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Teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps
Gradual exodus of young people towards WhatsApp, WeChat and KakaoTalk is just as their mums and dads get the hang of social networking.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/10/teenagers-messenger-apps-facebook-exodus
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15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers
Below are 15 lesson plans courtesy of Google designed to make students better online researchers. They’re organized by difficulty and meant to help students (and everyone) become better online searchers.
http://www.edudemic.com/students-better-online-researchers/…
A Fabulous Flow Chart on How Students Should Use Images from The Web
The graphic below is a wonderful flow chart created to help teachers teach their students about how to properly credit images they use.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/07/a-fabulous-flow-chart-on-how-students.html
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9 Web 2.0 Sites to Publish Student Work
Publishing educational technology enhanced content online, in eye-catching formats, is easier than ever. And, students love to publish their projects online and share with their family and friends. Use these easy-to-use web 2.0 sites to publish, share and celebrate student …
61 Educational Apps For The 21st Century Student
What are often thought of as “productivity apps” are not only “educational,” but are often the real marrow of 21st century learning.
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/61-educational-apps-for-the-21st-century-student/…
Can Facebook Apps Help More Students Get Into College?
The Gates Foundation and Facebook have teamed up once again to host HackEd 2.0. As a result, developers are finding creative solutions to help students meet this challenge.
If students designed their own school… it would look like this
It’s crazy that in a system that is meant to teach and help the youth there is no voice from the youth at all.” That’s the opening line in a video called “If students designed their own schools,” about The …
The 5 Biggest Ways Students Actually Want To Use Technology
A fabulous new infographic spells out exactly how undergraduate students are using technology, what they prefer, and how they want teachers to use tech. In other words, this infographic is beyond useful and worth passing around to your colleagues.
Technology Creating a Generation of Distracted Students [Study]
A new study by the Pew Research Center has found that though digital technology has reshaped the way students conduct research, it has been harmful in the way students process material and their overall ability to distinguish quality content from …
The Disruption of Education: How Technology is Helping Students Teach Themselves
Mobile technology and social networks aren’t just disruptive to existing industries like communications and media, they are also helping the change the way that students learn and how education is delivered both in North America and around the world. And …
Study Uncovers Why Students Buy Digital vs Paper Textbooks
Over 75% of US students regularly choose not to buy the textbooks their professors require, a recent student survey has revealed.
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/study-uncovers-why-students-buy-digital-vs-paper-textbooks/…
10 Ways To Get To Know Your Students with Technology
As an educator, I often find myself repeating the same icebreakers each year, trying to quickly get to know my students through “Two Truths and a Lie” or a “Getting To Know You” fact sheet. In an effort to bring …
5 Reasons to Allow Students to Use Cell Phones in Class
In today’s post I’m going to explore five reasons why banning cell phones in schools is bad policy and detrimental for our students.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.fr/2012/07/5-reasons-to-allow-students-to-use-cell.html…
12 Tools for Quickly Gathering Informal Feedback from Students
There are many tools for quickly gathering informal feedback from students. Here are twelve tools that you can use to quickly gather informal feedback from students.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/12-tools-for-quickly-gathering-informal.html…