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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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Careless posts on social media spark physical fights

The Hechinger Report

The massive fight, it turned out, stemmed from a long-simmering rivalry between groups of girls, and had been largely instigated and planned through a steady stream of posts on social media apps like Twitter, Instagram, Kik and Snapchat. Mondays can be particularly contentious. Photo: Sophia Germer).

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How Enhanced Homework Detection Makes Securly Aware Student Wellness Monitoring Even More Reliable and Accurate

Securly

In addition to web searches, Securly Aware scans web browsing activity, emails, and social media posts, as well as Canvas, Google Drive, and OneDrive. If an assignment references topics like war, violence, suicide, or death, the potential exists that the student’s work will trigger a false positive alert.

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Professors Try Teaching With TikTok. But It’s Not for ‘Boring, Lecturing Things.’

Edsurge

the professor says, “Have I analyzed five forces or only four,” referring to a management theory known as Porter’s Five Forces. She ended up inviting her daughter to collaborate on a research project with her about TikTok, to document the platform’s role in young people’s lives. stumid0 Do you feel lucky? No,” Middleton says.

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Best Apps for College Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Word Processing and Document Collaboration: Google Docs : Known for its simplicity and real-time collaboration features. It’s great for creating beautifully designed documents and integrates well with other Apple products. It’s a valuable tool for refining essays, emails, and even social media posts.

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The Problem with AI Prompt Feedback (and How to Solve It)

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter My students are writing a collaborative writing document following the principles I share in my book Reinventing Writing. To document my own thinking process as I evaluate this. So, I decided to test it on my demo text from the document.

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Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

Digital Promise

UAMEZ helps learners transfer online research skills into practical applications to improve educational and career pathways, such as conducting a job search, completing an application, and uploading relevant documents. Tech Team members learn to navigate livestreams on social media such as FaithLife , for example.