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9 New Zoom Features (and one that’s Kind of Creepy) Announced April 19, 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

And even a way to implement Chat etiquette policies. New Zoom Features Announced on April 19, 2022. If this means you can have breakout rooms now, learn more about how to set them up. 7 Chat Etiquette Policies. Zoom has announced a slew of new features that educators have been longing to have. ” Yes you can!

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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Digital Promise first launched our Micro-credential Policy Map in January 2020 to share valuable information on how states and districts across the U.S. The new filters include: District-Level Incentives : Individual schools and/or districts have policies recognizing micro-credentials earned by educators.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

As I shared in my podcast this week, we've adapted our acceptable use policy to include AI considerations and allow its use with teacher permission and proper supervision. When People Fail: Will The Integrity Gap Cause a Learning Gap? Ethical students will be able to learn better and faster than ever. And so are we.

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Policy and Practice: An AI Roadmap

edWeb.net

In the ‘90s, it made a big jump with machine learning. By 2015, AI integration into search engines and educational tools became ubiquitous with the next leap coming in 2022 with ChatGPT, which is fueling applications in areas like intelligent tutoring systems, automated essay scoring, assistance with coding, and more.

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Avoid These Four Pitfalls When Implementing Online Education Software in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Case in point: Ed tech adoption in K—12 grew by 99 percent in 2022. Yet, this rapid development has come with cybersecurity and data privacy concerns that call for better policy compliance and security enforcement from third-party apps and ed tech vendors.

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PROOF POINTS: 2022 in review

The Hechinger Report

For my year-end post, I’m highlighting 10 of the most important Proof Points stories of 2022. Companies market 24/7 online tutoring services as “high-dosage” tutoring to help students catch up from pandemic learning losses. Supreme Court heard two affirmative action cases and it was my most read story of 2022.

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6 reasons to improve teacher and principal evaluation policies

eSchool News

New data and analysis released by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds ample opportunities for improvement in states’ teacher and principal evaluation policies. The new NCTQ report, State of the States 2022: Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policies , presents data and analysis on policies from all 50 states and D.C.