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96: Forget Politics and Teach Tolerance
What happened in Charlottesville, Virginia should not be politicized, says Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes. Many people have made this despicable event about the president and what he said in the aftermath of...
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95: Damn right, your students should like you - Hack Learning Uncut
@markbarnes19 is Uncut again, and swearing, literally, that students need to like their teachers in order to learn from them. Mark references a blog post at Teachthought.com that covers students liking their teachers....
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94: Better presenting for teachers and students with James Sturtevant
Engagement guru James Alan Sturtevant joins Mark to discuss better presenting for teachers and students and his latest book, Hacking Engagement Again: 50 Teacher Tools That Will Make Students Love Your...
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93: Hacking your thin skin - Hack Learning Uncut
Mark Barnes is unedited and Uncut again, discussing how he used to be the most thin-skinned SOB you'd ever meet. Mark provides 3 simple hacks that he learned help thicken even the thinnest skin. Mark shares several...
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92: The Glass Classroom and Happy Birthday Hacking Education
We teach behind walls, and it's time to leverage todays technology to create transparency in education. In episode 92, Mark shares some right-now solutions for building a Glass Classroom -- an environment that...
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91: Throw out old-school EdTech -- Hack Learning Uncut
In this edition of Uncut, Mark riffs on teachers using technology, just to say that they are integrating technology in their classrooms. Telling kids to type an essay in a Google Doc just so they can say they're...
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90: Toni's Template for Engaging Reluctant Learners
In Episode 90 of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark shares Toni's Template for engaging reluctant learners, taken from the forthcoming Hacking Engagement Again: 50 Teacher Tools That Will Make Students Love Your Class...
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89: How Teachers Can Break Up With Nightly Homework
As summer break begins, Mark gives a homework assignment to all teachers: Break up with nightly homework this coming school year. Learn how to change your homework mindset and eliminate the useless traditional...
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88: Sifting Through Internet Noise with Google Alerts
Are you tired of alerts? Fed up with one bell or buzz after another on your Smartphone or tablet? Now, you can sift through all the Internet noise with a much quieter, much more effective kind of alert -- Google...
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87: #DraftEDU - With the Number 1 Pick Hack Learning Selects
With sports fans abuzz over the NFL draft, Mark Barnes got to thinking, What if educators held their own draft? What positions would they fill. Mark selects his Top 3 in three key education categories. See how they...
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86: Three Simple Ways to Stop Bullying
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 42 percent of students who are bullied report that it happens in school hallways and stairwells.Thirty-four percent say they're bullied in the classroom,...
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85: How to Teach Kids to Police Themselves on Social Media
After an intense debate on Facebook, which led to some heated comments, Mark explains how to both model and teach kids best practices on social media.Read his 5 tips for teaching kids to police themselves on social...
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