Tag: Students

The impact social media has on your students – the pros and cons

Elya Nadzri3 Comments
how social media impacts your students, both the positive and negative

Social media has been around for some time. It allows users to post or react to content posted online. Many, if not most, students have access to a variety of different platforms. Some popular social media networks are Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and recently TikTok. More new platforms are emerging as we speak.

It is without a doubt that social media is great for news and entertainment. However, like all other things, has its pros and cons. Today we will be discussing the impacts of social media in the classroom, both the good and the bad. 

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How important is digital literacy for your students in today’s online world?

Elya Nadzri4 Comments
digital literacy and how important it is for your students

With the online world growing, it is important that your students understand digital literacy. Preparing them for the skills they need to know in order to use technology safely and responsibly is a must. 

The rise of edtech and the internet has opened up a new world that brings a lot of benefits. Especially to those that may not have had such opportunities before. It can empower and educate students, leading them to a path that is forever changing. Thus they will constantly be learning to stay on top. 

In recent years, technology has become so advanced that we need it in every aspect of our lives. Helping to teach your students to be digitally literate will not only help them through their studies but will carry on into their work life. 

Let’s start at the very beginning with the question, what is digital literacy?

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Advanced Student Filtering

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We’ve introduced a number of improvements for filtering (searching) for students in the Students module. Currently, we have the following search options:

and now, we also have…

  • Search for Students by Custom Report – If you use the Report Creator app, you can build a Custom Report and filter for students on this report.

Here’s a screenshot of the expanded student filtering options in the Students module (screen):

student_filtering.png

Also, some modules (screens) have different access to the different types of advanced filtering. Here’s a breakdown of filtering options by module:

Active and Unenrolled Students Search Locked/Saved Search Search by Custom Report
Students Students Students
Transcripts Transcripts Transcripts
Report Cards Report Cards
Teachers
Discipline

Of course, please feel free to try out some of these out. And if you have any questions at all, just let us know – we’d love to help out.