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Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

The CoolCatTeacher

A Classroom Perspective on AI Change: My Students Feel Like Last Spring Was Ancient History Recently, my students used Adobe Firefly in my classroom's generative AI art competition. Adobe Firefly can generate deep fakes in seconds which used to take my students weeks to do in Photoshop. We all laughed.

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ISTE Day 0 Recap for my #NotatISTE #ISTELive Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

First, I’m reading an incredible book that came out during the Pandemic The Future is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Businesses Industries and Our Lives by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. You can see two sets of badges going around – one template in Canva and one Template in an Adobe app.

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Leadership and Social Influence:

EdTechTeacher

Clubhouse is a new audio-only social platform where you can connect in virtual rooms around topics of interest with people across industries, backgrounds and time zones. As digital futurist Brian Fanzo shares, “It’s the only social media app that prioritizes conversations over content.”.

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9 Types of assignments teachers can create in their LMS to evaluate student progress

Neo LMS

Discussions mimic the online experience they enjoy while engaging in group conversations on online forums , public chats and social media. . If an assignment meets the SCORM standard in the LMS industry, it means users can share it on any platform. These are fun assignments your students will probably love.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

The deal marks the latest in a series of acquisitions involving digital courseware, the industry parlance for online products that leverage data and technology to personalize the course instruction and feedback that each student receives. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence.

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Who Should Truly Have the Power in K-12 Edtech Adoption?

Edsurge

They do what they can to keep up with industry trends. Yet “industry” to an IT administrator covers a lot of different tools. In fact, one teacher has assisted her in advocating for Adobe Spark after they both discovered it around the same time. They’re filtering out email pitches, and sales calls go directly to voicemail.

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LinkedIn’s New Learning Platform to Recommend Lynda Courses for Professionals

Edsurge

Today the social media site for professionals. LinkedIn Learning will also offer free courses from “influencers”—industry and thought leaders selected by the company. LinkedIn loves to learn. announced an online learning portal with thousands of courses aimed at helping individuals pivot or pick up new skills for their careers.