Social Media
Professional Development
Opinion
Promoting PLCs to Face the 'Twin Epidemics' of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism
Four educators discuss the practical aspects of professional learning communities.
Law & Courts
Student School Board Members Flex Their Civic Muscle in Supreme Court Free-Speech Case
Current and former student school board members add their growing voices to a potentially precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court case.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Beyond the Invite: What Is Clubhouse and Why Should Educators Care?
Clubhouse is a new social-media app with clubs, rooms, and stages. Why are so many educators flocking to it right now?
Technology
Opinion
Social Media’s Performative, Poisonous Impact on Education
The ways in which Twitter distorts normal conversation have become so familiar that they're easy to overlook.
Classroom Technology
Video
What is Clubhouse? How Are Educators Using It? (Video)
Patrick Harris, a middle school teacher in Michigan, explains how Clubhouse has enhanced his teaching, allowing him to widen his network and discuss key education issues with teachers from around the world in real time.
Classroom Technology
Explainer
A Clubhouse Explainer: What Educators Should Know About the New Audio Chat App
Educators are flocking to Clubhouse, an emerging invitation-only social app for iPhone users—even as social media experts warn of red flags.
Teaching
How to Talk About Social Media and the Capitol Insurrection: A Guide for Teachers
Social media played a pivotal role in the Jan. 6 mob riot at the Capitol, providing plenty of fodder for classroom discussions.
Privacy & Security
What Educators Really Need to Know About TikTok
Uber-popular with tweens and teens, the video-sharing platform on which users share short clips is raising concerns about student data privacy and national security.
Classroom Technology
Video
Meet Jonte Lee, the Chemistry Teacher Who Transformed his Kitchen into a Classroom
Science teacher Jonte Lee spent the spring teaching through social media. Now he’s partnering with EdWeek to continue those lessons.
School & District Management
Student Cheating at Issue as College Board Rolls Out Online AP Exams
The College Board's national experiment with virtual AP exams gets underway this week amid accusations and stern warnings about student cheating.
Classroom Technology
Teachers, Politics, and Social Media: A Volatile Mix
When it comes to sharing their personal views on hot-button social and political issues, some teachers favor restraint on social media while others embrace the megaphone.
Classroom Technology
TikTok's 'Outlet Challenge' Is Latest Social Media Nightmare for School Leaders
Schools around the country are contending with damage from the latest social media craze, which involves using a phone charger and a penny to spark an electrical outlet.
School & District Management
A 'Good News' Story: Curriculum Can Help Students Better Evaluate Online Information
The finding is a small beacon of hope for schools, who are reeling from the volume of misinformation students are exposed to online.
Classroom Technology
Four Tips for District Leaders Dealing With Social Media Impersonators
Several incidents have popped up across the country in recent years: fake district accounts in Arkansas, California, Minnesota, and Ohio, and fake superintendent accounts in Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, among others.