CitizenLink Report: Parents Speak Out Against National Education Standards

Common Core, the national education standards for math and English, are encountering resistance among parents. Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family discusses their concerns.

Read more in this Citizen magazine article:

http://media.focusonthefamily.com/fotf/pdf/channels/social-issues/education-without-representation-citizen-oct13.pdf

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From: Family Policy Alliance

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Social Media for Primary Schools - An Interview with Simon Lewis of Carlow Educate Together

http://www.spiderworking.com/podcast

Carlow Educate Together primary school is leading the way in using Social Media for primary education.

From using a blog for their website to communicating with parents using Facebook. For bringing schools together for joint projects via Twitter by using online tools to get more communication and interaction.

I talked to Principal Simon Lewis about some of the creative things they are doing.

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From: spiderworking

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Top 8 Guidelines For Acceptable Use of Electronic Media by Educators

In Lamar CISD we encourage teachers to interact with students and parents in the locations where they are listening! This often involves social networking sites like FaceBook, Twitter, etc.

The 8 guidelines featured in this video are designed to assist educators as they utilize social media.

For written documentation of our Electronic Media Guidelines & Board Policy, please see: http://goo.gl/OvClo (Updated June 2011)

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From: iCafe LCISD

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Special Education - Social Media in Teaching amp P

TeacherTube User: carldowse

TeacherTube URL: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=160107

This special education video is designed for SPED teachers, special needs students and parents of special education children.

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From: teachertubeSPED

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Embrace The Social Media Generation | Maisie Brown | TEDxJacksonWomen

Parents and educators have spent a lot of time and energy wringing their hands over the downsides of social media. What about the benefits? A generation hungry for positive change is focused on using technology to make change happen.

Maisie Brown is a 15-year-old freshman at Jim Hill High School where she is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program.

She was named a Duke TIP scholar and National Honor Society member. Maisie is a classically trained pianist. Recently, she wrote an...

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From: TEDx Talks

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Teq Webinar - Social Media in the Classroom

Social Media has become an excellent tool for opening up communication between teachers, students, and parents all over the globe. In this webinar we will discuss the best practices for implementing these popular social medias into your classroom. We'll show you how to use sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to grow your own education-focused network to communicate with your students inside and outside of the classroom.

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From: Teq

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Teachers TV: Social Media

What are the policies schools can adopt to help ensure safe and responsible use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, by students and staff? Education journalist Michael Shaw visits schools and talks with unions and internet safety experts to find out. This video, aimed at school leaders, teachers and IT coordinators, looks at the benefits and risks of using social media in schools, and the safeguards and policies that can put in place to protect both teachers and students. Michael...

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From: CPD College

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