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EDITOR’S
noteFEBRUARY 2018 | VOL. 38 NO. 6DATA DUTIES
“T
hat’s not going to happen with MY teachers,”
declared the woman to my right. The scene was an
edtech futurist event 10 years ago in Washington
D.C. The presenter, Tech & Learning advisor and
legend David Warlick, was introducing the idea
of using a new app called Twitter in class and how
teachers would communicate with students after school during
homework hours or even on the weekend. “My teachers are done at
2:48PM and are back on duty at 7:18AM,” proclaimed the Luddite,
who also happened to be the teachers’ union president of a mid-
Atlantic state (rhymes with mercy.)
Thankfully, we all know how that turned out. Faculty are more connected to students than
ever. But with those new abilities come greater responsibilities. While Twitter is now considered
“old school” by students, they still find ways to use it incorrectly. Likewise, while the access to
information has never been better, the
ability to process what information is
“real” has never been so compromised.
This month, another Tech & Learning
advisor, Paul Sanfrancesco, director of
technology at Owen J. Roberts School
District in Pennsylvania, breaks down
some immediate, real-world best practices
to help train children to become savvy
digital citizens (page 30.) These tactics
aren’t just for students either. Judging by
my social media feeds, there are plenty
of parents who need to be schooled on
these practices too. I would argue that
there may be no more important duty
for today’s educators than to guide us all
through this brave new world.FACULTY ARE MORE
CONNECTED TO STUDENTS
THAN EVER. BUT WITH
THOSE NEW ABILITIES COME
GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES.
WHILE TWITTER IS NOW
CONSIDERED “OLD
SCHOOL” BY STUDENTS,
THEY STILL FIND WAYS TO
USE IT INCORRECTLY.— Kevin Hogan
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