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How Should We Approach the Ethical Considerations of AI in K-12 Education?

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Tools like Turnitin that check for plagiarism, intelligent tutoring softwares like Khan Academy or iReady that automate or personalize instruction, and chatbots like Alexa that answer student questions are all vulnerable to algorithmic biases in development and inequitable outcomes in implementation.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) How will this affect teacher pay? Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) General Questions Should schools close? Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online.

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Teacher-Student Digital Communication Makes for Good Learning

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So explained Dr. Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow, in an edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard , examining findings from the program’s 2020 annual research project, Speak Up , for which 10,000 K-12 students nationwide shared their preferences and expectations for two-way communications with their teachers.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) new additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map. Be sure to follow @K-12CyberMap to keep apprised of updates to the map and related news.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) new additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map. Be sure to follow @K-12CyberMap to keep apprised of updates to the map and related news.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

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Achievements are touted on social media, changing the tone of the district’s story to engage the public positively. We believe if we provide for our students—give them the tools that are necessary, give them access and opportunity—they will be successful and rise to the occasion.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

To deal with these types of situations, the panelists emphasized the need for clear and easily understood privacy policies, and transparency about what students and their parents should expect from remote education. Linnette is a recognized expert in the youth and education sectors and speaks nationally on data privacy.