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Google Discreetly Acquires Edtech Analytics Company BrightBytes

Edsurge

Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. And Google declined to provide any details, including when the sale had taken place. But an email about the deal sent by Google to a school district in early May, obtained by EdSurge, cites May 17th as the expected date of the transaction.

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Basic Twitter Analysis With twXplorer

ProfHacker

There have been a number of posts here on ProfHacker about using Twitter , particularly around archiving tweets. Our favorite method has been Martin Hawksey’s free TAGS template for Google Sheets. Are there other Twitter analysis tools you’ve found helpful? Now, there are some shortcomings as well.

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4 Essential Factors for Student Engagement Based on Current Research

The CoolCatTeacher

Mariana Aguilar discusses the current research on student engagement From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This must-read report is funded by GoGuardian and includes a meta-analysis of best practices in engaging distance learning. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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How to Engage Students in Zoom and Teach Effectively at a Distance

The CoolCatTeacher

Aaron Johnson shares the techniques to help us do it better From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This must-read report is funded by GoGuardian and includes a meta-analysis of best practices in engaging distance learning. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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A Teacher’s Best Evaluator

Ask a Tech Teacher

If a teacher wants a good picture of how teaching impacts students, I suggest using a Google Form survey or Microsoft forms. During my years in the classroom, I created Google forms and then posted them on Canvas or pushed them out via email. Moreover, the teacher can analyze the data like Microsoft or Google Forms. .

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter So, I’ve spent this week looking at and testing many AI tools. While all of these schools have been rushing to block ChatGPT , many don’t realize that generative AI tools are making their way into Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365. What is Web 3.0?

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Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success

EdTech Magazine

The Rhode Island Department of Education , for example, announced plans to use its $500,000 grant to launch an internship program to place students in cybersecurity and data analysis apprenticeships. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. by Joe Marquez.

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