Youth Service America Awards Young Female Social Entrepreneurs
Two $2000 awards from @youthservice will be given to young female social entrepreneurs in honor Gladys Coccia. Now accepting nominations. Check the link below for details.
Nominations of Young Female Social Entrepreneurs Invited for Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards
OMG, You Mean I Can’t Facebook at Work? – High School Connections – Education Week
Would you really turn down a job that has “No Facebook” policy?! Check out this article from EdWeek.
OMG, You Mean I Can’t Facebook at Work? – High School Connections – Education Week
Gotta Do Something About Millennials Sexting!
Grrr…This sexting thing is way out of hand. It’s a personal brand destroyer. It’s really screwing up the reputations of a lot of Millennials and damaging their self-esteem. Come on y’all–THINK!!
We like Facebook, but face to face is cool, too
It’s no secret that Millennials love Facebook, but believe it or not, according to a new report by The International Association of Business Communications, they actually prefer face to face communication with their boss. Good nugget of info.
Facebook vs. face-to-face communications: Which do younger folks prefer? – FP Posted
Federal Law Could Have ‘Sexting’ Teens Facing Felony – Pittsburgh News Story – WTAE Pittsburgh
Federal Law Could Have ‘Sexting’ Teens Facing Felony – Pittsburgh News Story – WTAE Pittsburgh
Wired Campus: Professor Encourages Students to Pass Notes During Class — via Twitter – Chronicle.com
Wired Campus: Professor Encourages Students to Pass Notes During Class — via Twitter – Chronicle.com
Facebook Banned: Chatting with your teacher is a no-no.
Imagine the you are a teacher checking out your wall on Facebook when you notice that several of your students have posted messages. They are all asking you about the same thing: a class project.
This scenario seems simple enough, right? Well…if you happen to be a teacher working in The School District of Elmbrook (Wisconsin) boy, oh boy, are you in trouble.
An article that I read in The School Library Journal explains that, as of February 10, 2009 “communication between staff and students via social networking and IM” has been banned.
What about a student calling a teacher? According the article, “not a problem.”
Huh?
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Books & Posters
The Leading Soft Skills Training Program for STEM Students. Check out S3TEM.com
The 5 Soft Skills Clusters
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