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7 principles for AI in education

eSchool News

AI technologies used in education should account for educational equity, inclusion and civil rights as key elements of successful learning environments. AI technologies used in education must protect student privacy and data. Carvalho, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District presented remarks.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

Edsurge

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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Assessments Become More Accessible With Speech Synthesis—and an Almost Human Voice

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Speech synthesis in particular is benefiting from deep learning technologies, which are used to generate speech that sounds like a human voice. These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. EdSurge: First, when we say “assistive technologies,” what exactly are we talking about?

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FETC 2019: Day One

eSchool News

The edtech administrators, information technology, educator, early learning, and inclusion and special education tracks ensured that there was something for everyone. Student Data Privacy. These challenges were addressed in the Future of Edtech Administrator and the Future of Edtech Information Technology workshops.

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How Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

Edsurge

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data. Education leaders will continue to put resources toward wellness programs, but with greater scrutiny and demand for evidence-based data.

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COVID-19 Is Costing Visually Impaired Students Time That Can’t Be Made Up

Edsurge

Hybrid and socially distant in-person classes present challenges of their own. On the flip side, technology caused stress in families where parents became navigators for students who could not use assistive technology independently. A lot of mainstream education tech is not designed with folks with disabilities in mind.