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  | | | Head of the Class |  | | |  | - What teachers should know about Facebook
The writer of this article offers some tips for teachers considering using Facebook in lessons or to communicate with students and others. In some cases, teachers are using Facebook groups or creating separate accounts for professional use -- rather than their personal pages -- and they are reminded to set clear guidelines for the use of social media with students. Mashable (10/29)        |  |
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| | | eLearning | | | |  | - Teachers can't imagine returning to classrooms without laptops
A North Carolina district plans to expand a one-to-one laptop program now in place in middle and high schools. The expansion, expected to take place next year, will include fourth- and fifth-grade students. Teachers say, since laptops were introduced, students have become more engaged in lessons. One teacher also has noticed more enthusiasm for reading since students began using computers to access the social-networking website Goodreads. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (10/28) |  |
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 | | - Will e-readers collect dust as tablets take over?
E-book fans increasingly are reading on a tablet instead of an e-reader, according to a survey. The trend has electronic-paper companies, such as Taiwan's E Ink Holdings, scrambling to find uses for their product as sales slow dramatically. Reuters (10/28) - University gets an education in iPad use
Officials at Long Island University say a program in which students all have iPads has been successful and taught them several lessons about IT support and security. Some technical issues are resolved off-site by Apple, but university officials say on-site they are working to address issues related to bandwidth, firewalls and more. InformationWeek (10/29)
- Race to the Top deadline is extended because of Sandy
 The U.S. Department of Education has extended the deadline for districts interested in applying for the latest round of the federal Race to the Top competition because of disruptions caused by Superstorm Sandy, education reporter Michele McNeil writes in the blog post. The original deadline was today, and officials have yet to announce the new deadline. About $400 million is expected to be distributed to winning school districts in December. Education Week/Politics K-12 blog (10/29) | | | - Students' social media profiles hurt college admissions
This year, 35% of college admissions officials who responded to a survey said they discovered something on students' social media profiles that negatively affected their admissions to college -- up from 12% who reported similar findings last year. Kaplan Test Prep's 2012 survey of college admissions found that officials cited vulgarities in blogs, photos of students consuming alcohol and essay plagiarism on their social media sites, including Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and Twitter. Mashable (10/29)  | I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day."
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