How to craft useful, student-centered social media policies

E-School News - Tanner Higgin "Whether your school or district [...]

January 16th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, School Policy, Social Media, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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How Parents Can Help Kids Navigate the Pressures of Their Digital Lives

KQED News Mind/Shift - Leah Shafer "As adults witness the [...]

December 28th, 2017|Categories: Accountability, Children, Current Events, Digital Device, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Social Media, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Magid: What parents need to know about Facebook Messenger Kids

The Mercury News - Larry Magid "In 2011, Consumer Reports [...]

December 10th, 2017|Categories: Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, screen time, Social Media, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching Current Events in the Age of Social Media

Edutopia - By Heather Wolpert-Gawron "With each click of the [...]

November 29th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Social Media, Students, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing

Ed Surge - Stephen Noonoo "For all the hype Millennials [...]

November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Social Media, Students, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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These Social Media Apps Are Causing Trouble In Schools

The Huffington Post - Staff Writer "How certain apps become [...]

October 6th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bullying, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Cyberbullying, Cybersecurity, Education, Learning, News, Social Media, Social Skills, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teens ‘rebelling against social media’, say headteachers

BBC - Emma Thelwell "Almost two-thirds of schoolchildren would not [...]

October 6th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Learning, News, Social Media, Social Skills, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Social media’s classroom Catch-22

E-School News - Laura Ascione "In a somewhat paradoxical situation, [...]

September 26th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Social Media, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Instagram tops cyber-bullying study

BBC - Jane Wakefield "Research from anti-bullying charity Ditch the [...]

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Social Media, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Give Teachers Credit: They Know Learning Is Social

Ed Surge - Brad Spirrison " The enthusiasm shared by [...]

June 21st, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Collaboration, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Social Media, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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