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Schools Tackle Teacher-Student Online Conversations
Sacramento school officials are coming up with their own guidelines for what kind of online and electronic communication is acceptable between teachers and students.
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Online Behavior Jeopardizing College Plans
The number of college-admissions officials using social-networking sites to learn more about applicants quadrupled over the past year.
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Bad Online Behavior Jeopardizes Students' College Plans
The number of college-admissions officials using social-networking sites to learn more about applicants quadrupled over the past year.
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Teenager's Tweet About Governor Causes Uproar
A student's recent tweet criticizing Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback soon became the center of a heated debate about students' free-speech rights.
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Missouri Repeals Teacher-Student Facebook Restrictions
The measure had generated an unexpected backlash, with teachers raising concerns they would be barred from using popular social media sites.
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Teacher Training Takes a Hybrid Turn
Schools blend face-to-face and online professional development, but traditional PD still plays a role.
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Social Media Feeds Freewheeling Professional Development
Educators click into Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for quick feedback and open-ended discussions on best practices.
School & District Management
'Sexting' Suit Settled
A Pennsylvania school district has settled a lawsuit alleging that a principal illegally searched a student's cellphone and found nude pictures she had taken of herself.
School Climate & Safety
Study: Teen Users of Facebook, MySpace More Likely to Drink, Use Drugs
A research organization says teenagers who regularly log onto Facebook and other social networks are considerably more likely to smoke, drink, or use marijuana than teens who don't visit the sites.
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Twitter Evolving Into Professional-Development Tool
A growing number of 糖心动漫vlog around the country are using the social-networking site to share best practices and find answers to important questions.
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How Far Can Schools Go in Regulating Teachers' Social-Media Use?
Many teachers and professors nationwide are finding themselves in hot water for expressing their views through blogs and social media.
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'Safe' Social Networking Tailored for K-12 Schools
In the age of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, some schools instead turn to social networks designed specifically for education.
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Students, Teachers Turn on Math Apps
While most students still rely on the printed word to study, many now don鈥檛 hesitate to use an iPhone, an iPad, or other mobile device to practice for standardized tests or classroom review.
School Climate & Safety
State Cyberbullying Laws Range from Guidance to Mandate
At least 44 states have anti-bullying laws, but the cyberbullying aspects of those measures run the gamut from effective to window dressing to possibly unconstitutional.