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title: "Teaching in the Social Media Age"
artifact: "highlights"
resource_person: "Joseph Cossette"
resource_person_role: "Physics and physical-science teacher, Minnetonka High School"
vertical: "technology"
module: "Digital Platforms for Teaching"
lesson: "Teaching in the Social Media Age"
lesson_key: "teaching-in-the-social-media-age"
source: "curated"
source_channel: "TEDx Talks"
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# Teaching in the Social Media Age: Highlights

**Resource person:** Joseph Cossette - Physics and physical-science teacher, Minnetonka High School

**Curated from:** TEDx Talks

1. Cloud documents and one-to-one devices have made constant collaboration feel ordinary.
2. Easy retrieval changes which knowledge needs fluency and which can be located when needed.
3. Visible approval and notifications create a persistent competition for student attention.
4. A memorable classroom event earns its place through a clear learning purpose.
5. Selective feeds can reinforce existing beliefs and circulate weak claims.
6. Teachers help students evaluate abundant information, build connections and create with it.