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4 ways twitter bots can help save the world

October 29, 2018October 22, 2019 Audrey Homan 6 Comments civics, coding, digital citizenship, learn to code, social media, twitter

The Good, the Bad, and the Bot What does it look like when twitter bots work towards improving our world?

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How to tell your PBL story

November 13, 2017January 27, 2021 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments Cornwall School, digital storytelling, Global Goals, social media, sustainability

Cornwall students think global, build local, share both Last year the most amazing thing happened: my students at the Cornwall

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Helping your teen or tween with social media

April 11, 2016April 13, 2022 Rachel Mark 15 Comments digital citizenship, social media

To follow or not to follow… that is the question. Oh Hamlet, you would be so perplexed on this one!

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Smartphone

March 18, 2016April 14, 2022 Lori Morse 2 Comments 1:1, app-smashing, Google Draw, history, social media, Thinglink

History from the Inside Out Every two years our team does an interdisciplinary unit on the European Renaissance. I’m a

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Common sense advice for tween social media use

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 Susan Hennessey 6 Comments digital citizenship, social media

  Apparently, asking friends to follow HennesseyGirlsMom on Instagram would be social suicide. My 12-year-old twins are counting the days

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How many students are on social media?

January 24, 2014 Audrey Homan 0 Comments social media

“It is time that educators recognize and capitalize on the social nature of their students because their virtual interactions stretch

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