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15 AI tools for the classroom

Ditch That Textbook

Artificial intelligence is growing by leaps and bounds. It's no longer science fiction anymore! Lots of AI tools can serve as our own personal assistants -- answering questions, helping us write text, create images, speak more effectively, and more. Time has always been a barrier in the classroom.

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Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students’ Homework? New Tech Will Detect It

Ask a Tech Teacher

The hottest disruptive technology to come to education since iPads is ChatGPT. It sounds too simple when I read the dozens of articles that fill the internet so I asked the AI to tell me what it was: “ChatGPT is a computer program that generates text based on what you type to it.

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How Project-Based Learning Can Promote Social-Emotional Learning Skills

TeachThought - Learn better.

PBL is the perfect structure to teach, practice, and assess SEL skills and content standards simultaneously. Let’s consider a few of the ways that students can develop SEL skills while at the same time learning content through PBL.

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Q&A: Can Educators Improve Their Workflow and Mental Health with Technology?

EdTech Magazine

Regaled as heroes during the pandemic, teachers and healthcare workers stepped into their roles as caregivers, going above and beyond on the front lines of the crisis in many ways.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

In this webinar you will get a live demo on how to create unique, dynamic, and engaging powerpoints.

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13 edtech developments at TCEA 2023

eSchool News

The 2023 TCEA Convention & Exposition offered the opportunity for educators to connect in person and share insights and innovations around teaching and learning.

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How Online Learning Platforms for Schools Are Revolutionizing Education

Kitaboo on EdTech

With the world shut down amidst the pandemic, the classroom went digital and was followed by upheavals in the learning sphere. We were all, quite forcefully, introduced to eLearning.

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Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Transition to Standards-Based Grading

techlearning

At this recent Tech & Learning webinar, educators shared everything you need to know about standards- or mastery-based grading

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Simplified K-12 cybersecurity streamlines student data access

eSchool News

Remember when moving from one end of a state to another often meant changing phone numbers because the new residence would be in a different area code?

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3 Ways Technology Can Support Social-Emotional Learning

Marketplace K-12

When used wisely, technology can help ensure that SEL programs are implemented with fidelity, writes Sarah Potler LaHayne, the CEO of Move This World The post 3 Ways Technology Can Support Social-Emotional Learning appeared first on Market Brief.

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8 President’s Day Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

Presidents’ Day is an American federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February–this year, February 20, 2023. It was originally established to honor George Washington, the first President of the United States, and expanded to also celebrate the birthdays and legacies of other U.S.

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How to Apply the Concepts of Neuroscience to Create a Thriving Learning Culture

Speaker: Margie Meacham, Founder and Chief Freedom Officer at LearningToGo

In this webinar, Margie Meacham, CEO of Learningtogo and a neuroscience expert, will show you how to create a training program that promotes psychological safety and uses neuroscience to create a workplace culture where people flourish, connect, and perform at their best.

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SEE Something, Say Something: Speak Up and Join the Conversation

Digital Promise

Time is running out so think fast! Have you heard that expression before? If you have, what does that mean to you? To me, it means to act fast, to get involved, and to be present. History and the now are impacting students like me so much.

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Teaching Writing in Harmony with Advancing AI Technology

Catlin Tucker

In a previous blog post and corresponding podcast , I said, “if teachers design student-centered learning experiences that allow students to write with support in class, ChatGPT won’t be nearly as disruptive as some articles claim.”

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How Will the Use of AI in Education Impact the Roles of Teachers?

EdNews Daily

By Aaron Rafferty Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a more prominent component of several global industries, including education. But in some industries, it has reached a point where workers are now concerned about whether or not their jobs are safe.

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Tech Tip #45 My Screen is Sideways!!

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.

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The Guide to Accessible Learning for Associations

Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

In this 45-minute webinar, we’ll share real-world accessibility solutions and hidden tools in the applications you use every day such as Zoom, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Articulate Storyline 360, and Articulate Rise 360. This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).

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Innovative Micro-credentialing Initiatives Across The Nation: Three District Case Studies to Consider

Digital Promise

The post Innovative Micro-credentialing Initiatives Across The Nation: Three District Case Studies to Consider appeared first on Digital Promise

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Creating a Sustainable City (#SDG 11): The Beginnings of a Collaboration

User Generated Education

During Spring, 2022, a student in my gifted education program suggested that they build a paper city. I loved the idea, suggested that they make a sustainable city, and gave them some additional resources to do so.

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Breaking the Fear Barrier: Overcoming Challenges When Implementing New Instructional Models and Strategies

Catlin Tucker

Taking risks is never easy, especially when it comes to something as fundamental as teaching. It takes courage to try a new instructional model, strategy, or technology tool, especially when it means relinquishing control and empowering students to take charge of their learning.

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14 Valentine Sites For Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

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Increasing Equity and Access: A Canvas Case Study of Virtual Arkansas K-12

Virtual Arkansas, a fully online school, had a mission to provide high-quality courses in rural and urban areas throughout the state. How would they simplify content creation while enhancing learning? Discover 3 key insights to transform your classrooms.

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What Is Bit Rot and Will It Affect K–12 Data Storage?

EdTech Magazine

Data storage is critical to modern education, particularly in K–12 schools. With the increasing use of technology in the classroom, the amount of data being generated and stored is growing rapidly, and that brings an issue schools must consider: bit rot.

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#EDvice: Timeliness of Feedback is Vital

A Principal's Reflections

Assisting others to be their best is something that we all can do through feedback. Sometimes it is as simple as making an effort to point out commendations that serve as validation and pieces of advice to improve performance. However, sometimes our delivery and words mean otherwise.

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Guest post: Top Reasons to Pursue a Chemical Engineering Degree

EdTech4Beginners

Knowing what you want to do for the rest of your life can be challenging. Some career paths have limited opportunities, while others aren’t fulfilling. While you likely have plenty of time to discover your passions, there can be value in considering chemical engineering when you start thinking about tertiary education.

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Why SEL is practical to integrate into 21st-century classrooms

EdNews Daily

By Tamara Fyke Whether you are aware of it or not, you are teaching social-emotional learning (SEL). Your students are watching and learning from everything you do and say.

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Keeping Students Safe and Productive on Devices

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, we’ll explore the full range of Jamf education products to protect students, including quick and easy tools for IT admins, powerful apps for teachers to ensure student safety anywhere, and parental engagement tools.

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GoGuardian Supports Blended Learning in a Modern K–12 Environment

EdTech Magazine

Numerous districts invested in additional tech resources during the COVID-19 pandemic to meet remote learning needs. Now that students are back in the classroom, many of those tools are continuing to play a key role in K–12 education.

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Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research

Edsurge

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning.

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Why student Cameron Samuels challenged their school’s internet filter and censorship

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Cameron Samuels (who uses they/them pronouns), graduated last year from Katy ISD in Texas. During Cameron’s senior year, they gained national prominence for speaking out against their discriminatory school internet filter and book banning.

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Video: 9th Annual Digital Transition Survey Market Briefing

EdNews Daily

Education leaders tell the Learning Counsel that they wait literally “all year” to hear Learning Counsel CEO LeiLani Cauthen deliver the results of the Learning Leadership Institute’s annual National Digital Transition Survey.

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Unlock the Power of Formative Assessment

Learn how a thoughtful formative assessment approach can help teachers understand where students are in their learning, inform instruction, and in turn, positively impact student learning outcomes. Get the guide today!

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Could Zero-Trust Architecture Help K–12 Schools Fend Off Ransomware Attacks?

EdTech Magazine

Starting in May 2021, zero-trust network and security architectures became a requirement for federal government IT teams. With some K–12 IT experts looking to the feds for best practices and inspiration, it’s natural to ask how zero trust can help with ransomware and other cyberthreats.

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15 Great Preschool Learning Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Are you looking for preschool learning websites to help your little one learn and develop? The list below has you covered. It features a selection of 15 great preschool learning websites that offer fun and educational activities for kids of all ages.

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Some people going into the trades wonder why their classmates stick with college

The Hechinger Report

This story originally ran in 2018 and has been updated to reflect the three years of the pandemic, sharp declines in college enrollment, passage of the federal infrastructure plan and the changing U.S. economy, which is prompting more people to go straight into the workforce.

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Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 Adds New, Cutting-Edge Edtech Tool to Middle School and High School Curriculum to More Deeply Engage Students in Science

EdNews Daily

Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum.

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The Best Ways to Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, How to Best Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School, hear the real-world experience of Steven Palomo, IT Director at Beverly Public Schools, regarding how he successfully managed his entire tech stack.