The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Some research out of Stanford by Rose E. Wang and Megha Srivastava points out the nuances of using AI to help students learn and that sometimes the tools that promote productive struggle are the better option even if students think they are less helpful. (I've written about the need for productive struggle in math on Edutopia, and so much of this research resonates with me.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Kids are getting bullied in digital spaces at an alarming rate. About 55% of students surveyed in 2023 reported being cyberbullied at some point, according to the Cyberbullying Research Center. If a kid gets stuffed in a locker, thats easy to see because thats happening in the physical environment. What theyre doing on their devices is more difficult to see, says Tracy Clements, K12 student safety subject-matter expert for GoGuardian.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Key points: Modern edtech and teacher support can improve sustainability efforts 5 education innovation trends to watch in 2025 Skibidi anarchy: Post-pandemic classroom technology For more news on edtech, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Educational technology, or edtech, has reshaped how educators teach, offering opportunities to create more sustainable and impactful learning environments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Here are fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else ( click here for updates on this list): Drag-and-drop games Google Drawings Magnetic Poetry from Ctrl Alt Achieve Games and puzzles ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu Match Puppy jigsaw Rebus game Sudoku Tic-tac-toe Typing Write in a heart Click to view slideshow.

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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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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Discovery Education, the creators of essential K-12 solutions used in classrooms around the world announced the availability of a free guide supporting algebra readiness. Entitled Six Strategies to Help Your Students Become Algebra Ready, this resourcediscusses the six competencies of deeper learning andsharesstrategies to help educators prepare all learners for an empowering, effective, and meaningful experience with algebra.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As interactive display technology has advanced, companies have added capabilities that more easily connect teachers with their digital learning tools and resources. Long gone are the days of worksheets and projectors. With interactive displays like LGs CreateBoard, educators can seamlessly connect devices and log in to cloud accounts. This enables them to project assignments, lectures, student work and more directly onto the CreateBoard.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

enCORE brings high quality standards-based education to those with special needs and disabilities.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Learn how you can get back some of your valuable time with AI, and what you can do to bring AI tools into your school or district.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Bill Henry, an 8th grade English teacher, shares prompts and advice for teaching English with the help of AI.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Each year, CoSN evaluates the state of K12 education through the lens of the industrys top hurdles (barriers), accelerators (megatrends) and tech enablers (tools). School IT leaders, administrators and education advocates use this report as a guide to advance K12 classrooms and propel learning into the future. The Driving K12 Innovation Report isnt a blueprint for one-size-fits-all answers; its a catalyst for meaningful dialogue, says CoSN CEO Keith Krueger in the reports foreword.

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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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Key points: Students must feel connected to the learning material to engage in science Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy Want to improve STEM education? Heres how For more news on science engagement, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub More than half of science teachers believe the most important value of science education is how it contributes to students curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity, according to a new report from LEGO Education.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] To all our educators and school leaders in the Southern Hemisphere welcome back! Hipi the Sheepicorn and Team Hpara are here to help you create an engaging learning environment for all of your students. To support this, were sharing five back-to-school tips that are easy to implement this year with Hpara classroom management tools. 1.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A simple list of student names in Google Sheets can quickly become unwieldy. Whether you’re aiming for a quick seating chart, a visual representation of project groups, or just need to reformat data for clarity, the WRAPROWS function offers a rapid solution. While specialized platforms like Grouper handle group creation better, the WRAPROWS function is […] The post Seating Charts, Groups, and More with WRAPROW appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

While at the 2025 TCEA Convention & Exposition in Austin, Texas, EdTech: Focus On K12 Managing Editor Taashi Rowe spoke with Brian Brown, the organizations board president. Brown also serves as CTO for Duncanville Independent School District. While he previously served as executive director of data management and information officer at the College of Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, Brown spent seven years as a classroom teacher before moving into technology roles.

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Personalized Learning

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Key points: Digital tools can help students with autism learn social skills in multiple environments Asking the right questions: Unlocking the full potential of AI tools 3 key steps when designing inclusive spaces in K-12 schools For more new on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This article and the accompanying image originally appeared on the KU News site and are reposted here with permission.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In an era when artificial intelligence increasingly shapes decisions in education, its critical to examine how these technologies impact historically marginalized communities. AI offers both promise and peril, and parents have the power to drive this change. By engaging with schools, collaborating with their communities and advocating for transparency and inclusivity, they can ensure that AI serves as a tool for empowerment rather than exclusion.

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Lightspeed Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Schools and districts rely heavily on technology to deliver engaging, effective, and safe learning experiences. With this reliance comes a need for powerful tools to manage, monitor, and optimize technology usagethis is where Lightspeed Systems shines. Known for its innovative solutions tailored for K-12 education, Lightspeed Systems empowers districts with actionable data that enhances learning, ensures safety, and optimizes resources.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Protecting students, teachers and staff requires a 360-degree approach as part of a holistic physical security strategy. Not only do schools need physical security measures, such as door locks and emergency communications, but they also require protection from threats, such as ransomware and malware. Physical security and cybersecurity are intricately linked, explains Jake Stauch, a former director of product at Verkada.

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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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Carousel Digital Signage announces a new technology partnership with CrisisGo that enables K-12 schools and businesses to deliver emergency alerts and other safety messages to digital displays with immediacy. The integration is enabled through an open API that triggers visual alerts, interactive maps and more to Carousel Cloud digital signage networks via the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), a global standard that supports the digital exchange of emergency alerts and public

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Learning in Hand

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Did you know you can use Canva presentations without an internet connection? Its a lifesaver when Wi-Fi isnt cooperating. Heres how to enable offline access: While you have an internet connection, go to your Canva homepage and find your presentation. Click the More () icon on the presentations thumbnail. Select "Enable offline presenting" and confirm by clicking Continue.

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Lightspeed Systems

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Technology plays a vital role in education, giving students access to digital resources, enhancing instruction, and streamlining school operations. But as schools adopt more edtech tools, managing privacy, security, and compliance across all applications becomes increasingly complex. With hundreds of apps in use across a district, IT teams need a way to ensure these tools are safe, compliant, and aligned with educational goals.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Arizona State University professor Andrew Maynard has tips for educators on keeping up with AI developments and harnessing its educational potential in the process.

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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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Key points: Learning to compose–not just write–helps students become confident, creative communicators Creating podcasts in the classroom Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching writing today is much like being a conductor of an orchestra.

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Brainscape

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

One of my favorite short stories is called Taste , and it’s by British novelist Roald Dahl. In it, wealthy stockbroker Mike Schofield offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to his pompous friend Richard Pratt IF he can identify a rare Bordeaux from taste alone. What follows is Mr. Pratt’s uncanny, masterful unfurling of the mystery wine, its flavors, aromas, and almost human character: “This—this is a very gentle wine, demure and bashful in the first taste, eme

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ET Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

ParentSquare announced the launch of ParentSquare Pay , a school payments solution seamlessly built into its award-winning communication platform. With a simple, intuitive experience, families can make payments for activities, dues, and fees with just a few clicksright in the same place they get school notifications and other pertinent information related to their childs school experience.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A study conducted by Project Tomorrow found large print books help student readers, even those without vision impairments.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Through October 2025, the Institute for the Study of Resilience in Youth ( ISRY ) invites grade 6 to 8 STEM educators and researchers in school-based and out-of-school-time settings to FREE online professional learning on the new Dimensions of Success for Middle Grades Learning Engineering and Science (DoS-MiddLES) classroom focused observation system.

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Brainscape

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Let me tell you a true story. I have been driving for 20 years now—accident-free, I might add. (*Knocks on wood*.) Recently, however, I moved to a new country and was required to retake the road theory exam in order to get my driver’s license. I thought: okay, this sucks. But how hard can it be? I’ve been driving for half my life.

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ET Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

WHAT: Four days of no-cost live sessions for K-12 school and district leaders, teachers, paraprofessionals, speech language pathologists, and other school or district personnel interested in the science of reading WHEN: Monday, March 3 Thursday, March 6; 12 PM 1PM ET REGISTER: [link] Boston Feb. 11, 2025 The journey to literacy leadership is filled with milestones, unexpected challenges, and transformative moments for each educator.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Administrative tasks can benefit greatly from AI tools, and when implemented in the proper way, these can result in time and cost savings.

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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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