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" Following hashtags is a useful (and easy) way to get involved in relevant conversations and to increase your personal brand. You also can discover blog posts, news stories and commentary from your peers across the globe. Here are just a few of the hashtags that we think school administrators should follow. We'd love to hear yours in the comment section below. #EdAdmin If you're a school administrator, this Twitter hashtag is a must-follow to gain insight into policies and regulations impacting education. You'll also get up-to-date research related to educational leadership. #EdLeadership Use this hashtag to connect with other superintendents and school board leaders. Many administrators use this hashtag to ask challenging questions and engage in debates about policies and new trends in education. #SATChat One of the more popular hashtags, it's the host of a Twitter chat every Saturday at 7:30 ET. #ASuperDay Started by Scott Rocco, one of the three people who founded #SATChat, this hashtag is reserved for weekly stories of excellence from school administrators every Wednesday. #LeadUpChat LeadUp, a movement started by Jeff Veal and Nathan Lang, encourages a paradigm shift of leadership structure in education. #LeadFromWithin Not specifically dedicated to education, this hashtag explores best practices in leadership across the globe. #EdLeader21 Useful for leaders who focus on integrating the 4 Cs into education: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity, this hashtag also provides rubrics and other content that you can incorporate into your school's curriculum."

Google no longer understands how its "deep learning" decision-making computer systems have made themselves so good at recognizing things in photos. This means the internet giant may need fewer experts in future as it can instead rely on its semi-autonomous, semi-smart machines to solve problems all on their own. The claims were made at the Machine Learning Conference in San Francisco on Friday by Google software engineer Quoc V. Le in a talk in which he outlined some of the ways the content-slurper is putting "deep learning" systems to work. (You find out more about machine learning, a computer science research topic, here [PDF].)

Google no longer understands how its "deep learning" decision-making computer systems have made themselves so good at recognizing things in photos. This means the internet giant may need fewer experts in future as it can instead rely on its semi-autonomous, semi-smart machines to solve problems all on their own. The claims were made at the Machine Learning Conference in San Francisco on Friday by Google software engineer Quoc V. Le in a talk in which he outlined some of the ways the content-slurper is putting "deep learning" systems to work. (You find out more about machine learning, a computer science research topic, here [PDF].)

A psychologist first coined the phrase "Internet addiction" in 1995, when the web was in its infancy. He meant it as a joke. But now, with the first hospital-based Internet addiction treatment center opening next week at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania, Internet addiction is no longer considered a laughing matter.

"Google admits data mining student emails in its free education apps"

As schools become more technologically advanced, who is in charge?

"8 PIECES OF ADVICE FOR THRIVING IN A WORLD OF CONSTANT CHANGE"

"f you're an educator of any level, you know the importance of a great personal learning network. It's your professional lifeline in the digital age. It doesn't matter if you're a teacher, administrator, or any other form of educator. A personal learning network sustains and nurtures you in many ways."

The Biggest "Game-Changer" in Education

Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in America 2013

The global international schools market is predicted to see yet more significant growth in 2014 and into the future.

a compelling look at teen commercialisation in the digital age @frontlinepbs Generation Like

Food for Thought!