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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher

Learning Management System. Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: KidzType — games, drills, and more ( see my review ). Winner: Otus ( see my review here ). Honorable Mention: CanaryFlow ( see my review ). Lesson Planning.

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Ten jobs that are safe from robots

The Hechinger Report

Yes, the robots are definitely coming for the jobs of America’s 3.5 Robots may also be coming for radiologists, whose expertise diagnosing diseases through X-rays and MRIs is facing stiff competition from artificial intelligence. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2016. million cashiers.

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Preparing Learners for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

A Principal's Reflections

Consumers may seem well-versed with the latest personal gadgets, yet growth in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things (IoT), and nanotechnology remains hardly known except to technology gurus who live and breathe ones and zeros. Known to some as Industry 4.0,

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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

I'm not an advocate for ed-tech; I'm not here to sell you on a new flashcard app or show you how to use the learning management system more effectively. That's not to say that the federal government couldn't and shouldn't step up to bail out the public education system.). Me, I write about education technology for a living.

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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

EdTech Magazine

Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. percent by 2016. “These tools also gather actionable insights and information about a student’s progress and report the data back to the teacher.”.

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Facial Recognition Technology Has No Place in Schools

Doug Levin

When the Magnolia School District (Arkansas) announced plans earlier this year to spend nearly $300k on a facial recognition system , the Arkansas ACLU quickly condemned the move. million to install a facial recognition surveillance system in its schools , paid for in part with state money offered under the Smart Schools Bond Act.

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AI Is Changing the Workforce. At This District, It’s Changing the Curriculum Too.

Edsurge

By Deloitte’s most recent count , 37 percent of organizations have deployed AI solutions (up 270 percent from 2016) and a majority predict it will “substantially transform” their companies by 2023. As a result, the system is lagging.” Early classes involve coding and robotics and are taught using a project-based approach.

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