If any parents think social media in the classroom sounds absolutely crazy, watch this video. In a little over 3 minutes, a student explains how her "paperless" 7th grade science class uses blogging, online games, Google docs, videoconferencing with scientists in the "real world," social notetaking, and a digital poster tool for posting text, photos, and video in a Web page (the digital poster's … [Read more...] about What social media in school looks like
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Smart social media use in Oregon school
No child is left behind in using social media at George Middle School in the Portland, Ore., area, Converge magazine reports. Over 90% of the students qualify for a free and reduced lunch, and the school receives Title I funding, but they are not without technology in the classroom. Many of the students don't have landlines at home, but 75% of them have cellphones, so – in order to beat the label … [Read more...] about Smart social media use in Oregon school
Social networking under age 13: Some ed experts’ views
After a UK report finding that a quarter of 8-to-12-year-old British Net users are on Facebook and a US principal calls for a Facebook ban for middle schoolers (see below), I thought you'd appreciate some perspective from some top US educators and risk-prevention specialists.... From Mike Donlin, Senior Program Consultant in Prevention, Intervention and Tech Services, Seattle Public … [Read more...] about Social networking under age 13: Some ed experts’ views
Why anti-bullying laws don’t work: School psychologist’s view
With the passage of Massachusetts's new anti-bullying law, 42 states now have laws against bullying, Education Week reports, citing "the most recent data available from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration" of the Department of Health and Human Services. But anti-bullying laws don't work, says Izzy Kalman in a blog at Psychology Today. They don't work because they require a … [Read more...] about Why anti-bullying laws don’t work: School psychologist’s view
The school district that logged 13,000 photos of students’ homes
The Webcam security program of a Pennsylvania school district being sued by parents for spying on students with school-supplied laptops captured "nearly 13,000 images" of the insides of students' homes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. But a report presented at a school board meeting this week said that "there's no evidence" the district used the laptops to spy on students "despite its … [Read more...] about The school district that logged 13,000 photos of students’ homes