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Report: One of the Biggest Obstacles to Remote Learning? Finding a Quiet Place to Work

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I was definitely the IT coordinator for my house,” says the father of three children ages 1, 9 and 11. “I I definitely didn’t count on much tech support from my school district.” Here is the full report.) Not surprisingly, those who rely on cell phones to do so report having the hardest time. For students, not so much.

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A Helping Hand: Assistive Technology Tools for Writing

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How do students with cryptomnesia benefit from this software? In a few seconds , they will get a plagiarism report in which all the coincidences are highlighted along with a list of original sources (where “plagiarized” text was taken from). The Define feature is actually dictionary software. –image credit Deposit Photo.

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Report: A New Cybersecurity Incident Strikes K-12 Schools Nearly Every Three Days

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school district becomes the victim of a cyberattack almost as often as every three days, according to a report released Thursday. It’s definitely an undercount,” Levin said in an interview last month. But that only represents the tip of the iceberg, says Doug Levin, author of “ The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2018 Year in Review.”

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Is Ginger Software The Right Grammar Checker For You? Our Review

Fractus Learning

Ginger Software is one of the top online grammar and spell checker tools. How does Ginger Software compare with its competitors? Does it compete with accurate spelling and grammar checkers like Grammarly and the detailed multiple reports ProWritingAid offers? Ginger Software. Who would benefit from using Ginger Software?

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3 lessons from data on how students are actually using educational apps and software at school

The Hechinger Report

classrooms but a study finds that students aren’t using much of the pricey software that schools buy (Photo by Jackie Mader). Higher test scores could be caused by things other than the online software like great teaching. A report was released in November 2018. Most software is drastically underused by schools.

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I wish a bot were smart enough to write this column

The Hechinger Report

But when I asked ChatGPT to write me a higher education newsletter for The Hechinger Report, the one that it produced really wasn’t very good. And the essay on Russian Blue cats (like my Franny) is full of fun facts that I will definitely share the next time I’m at an awkward dinner party and at a loss for conversation topics.

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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

EdTech Magazine

“These intelligent tools can adapt pacing based on the student’s ability … and provide targeted, corrective feedback in case the student makes mistakes, so that the student can learn from them,” states an eSchool News report released earlier this year. For Tacoma (Wash.) Public Schools, AI has helped increase graduation rates.

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