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AI Guidelines for K-12 Aim to Bring Order to the ‘Wild West’

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Ken Dirkin, senior director of the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute, said the group wanted to create a document that was digestible, but “there’s probably 40,000 important things that could have been included.” The more we disclose the use of AI and the purpose, the more we uplift everybody in the conversation,” Dirkin says.

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15 Real-World Lessons You Can Teach Kids NOW

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If a topic is of interest to you or your school, you can download standards-alignment documents to help find a fit. If you’re ready to help elementary-aged children understand financial literacy, Vault is the perfect course for you. Grade level: elementary grades. Grade Level: Elementary School. All opinions are my own.

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Building a Learning Company: Three Entrepreneurs Dish Out Advice

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So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But all of the sudden, you might find that your company, and the world, is changing—and as a result, you might have to question, or change, those initial decisions. Playing games in the classroom is not a new concept.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

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You can upload anything you already have in your classroom, every pdf, every electronic document, or the materials you’ve purchased and add to Lumio. In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . Sponsored Blog Post This blog post is sponsored by Lumio.

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Companies Say Blockchain Could Have Prevented College Admissions Scandal

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Now, several companies that sell student-record systems based on blockchain—the technology behind Bitcoin—are pitching their products as a way to prevent that kind of fraudulent record tampering in the future. Samantha Nichols, a teacher at South Barber Elementary, in Kansas, is among the early users of SpoonRead.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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According to the document, local leaders “should be a part of any planning for an outbreak and should request a bargaining session with your employer to discuss readiness. There are efforts to collect and share offerings from companies that want to help impacted schools. You are entitled to know everything about the district’s plans.”

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Klassroom, the first parent-teacher communication app designed specifically for elementary schools

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Klassroom, the Paris-based company that reinvents parent-teacher communication in pre-kindergarten and all elementary school grades, just raised a $3 million seed round led by Bpifrance and several angel investors including Jerome Lecat, CEO at Scality, and Andy Myers, President at Waterford.org and former executive at Renaissance Learning.