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Can Social Media Play A Role in Improving Retention in Higher Education?...
Studies have concluded that social engagement can benefit retention efforts, and schools and teachers are successfully pursuing this tactic with the help of social media applications. Earlier this...
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Three Ways Pinterest is Getting Used by Teachers
The popular content sharing site is getting attention in the classroom. Guest post by Jason Kane. When most of us think of Pinterest, we probably think of young people sharing links to web pages,...
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How Teachers are Using Tumblr in the Classroom
The increasingly popular free digital media sharing app offers plenty of possibilities for educators. Guest post by Sam Peters. Tumblr is a web based social media platform that was designed to make it...
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Why I Love and Use Learnist (and Why You Should Too)
This education-focused free media and resource sharing site is a great tool for teachers and students. Guest post by Franca Gilbert. I love Learnist. I’ve had an account with them since it was in...
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Create a Custom Facebook Cover Image in 4 Easy Steps with MS Paint
It’s easy to create a montage or other custom image for the top of your Facebook Pages. This is not really education technology topic (sorry!), but I’ve received a lot of comments and questions about...
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Preparing Students for the Global Workplace with Collaborative Online...
SUNY’s COIL initiative is a powerful program leveraging technology in the pursuit of learning on a global level. This year, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Professors Janet Thompson (The College...
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Takeaways and Recommendations from the Gates Foundation’s ECET2 Conference
Part 2 of a look at takeaways from this recent “Elevating and Celebrating … Teaching” Conference On Sunday, we examined part 1 of Lalla Pierce’s insights from the ECET2 conference in the article...
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Social Media Websites can be a Powerful Aid in Writing Assignment (with 5...
These sites are much more than a place to share comments and content with friends – they can be a useful aid in research and school work. Many of today’s students look to Internet trends when doing...
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Applications to Facilitate Synchronous Remote Classroom Participation
Remote guest lecturers, students who are unable to travel, panel participants, and even entire remote classrooms can join in the physical classroom with ease thanks to an evolving array of...
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Do Social Media Benefit College Students by Engaging Them in the Course...
Yes! This professor’s Twitter trial increased student engagement and improved grades. If you were to walk the halls of The College of Westchester, what would you see? If you were to walk into the...
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