants social media courses in schools
Vancouver students should learn social media literacy in a systematic way, says Vision Vancouver school trustee Mike Lombardi, the Vancouver Courier reports.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Top ways kids hide their online behavior from parents
Most parents believe they are in control when it comes to teaching a child about the use of digital devices, the Huffington Post reports.
New: 20 facts about teens, Facebook, and Twitter
By now, educators and parents are aware that teens use Facebook and Twitter extensively, but a new study delves deeper into the specifics of how teens are using…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
15 education leaders to follow on Twitter
One of the fastest ways to get breaking news, and one of the best platforms for instant networking, is Twitter. Twitter is replete with people who love to…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Preteens’ use of Instagram creates privacy issue, child advocates say
On the photo-sharing app Instagram, search the keywords #Fairfax, #Rockville or #DC and up pops hundreds of photos from children, The Washington Post reports.
How teachers use Pinterest in the classroom
Long a favorite among craft enthusiasts, the popular DIY site Pinterest, in which users “pin” online images to virtual pin ... Read more
Student suspended for tweeting that school sports teams were bad
A high school student in Wichita, Kansas, was suspended for the rest of the school year after tweeting a mild criticism of the school sports programs, reports The…
South Philly High teacher wins $20K award for ed-tech startup
Creating social networks to help kids share books. Data-mining to pinpoint potential dropouts from online courses. Sending digital "nudges" about good study habits to the smartphones of college…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 1,000 followers a minute
Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money, Reuters reports.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
New: Free social writing platform for teachers and students
A free resource for social writing and online learning offers new tools for students and teachers who want to use safe social networking, group learning projects, and real-time…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Lawmakers to colleges: No more social media prying
College students’ social media privacy is officially a bipartisan issue.
Social media as breaking-news feed: Worse information, faster
If speed is the currency of the modern information era, misinformation is the increasingly high cost, CNET reports.
Administrators share top 10 thoughts on digital learning
More and more educators, parents, and education technology advocates see the need for classroom technology and digital learning, but say that stagnant or shrinking budgets continue to impede…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Amazon plans to buy social network for book fans
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it plans to acquire the book recommendation website, Goodreads, Reuters reports. In buying Goodreads, Amazon gets a community of bibliophiles primed to buy…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Pheed: The social network that’s winning over teens from Facebook and Twitter
As Facebook slowly rolls out its updated News Feed design, featuring content-sorted feeds dedicated to photos and music, a popular social networking alternative has emerged, ABC News reports.
Monitoring kids on Facebook? That’s so 2009.
Relieved your kids aren't posting embarrassing messages and goofy self-portraits on Facebook? They're probably doing it on Instagram and Snapchat instead, the Associated Press reports.
24 iPad apps to support Bloom’s Taxonomy
During a recent webinar, educational technologist Kathy Schrock presented a variety of apps for iPads that can boost student engagement and collaboration, and that can be used for…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
Opinion: How social networking rules for teachers go too far
Teachers are expected to do a lot of things in the classroom — but what about outside? Asks the Washington Post.
Woman, 104, forced to lie about age on Facebook
Facebook is apologizing for a problem that makes a 104-year-old Michigan woman lie about her age on the social media website, the Associated Press reports. Marguerite Joseph's granddaughter…
The five best Tweets of the week
Here are the education-related Tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.
MyEDmatch: Where teachers and schools hook up
If Match.com can pair a couple destined to be together, could a similar site match teachers with the right school? Asks TakePart.com.