BeTimeful Hides Social Media Distractions

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BeTimeful is a browser extension that is designed to hide social media distractions during your working hours. There are similar browser extensions that block your access to social media sites during working hours. What makes BeTimeful different is that instead of entirely blocking your access to social media sites, BeTimeful […]

Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

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SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022)—The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected  Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades. In collaboration with Discovery […]

Social media is reshaping British universities’ value systems in a scramble for likes and shares

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Universities’ value judgements about research are becoming ‘coupled’ to social media platforms as they compete for funding by demonstrating their influence beyond academia, an analysis suggests. The study, by researchers at the University of Cambridge, focused on how universities use social media in ‘impact’ case studies, […]

Dynamic New Virtual Field Trips From Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Help Students Explore STEM in the World Around Them

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To aid students investigate the exciting the several ways STEM is shaping the world around them, Discovery Training and foremost corporate and community partners proudly introduce four new engaging, no-cost digital industry outings (VFTs). Master more and sign-up for the new virtual field outings and locate all the resources here. […]