Common Sense Media just released a report called, Social Media, Social Life: Teens reveal their experiences. The report is a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 kids age 13 […]
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In danah boyd’s post, Panicked about Kids’ Addiction to Tech, she suggests that parents verbalize what they’re doing with your phone. She says, Whenever you pick up your phone (or
I have written about the issue of banning cellphones before here (I encourage you to read it because it has links to the voices of other Ontario educators). I was
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Jeff Kubiak shared the following provocation on Twitter: Name the person that brought reading to life for you- GO! @PrincipalTrots @A_Klein09 @mrbgilson @_AndyJacks @michelelkelly @BethHouf @burgessdave @alienearbud @casas_jimmy @jcorippo @RickJetter
I have an ongoing love/hate relationship with the trend to use a long Twitter thread (a series of posts meant to continue one stream of thought) instead of a blog
My first guest is 11 year old Olivia Van Ledtje. Listen here: In the episode, we talk about Class Accounts. Here is a resource that might help and this helpful
I can’t believe it has been a year since DBC Consulting (aka the amazing Dave and Shelley Burgess) published Social LEADia! I am most proud of how the book is
I was recently tagged in a post called, “Ten Reasons Middle Schoolers Don’t Need Social Media” based on a post in Psychology Today and asked about my thoughts. The post was
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I had the honour of keynoting the #iEngageMidWest conference this past weekend in Chicago. It was a wonderful day co-organized by Berwyn South & West 40 ISC. AND it was
In light of the recent breach of data by Facebook, several people have asked me if I am still on Facebook or if I have changed my stance on social
