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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow. SIIA, the organization that represents the software industry launched the Student Privacy Pledge , giving school partners that collect data a platform to show their commitment to maintain student privacy.

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AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

Edsurge

Through professional learning opportunities for educators, the program is designed to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s AI careers. Recently, we spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms. All of the ISTE groups have phenomenal educators.

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Top Tips for Cross-Curricular Coding

edWeb.net

Before coming to Unruly, she worked in the 3D printing industry at Pinshape and Formlabs for three years and helped bring 3D printing to schools across the globe. Splats are built to be stomped on and are iPad and Chromebook compatible. Join the Community. Think whack-a-mole, relay races, and red light green light!

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities.

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4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

You will find yourself most comfortable in the Google Classroom environment if the tools you use are aligned with Google Drive, your browser of choice is Chrome, and your digital device is a Chromebook. It’s only free if you have a G Suite for Education account. It’s not well-suited if you use Microsoft Office programs.

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Educator Perspectives: Leading in a Pandemic

MIND Research Institute

Our 3rd- through 6th-grade school was already 1:1, and all of our teachers had Chromebooks, so we were mostly prepared as far as devices. We got them all iPads simply because Chromebooks are hard to get right now. I think this all might be the push we’ve needed to harness technology to accelerate learning. Google Everything!

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Building STEM and Movement Skills Outside of School

edWeb.net

Before coming to Unruly, she worked in the 3D printing industry at Pinshape and Formlabs for three years and helped bring 3D printing to schools across the globe. Splats are built to be stomped on and are iPad and Chromebook compatible. Join the Community. Unruly Splats introduces coding for kids through physically active games.

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