October, 2024

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Picking the Right Ed Tech Tools to Create a Unified Classroom Ecosystem

EdTech Magazine

Executives from four leading technology companies, all with tools built specifically for use in K–12 schools, gathered in late September to share how districts can combine their solutions to create a cohesive device management environment that benefits students, teachers and staff. CDW Education hosted the hourlong conversation, titled “Developing a Unified Classroom Ecosystem: Device Management, Connectivity and Student Safety,” that brought the four tech vendors together.

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Friend or Foe? 3 Key Benefits of AI in Education for Students, Teachers, & Admins

ViewSonic Education

The benefits of AI in education are creating waves, transforming how we learn and teach. With promises of more efficient, engaging, and personalized experiences, the potential of AI is enormous. But, amid all the excitement, some worry that AI will make us too dependent on technology. So, is this AI revolution all it’s cracked up to be? Keep reading as we explore this important question.

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More K–12 Schools Expand Esports to Middle and Younger Grades

EdTech Magazine

Esports came to Modesto City Schools in Fall 2021 when two seniors asked administrators to unblock a gaming website. Director of Educational Technology Matthew Ketchum saw an opportunity and wondered if the students at the California district, located about 90 miles east of San Francisco, would want to expand their club into an official esports program.

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How K–12 Schools Are Making Technology Work for Educators

EdTech Magazine

Before William Pierce began his career in K–12 information technology, he was a classroom teacher for nearly a decade with Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky. He has multiple master’s degrees in education, and at one point he considered becoming a school principal. Today, Pierce is executive administrator of the same district’s IT3 program.

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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide

Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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Personalized Mastery-Based Learning: How to Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode you'll learn about a whole school that moved to personalized mastery-based learning and then you'll meet three teachers from around the US who are implementing this in their classrooms. Every teacher will come away understanding more about the movement and how they can implement this approach for a lesson, a unit, or a whole school year.

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Compliance vs Engagement

A Principal's Reflections

One of the best aspects of the work my team and I at Aspire Change EDU do is getting into leaders as part of the coaching process. During this time, we begin to collect qualitative evidence aligned with growth opportunities that they have set during initial meetings. No matter where our travels take us, one of the most common areas districts and schools want to improve is shifting from compliance to student engagement.

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Using AI in the Classroom: 5 Ways to Transform Learning & Teaching

ViewSonic Education

AI in the classroom is changing education in ways we once only dreamed of. No more endless grading or tedious planning—AI takes care of that, freeing you up to inspire creativity and curiosity through personalized learning experiences. This change isn’t off in the future—it’s already here, transforming classrooms right now. If you’re curious about how AI can work in your classroom, keep reading.

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How Three Organizations Are Using GenAI to Advance Equity—and Combating Bias within It

Digital Promise

Given the rapid advances in AI and the momentum in the education field to understand how these technologies can support teaching and learning, last year the Gates Foundation launched a pilot initiative to provide funding to test new AI ideas that are in support of equitable K-12 mathematics outcomes. This is the fourth in a series of five blog posts elevating key learnings from this set of investments.

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Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Education Earns an ‘A’

EdTech Magazine

Nation-state adversaries and cybercriminals continue to launch cyberattacks at an unmatched pace across all industries, and the education sector is in their crosshairs. Education is among the most heavily targeted sectors due to its vast stores of valuable data and its comparatively weak security measures. Adversaries are aware of the personal data that schools, district offices, libraries and other targets hold, as well as the security shortcomings that create a low barrier to entry.

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An Interesting Interview with My Principal: Meet Jonathan Dyal

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This episode of The 10 Minute Teacher was a lot of fun. Not only did I get to interview my principal, Jonathan Dyal, but my film class, the “Sherwood Showstoppers,” filmed the interview. (I'm so proud of how much they are learning!) After a tweet I sent out in October 2023, George Couros and Allyson Apsey invited me to write a chapter about Jonathan in their book What Makes a Great Principal : The Five Pi

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Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning

Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.

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We All Learn at a Different Pace

A Principal's Reflections

During the pandemic, I was grounded for an extensive period of time. It was quite odd and liberating not to be constantly on a plane, train, or in a rental car. Boy, did I make use of my bike since the gyms were closed. While a few of my projects continued, these were few and far between. When I traveled, there was nowhere to go and eat as everything was delivered.

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How to Teach Digital Citizenship in Kindergarten

Ask a Tech Teacher

Understanding how to use the internet has become a cornerstone issue for students. No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. Now, there is a vast landscape of resources available on the internet. But with wealth of options comes responsibility for their use. As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly.

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10 fun, techy Halloween classroom ideas

Ditch That Textbook

Let the Halloween classroom fun commence! If you’re looking for some quick, creative Halloween fun, these activity ideas can help …1. A Halloween “add and pass” activity (and template!)Get this Halloween “add and pass” activity here.Students get a Halloween-themed image — something fun you can create easily with an AI image generator. One of them […] The post 10 fun, techy Halloween classroom ideas appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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How One District is Scaling Student Tech Teams to Support Sustainable Technology Systems

Digital Promise

The post How One District is Scaling Student Tech Teams to Support Sustainable Technology Systems appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Today’s K–12 Classroom Challenges?

EdTech Magazine

Panelists met to discuss some of the top challenges in education today and how technologies such as artificial intelligence can help K–12 teachers and students in a CDW Education webinar Oct. 8. The event, titled “Achieving Better Student Outcomes with AI and Interactive Solutions,” brought together leaders from educational technology partners including Merlyn Mind, Newline Interactive, GoGuardian and Acer.

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How to Help Students and Schools Through Traumatic Times

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today’s episode, we discuss a critical issue many schools are facing—how to help students and staff heal from trauma. Whether it's a safety event, severe weather like Hurricane Helene, or individual traumas, schools across the nation are navigating unprecedented challenges.

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How 21:9 Aspect Ratio Ultrawide Display Transforms Meetings

ViewSonic Education

The arrival of the ultrawide display with 21:9 aspect ratio is reshaping how we conduct meetings. These innovative displays provide significantly larger screen real estate, enhancing the meeting experience by offering more space for content display. This reduces the need for multiple screens, boosting efficiency and streamlining presentations. Read on to discover how a 21:9 ultrawide display can elevate your meetings or explore the ViewSonic ultrawide interactive display (touchscreen) or ultr

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Digital Citizenship Week: What to Teach When–a video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Digital Citizenship Week — October 14–18, 2024 You can get a lot of great ideas from Common Sense Education on their Digital Citizenship Week page : Digital Citizenship Week calendars, with fun activities and suggested lessons for each day AI literacy resources, like AI foundations course for educators, and AI literacy lesson collection for students Webinars and events to help build your teaching practice and implement digital citizenship in your classroom Family engagement resources to sh

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Cutting Through the Fog: Why Leadership Clarity Matters

A Principal's Reflections

" Leadership clarity is the light that cuts through the fog of uncertainty, guiding others toward a clear and purposeful path." During my early years as a principal, I was literally flying by the seat of my pants. No one person or program can adequately prepare you for the realities of the job, as things are coming at you from every direction. While putting out fires comes with the territory, the real work lies in developing a learning culture prioritizing relationships and student outcomes.

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5 Engaging Ways to Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week

Digital Promise

The post 5 Engaging Ways to Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Why More Schools Are Breaking Away from In-House Device Management

EdTech Magazine

Years ago, the IT professionals at Leander Independent School District handled device management all on their own. Today, however, that wouldn’t be the best use of their time. The main difference between then and now has to do with the district’s use of one-to-one devices. “We used to have a handful of desktops in each classroom, and you could manage everything easily and efficiently,” says Matt Prause, the district’s senior director of hardware and software support.

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For Girls to Succeed in STEM, Confidence Matters as Much as Competence

Edsurge

One of Shane Woods’ favorite memories as executive director of Girlstart, a nonprofit that aims to empower girls in the sciences, was as a participant taking her own goddaughter to the organization’s back-to-school extravaganza. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. They zipped through activities with rockets and robots, and Woods asked her goddaughter — named Sailor — what she thought of it all when they were heading home.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Protecting kids from unhealthy AI relationships

Ditch That Textbook

Some of us saw the warning signs. For others, it had to hit the news before they realized. Unhealthy relationships between kids and artificial intelligence? It’s a threat. In essence: the relationships we build and maintain with artificial intelligences can …influence us into bad decisionsimpact our human relationshipstake us down a dark and twisty road that we […] The post Protecting kids from unhealthy AI relationships appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations–the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free to Ask a Tech Teacher subscribers: Summary This video discusses using student presentations to enhance speaking and listening skills, aligning with Common Core standards. Highlights Engaging Topic: Student presentations warm up students and foster excitement for learning.

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Choosing the Best Projector for Your Home Golf Simulator Setup

ViewSonic Education

Tired of missing out on golf due to bad weather or a busy schedule? Setting up a home golf simulator is the solution you need. You can practice and enjoy the game whenever you want, day or night, without leaving your house. Turn that unused room, garage, or basement into a personal golf haven and save money in the long run by avoiding costly trips to the course.

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What We’re Learning About AI’s Potential—And Limits—for Personalizing Educational Content

Digital Promise

The post What We’re Learning About AI’s Potential—And Limits—for Personalizing Educational Content appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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How Identity Management Makes Schools Less Vulnerable to Cybercrime

EdTech Magazine

K–12 schools are No. 1, and not in a good way. Last year alone, the number of ransomware attacks on K–12 schools topped the number on secondary schools, hospital systems and governments. Other numbers schools may be considering come from Microsoft, which reports that “password-based attacks make up over 99% of the 600 million daily identity attacks” in the company’s own digital ecosystem.

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What Can AI Chatbots Teach Us About How Humans Learn?

Edsurge

Do new AI tools like ChatGPT actually understand language the same way that humans do? It turns out that even the inventors of these new large language models are debating that very question — and the answer will have huge implications for education and for all aspects of society if this technology can get to a point where it achieves what is known as Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI.

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Transform any online resource into interactive learning with Brisk Boost

Ditch That Textbook

This post is sponsored by Brisk TeachingAs teachers, we have all sorts of learning resources for our students -- documents, web pages, slide decks, YouTube videos, and more.Getting students to consume our content -- and understand it -- and know how to apply it?That's the tricky part. With Brisk Boost, it's easy to add an interactive […] The post Transform any online resource into interactive learning with Brisk Boost appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Warm-ups–Watch the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Warm-ups This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarized by NoteGPT Highlights Engaging with technology enhances student learning and excitement. Class warm-ups help transition students into learning mode efficiently. Student independence during warm-ups allows teachers to manage other tasks.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.