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  Kim Cofino

  

  Federal jury: HISD staff repeatedly violated copyright laws, owe company $9.2M

  houstonchronicle.com - Jacob Carpenter

  In the winter of 2013, when the principal of Houston ISD’s Westside High School suggested making copies of colorful study guides recently purchased …

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  Fighting Fake News in the Classroom - EdSurge News

  edsurge.com - Chris Link

  PISA scores were recently released, and results of the international test revealed that only 14 percent of U.S. students were able to reliably …

• "We pick books with characters who look like us, because not a lot of kids see books with characters who look like us," she added. "We read at 8 p.m. and split it up."

  

  Kim Cofino

  

  These sisters read live on Facebook so kids have a bedtime story to listen to

  goodmorningamerica.com - Tony Morrison

  Got books? These girls sure do! Editor's Picks 1 School reveals machine that vends books, not candyJanuary 30, 2019 • 2 What to know about Instagram's new …

• Use technology to pursue specific learning goals. Use only technology that is supported by existing learning research. And stop using technology in contexts where it’s not particularly effective. If w … More

  

  Kim Cofino

  

  Keep: Technology in the Classroom Is Great — When It Works. 3 Questions to Help Determine Whether Ed Tech Will Boost Student Learning

  The 74 - Benjamin Keep

  When it comes to learning technologies, educators and administrators often focus on what technology to use instead of how the technology facilitates …

• Almost a third of the kids in the survey said they wanted to be a YouTuber when they grew up, while 11% said they wanted to be an astronaut.

  

  Kim Cofino

  

  Kids now dream of being professional YouTubers rather than astronauts, study finds

  CNBC - Chloe Taylor

  A young boy wears an astronaut costume in the parking lot of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum April 17, 2012. Today's kids are three …

• Advertising is an accepted part of social media, but it wasn’t always obvious to the group when they were seeing ads. Instagram Stories for example, features “native” ads that look like posts from acc … More

  

  Kim Cofino

  

  'Facebook is at the point of no return': These 17-year-olds are very clear about what they love and hate about social media

  CNBC - Lucy Handley

  Generation Z has never known a world without the internet, smartphones and social media and their behavior is a constant source of fascination for …