eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

While everyone’s favorite acronym—AI—seems to be the hottest topic as #CoSN2024 kicks off here in Miami, Ashley May, M.S., Key Takeaways: Collaborative Approach: Ensuring student safety online requires a collaborative effort between technology services and academic teams within the school system. 00:00:48 Speaker 1 About.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2021, 3,446 high school students participated in a study about online civic reasoning. Two-thirds were unable to distinguish news stories from ads on a popular website’s homepage. That’s why it’s so critical to teach digital citizenship when children start school. voter fraud.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Nominations were judged by a panel of education experts, including Laura Ascione, eSchool News editorial director, and Eileen Belastock, CETL, Belastock Consulting. Topics range from immigration to kids without fathers. Elementary and high school students from across the district were part of the initial program.

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Discovery Education

MAY 14, 2023

Check out what’s trending in EdTech news! For this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: Appreciating Teachers The "Tech" in EdTech Insights from Education Leaders Appreciating Teachers In case you missed it, May 8 – 12 was Teacher Appreciation Week! But EdTech is really two topics: education and technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2019

We are excited to bring you the latest in the eSchool News Guides series. eSchool News Guides are full of resources, tips, trends, and insights from industry experts on a variety of topics that are essential to the classroom, school, and district. Related Content: eSchool News School Safety Guide.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2022

mini-conference and webinar series, and we want to know what topic requests or ideas you have for us! topic-specific mini-conference events, designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. A list of the conference topics from previous years is below. com and on the Library 2.0

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

In reality, our fixation on bad news makes us overlook the fact that we need more evidence-based research before declaring phones a health hazard. Why we need digital wellness in schools. It appears that a lot of screen time is associated with poorer sleep quality and possibly a lower performance at school as a result.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

technology job vacancy postings in September 2022 exceeded 804,000, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a need for 3,800 new aerospace engineers every year until 2031–an industry that is already grappling with employee retention and workforce shortages. The number of U.S. This was the case for myself.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 23, 2017

At an extreme, the physical learning environments in places such as refugee camps, village schools in rural Africa and large inner-city schools are learning environments physically compromised by external factors, resulting in a learner’s physical, social or emotional well-being not being at an optimum. Cyberbullying. Online security.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

That is online safety. As administrators, our responsibilities cover many areas, including technology, which has become a necessary component of living and work,” Curt Mould, director of digital media, innovation and strategy for Sun Prairie Area School District in Wisconsin, said in a press release announcing the latest set of standards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2023

I've quoted sources who know far more than I do about this topic to give you places to dig deeper. You can use our free moderation endpoint and safety best practices to help you keep your app safe.” It also states that "teams developing AI systems should actively cooperate to avoid corner-cutting on safety standards."

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This trend shouldn’t be news to anyone; in fact, evidence of this has been shown more than a decade ago. When schools have access to that information, they can intervene, provide help and, potentially, save lives. Yet, it’s imperative to have solutions in place that can help students in need of support.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

My dad sacrificed promotions during his career because he wanted to be present at my after-school sporting events. My mom had such an impact on the high school students she taught that she has maintained relationships with many for most of their lives. I am one teacher at one school, working with 25 kids at a time.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Through the unsettled ending of the last school year, to the unprecedented beginning of this one, school communities continue to exist in a state of flux. Some districts are using fully remote learning models to start, some are opting for hybrid models, while others are implementing new safety protocols to begin in-person learning.

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Tom Murray

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In many schools, the community,—particularly parents—feels left in the dark. Within their own walls, schools often work diligently to communicate the latest initiatives, results, and grading practices, or they discuss things such as the Common Core State Standards. School leaders who build trust engage in the following activities.

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Discovery Education

APRIL 30, 2023

Catch up on what’s new in EdTech! From evolving opinions about EdTech, revelations about reading, and new insights from ACSD and POTUS, there's plenty to discuss. The nationally representative 2022 survey asked 215 district leaders, 531 principals, and 538 teachers for their opinion on the proper amount of EdTech in schools.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

Two of my colleagues, one in the school of medicine and one at the school of education, have partnered to build Google Glasses that children with challenges recognizing emotions can wear. Language is a complicated topic because we have, in the U.S., Others have been working on language. As a teacher, it’s very complicated.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2020

The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom looks at how K-12 educators have adapted to these critical shifts in schools and society. Digital citizenship is being taught in a majority of schools. The most common topics are digital drama, cyberbullying, hate speech, and privacy and safety.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A high school student in Minnesota tells a Black classmate that her dark skin is ugly and that she hopes she takes her life. At my own school district in Minneapolis, where I serve as a counselor, incidents related to hate, bias and interpersonal violence have been climbing since the pandemic began.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

All teachers agree that digital citizenship is essential knowledge for students whether they’re going onto college or a career, yet when I ask who in their school teaches it, they always shrug. But, as times change, so should the curriculum taught in our schools. How can these skills be taught? Stay away from strangers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Have you listened to the School Psyched Podcast ? Recorded on the first and third Sundays of the month, this podcast is a collaborative discussion among psychologists about school safety, executive functioning, ADHD, SEL, assessment, and other K-12 topics.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2018

Ask any teacher about teaching about a controversial topic, and most will tell you to avoid it at any cost. The “safe” way of teaching students how to disagree by giving them non-controversial topics to share pro- and con- arguments about doesn't work, because students don't feel much ownership over these opinions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2019

Every school I know offers a summer camp. With a wide variety of summer camp-themed templates, it’s easily adaptable to your school or camp colors and logo. Health and safety of campers. You might also be interested in these articles: Great News: JotForm now offers a PDF Editor. It’s organizing enrollees.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In-person, online, or a hybrid classroom for the 2020-21 school year, there’s no one right way to teach science. But for all methods, safety should be the first priority along with helping students engage in the scientific process and relate the lessons to the real world. What do I do for elementary school kids? By Stacey Pusey.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 27, 2021

In our 24/7 breaking news world, there seems to be a new crisis every day. As news outlets compete for clicks, all of us -- including kids -- are immersed in more headlines than ever before. Unless you teach current events or social studies, most of the day's news probably won't make it into your classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2023

The center received initial funding for about half its budget from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, which also provides professional development on trauma, social and emotional learning and other early childhood topics. The department also offers frequent visits from coaches who work with the center’s five teachers.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Whether you need an easy way to brush up on your basics or want to get more involved in the world of science, these podcasts cover a variety of topics and are designed for everyone from beginning learners to experts. Radiolab Radiolab is a podcast that covers a wide variety of topics in science, medicine, legal history, and other fields.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We are excited to bring you the very first in a series of eSchool News Guides , which are full of resources, tips, trends, and insight from industry experts on a variety of topics that are essential to the classroom, school, and district. Have you dreamed of building a robotics education program in your school or district?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 5, 2016

We can seize the spirit of this season and explore various topics that generally would be considered taboo or scary. Older students can create their own stories (a history about different holidays, a spellbook, or Trick-or-Treat safety) to read to younger children with Bookcreator , LittleBirdTales , Storybird , Toondoo , or Zooburst.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

schools and classrooms. Though digital citizenship encompasses a range of skills and habits of mind, we've observed that often teachers and schools design digital citizenship instruction with a protectionist approach, emphasizing anti-cyberbullying education and internet safety.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Rebecca Brewer started teaching high school biology 20 years ago, it seemed like everyone trusted science.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2021

This trend held even for the programs that offered remote learning during closures; in one study, families reported two hours of learning per day, down from about six in pre-pandemic schooling. We know that families and schools need to be partners in supporting kids,” says Weiland. Family engagement became critical. “We

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We’ve locked ourselves in battle, one side clamoring to close schools to prevent disease spread, the other demanding we keep them open to prevent learning loss, and no solution in sight. Families sue, teachers strike, columnists throw oil on the fire from the safety of their homes. But it doesn’t have to. Need more ideas?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A new survey finds that teachers aren’t necessarily prepared to teach complex topics such as LBGTQ issues, national politics, and race. The survey finds several justifications for discussing complex topics in schools, ranging from improving critical thinking skills to necessity from new state mandates.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 29, 2020

Provide a thorough, verifiable understanding of a subject or topic. The school would provide the space and the mentors, but the students would use them a la carte. . I recommend that we begin with study models to refine this approach as a means to transition our school system to its next highest function. .

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). Those are my excuses for combining the last two weeks of news clips into one ‘best of’ roundup. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). So why do I still want schools to use them?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 23, 2016

I haven’t covered this topic in a while, but Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Sara Stringer, came to the rescue with this great article on How parents can protect their children online : One of the best things about the internet is that it brings the world to you. They have to watch for exploitation in the middle of education.

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