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Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

eSchool News

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in some cases police — can intervene. Chicago Public Schools piloted a similar social media monitoring program in the mid-2010s. newsletters.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

The US Office of Educational Technology says, “Everyone in education has a responsibility to harness the good to serve educational priorities while also protecting against the dangers that may arise as a result of AI being integrated in educational technology.” Is this a problem we need to care about or talk about?

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Resources, stories, and connections with those who use social media in today’s k-12 classrooms

The Innovative Educator

In case you missed it, the webinar was called “Social Media: An Essential Tool for Today’s Classroom.” In the webinar, I shared case studies of amazing students, parents, and teachers. Below are the people behind the stories I mentioned, how to learn more and a way to reach each of them via social media.

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Looking to Excite Teachers with Coaching? Make It Voluntary

Digital Promise

Three years of research on the Dynamic Learning Project pilot (DLP), a classroom coaching program that promoted impactful technology use, supports this concept. In our study of 108 schools across seven states, we found that when teachers chose to participate in coaching voluntarily, they were more likely to be invested in the change process.

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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

The US Office of Educational Technology says, "Everyone in education has a responsibility to harness the good to serve educational priorities while also protecting against the dangers that may arise as a result of AI being integrated in educational technology." Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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Dixon Public Schools Uses New Websites to Engage Community, Do More With Less

Gaggle Speaks

Whenever I talk to technology leaders at smaller school districts, a consistent theme comes up: They face similar challenges of school systems ten times their size, yet have to confront them with much smaller staffs. Such is the case of Dixon Public Schools, which wanted to relaunch its district and five school websites.

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Schools and Communities Together

Digital Promise

In their new book, Broader, Bolder, Better , Paul Reville and Elaine Weiss draw on nine years of research and case studies from 12 diverse communities to advocate for more and larger-scale partnerships between communities and schools. Social Media and Technology. Everyday Experiences.