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Edtech Trends From 2020 And Beyond

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m the CTO of a tech company and for more than five years I have been busy with teaching programming courses and sharing my expertise with novice specialists. However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the global lockdown, distance learning became vital in 2020. Big Data And Learning Analytics. Gamification.

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Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

The Hechinger Report

Students chat about the data analysis they’ve performed on their cellphone usage over a week, while Perizzolo walks around the room fielding their questions. They also determined the research questions they’d ask of the data — such as whether social media use during class reduces comprehension and retention.

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How to Navigate the Nuances of Anonymous and De-Identified Data in AI-Driven Classrooms

Edsurge

As the Director of Quantitative Research and Data Science, as well as the Data Privacy Officer at Digital Promise, I aim to demystify the complex world of data privacy, particularly in the realm of education and AI tools. However, it may still contain a unique identifier that could potentially re-identify the data.

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Data Shows K–12 Videoconferencing Is Overwhelmingly One on One

EdTech Magazine

The “how it started vs. how it’s going” meme has become social media’s shortcut way to acknowledge that nothing in 2020 is going quite as planned. To help teachers address this challenge, in September our company added a videoconferencing service to our classroom… So it goes for remote learning too.

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5 Best Security Practices for Working Remotely

ViewSonic Education

Below are some helpful tips for any organization to follow to help strengthen and secure their company’s data when some or all team members work remotely. . What started as a temporary change in 2020, soon became a great experiment in remote working. billion in 2020. Provide Security Awareness Training.

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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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Data really is the secret sauce in the K-12 classroom

eSchool News

Our initial goal was to improve the reading support we offered students based on their literacy data, specifically in the area of foundational skills. We were collecting data from a variety of assessments, but the interventions we were using just weren’t showing that students were making consistent progress as readers.

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