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Four ways schools can boost authentic peer connections this fall

August 13, 2021August 5, 2021 by Chelsea Waite, Research Fellow, Education, The Christensen Institute

After a tumultuous year, educators can use these strategies to facilitate community-building and help students develop deep bonds and peer connections

This past school year, researchers Justin Reich and Jal Mehta asked over 150 teachers to interview their students about pandemic learning and what they think should happen next…

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The New Librarian: How to build a face-to-face PLN in 3 easy steps

July 19, 2018 by Ge-Anne Bolhuis, Ed.S.

By now the term professional learning network (PLN) is used very often, but much of the time it refers to the virtual type, meaning our online colleagues and…

District Management

How school districts are leveraging Twitter to become rock stars

April 3, 2017March 30, 2017 by Amy Jenkins

When a student tweets at their school’s Twitter handle, chances are they don’t expect a response--it’s like tweeting at Starbucks, or the Office of the Comptroller of the…

District Management

ISTE seeks your opinion on its Standards for Teachers

December 1, 2016 by ESchool Media Contributors

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) announced that it is seeking public comment on the first draft of the refreshed ISTE Standards for Teachers. More than…

District Management

What makes a great education tweet?

January 13, 2016January 5, 2016 by Thomas C. Murray

Writing an education tweet that adds value and gets noticed takes some practice. Here are one Twitter savant's top tips.

Teaching Trends

TWITTER: #Chromebooksineduction

December 22, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

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A helpline for schools tackling cyberbullying

May 16, 2019August 24, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

First-of-its-kind pilot gives schools a new tool for combating cyberbullying on social media -- a helpline with close ties to Facebook and Twitter.

IT Management

Posting PARCC exams on social media is copyright infringement

March 31, 2015 by By Marc J. Weinstein

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District Management

20 ed-tech leaders to watch

March 18, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Technology Leadership Network (TLN) recently announced its “20 to Watch” honorees for 2014-15. These education leaders from across the country are being…

District Management

7 tips for teachers building collaborative, fearless PLNs

March 16, 2015 by By Randy Hansen and Nicole Zumpano

Collaboration is a process. Try these best practices for networking with colleagues in your building and around the globe.

District Management

8 great ways to jumpstart your Google+/Twitter PLN

February 2, 2015February 2, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

Twitter and Google+ may not have been designed for educators, but every day thousands of teachers, school leaders, and learners of all sizes take to social media to…

District Management

The when, why and how of PD for iPads

January 7, 2015 by By Stephanie Tow

ipad-pdType “professional development for teachers” into any search engine and numerous results fill the computer screen. Type in “professional development for iPads” and the results are more narrow…

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11 amazing Twitter chats for educators

December 17, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Social media is one of the top ways educators and students interact and learn from one another. Students in Florida can collaborate with students in Minnesota, and administrators…

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Once blocked, Twitter becomes a classroom tool

December 3, 2013 by From wire reports

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Curriculum

National writing event trending on Twitter

October 21, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Today, students, educators, administrators, and writers will take to Twitter to celebrate the National Day on Writing by sharing ways they use writing to connect with family, within…

District Management

15 Twitter tweets for amazing Common Core resources

January 2, 2014September 17, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

More than just a virtual message board for what your superintendent had for breakfast, Twitter is always packed with information that can be crucial to every educator’s job.…

IT Management

Fresh iPhone apps for Nov. 15: UberTwitter, Target for iPad, Demotivational Creator

November 15, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Heading up today’s Fresh Apps is a cool new Twitter client that makes checking out links from your Twitter feed a little easier, reports appolicious.

IT Management

Firefox add-on can hijack Facebook, Twitter logins

October 26, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Secured logins have been one of the most crucial issues pertaining to web security today. Eric Butler, a freelance web application developer showed how vulnerable current day websites…

Curriculum

Oceanographer touts deep sea web surfing

November 5, 2013July 2, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Bob Ballard, the explorer best known for the discovery of the Titanic and other wrecks, has not only made deep-sea exploration more accessible for K-12 and college students,…

District Management

Don’t take chances with information

January 20, 2012May 26, 2010 by By Patrick Fiel

While Twitter delivers quick messages, mass notification systems have several key advantages that make them invaluable to school administrators in an emergency.

IT Management

Colleges click the ‘like’ button on social media classes

November 5, 2013May 25, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

From public relations in social media to the potential marketing power of “mommy bloggers,” colleges and universities are offering graduate-level certificates focusing on the business side of Twitter,…

District Management

Are today’s students addicted to social media?

November 5, 2013April 26, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

University of Maryland students who went 24 hours without TV, cell phones, MP3 players, and laptops reported symptoms you might expect from someone struggling with substance abuse, including…

District Management

Social media: Colleges’ newest battlefield for students, alumni donations

November 5, 2013April 5, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Colleges’ unending campaign to attract more students and alumni donations has higher-education officials looking to two technologies that consume a growing chunk of people’s free time: social media…

District Management

Site asks social networkers to rethink revelations

November 5, 2013March 1, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

As more people reveal their whereabouts on social networks, a new site has sprung up to remind students and others that letting everyone know where you are --…

District Management

TCEA uses social media to share resources

November 5, 2013February 12, 2010 by From staff reports

Educators who couldn't make it to every session during the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) annual conference in Austin this month turned to the TCEA Twitter page and…

IT Management

Teens’ social media use on the rise, but fewer are blogging

February 5, 2010February 4, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The use of social-networking web sites among young Americans continues to climb—but fewer teens and young adults are blogging now than four years ago, and the number of…

The New Librarian: How to build a face-to-face PLN in 3 easy steps

ISTE seeks your opinion on its Standards for Teachers

TWITTER: #Chromebooksineduction

20 ed-tech leaders to watch

The when, why and how of PD for iPads

Fresh iPhone apps for Nov. 15: UberTwitter, Target for iPad, Demotivational Creator

Firefox add-on can hijack Facebook, Twitter logins

Oceanographer touts deep sea web surfing

Don’t take chances with information

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Fighting chronic absenteeism with data-driven insights–and a little fun, too

Books Are Fun and Ignite Reading Deliver Hundreds of Books to Oakland Students at Highland Community School

GEAR UP South Carolina Partners with National Math and Science Initiative to Expand High-Quality STEM Professional Development Across Seven School Districts

Ohio District Awarded CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Mini Seal for Student Data Privacy Practices

Otus Launches AI Advisory Board to Bring Voices of K-12 Leaders to the Forefront of Innovation

Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

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