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Invention Convention 2024 is coming

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Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life.

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Tech Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10, 2024

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Which brings me to the gist of this article: Teacher Appreciation Week, the first full week in May, this year, May 6-10, 2024. Books on the latest trends in educational technology, pedagogical strategies for integrating technology into the classroom, or biographies of tech pioneers.

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Chronic Absenteeism has become a big problem in schools

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Full Story: K-12 Dive (3/27) –image credit Deposit Photos Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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AI has potential to upend student testing

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AI has the potential to revolutionize education for better or worse–jury’s still out on that. No one denies it can make student testing more efficient, faster, possibly leading to better educational outcomes for all learners. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Most Teens Think AI Won’t Hurt Their Mental Health; Teachers Disagree

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Generative AI is an exploding influence in education with lots of potential but unknown outcomes. Full Story: Education Week (3/25) –image credit Deposit Photo Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Meanwhile, students are more optimistic about AI’s potential benefits.

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How do you teach the hard to teach class? Watch the video.

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She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Discovery Education Launches New Digital Citizenship Resources in Partnership with Norton 

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Charlotte, NC – Discovery Education, in partnership with Norton, a leading Cyber Safety brand of Gen , recently launched a new digital citizenship resource center – My Digital Life – on the award-winning Discovery Education K-12 platform.