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An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology. “Paul Miller was never more aware of the internet than when he...The post The Impact Of Technology Reading List: Is Tumblr Art? appeared first on TeachThought.

Digital citizenship, as we’ve theorized, has something to do with the “The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.” In education, we love acronyms and initialisms–IEP,...The post A Simple Acronym For Encouraging Digital Citizenship appeared first on TeachThought.

This article was written by Noa Gutow-Ellis, a high school sophomore in Houston, Texas. She’s passionate about all things related to the Arab Spring and 21st Century Education. As an 8th grader, Noa gave a TEDx talk about the...The post A 10th Grader Explains How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks appeared first on TeachThought.

An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology. “On the whole, academia is quite anti-popular writing” “Mainstream sociology & history...The post The Impact Of Technology Reading List: Identity & Media Consumption appeared first on TeachThought.

So you’ve heard a lot about this twitter thing, but you’re not sure if it’s worth your time. Or are you suspect it might be, but aren’t sure where to dive in, or how to...The post The Honest-To-Goodness Beginner’s Guide To Twitter For Teachers appeared first on TeachThought.

-Join us for a TeachThought Twitter Chat #LearnBetter- Thursday, April 25, 2013  7pm EST What is a Twitter chat? A twitter chat is a group of people getting together at the same time to discuss...The post Introducing The #LearnBetter TweetChat For Progressive Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

Recently, I’ve been spending quite a bit of my time researching how to use Pinterest in the classroom in a way that is meaningful and relevant. I’ve posted a couple of articles about Pinterest before, and I’ve noticed that it is very popular among educators for both personal and classroom use.

An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology. “There’s a strong, specifically technocratic conflation between efficiency and good in Silicon...The post The Impact Of Technology Reading List: The Billions Of–And On–Social Media appeared first on TeachThought.

by Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern Most educators can agree that the biggest trend in education today has to do with technology integration. As more and more schools find ways to use technology in the...The post What Kind Of World Are We Preparing Students For? appeared first on TeachThought.