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Follow Along With a Grad Seminar About Edtech: Part 1, Picking the Best Tech

Edsurge

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. On the one hand, we have more tools to choose from, and many services have gotten easier to use (think of the shift from wiki markup to Google Docs, or from separate video cameras and editing suites to all-in-one apps on smartphones).

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Enhancing Parent Communication: Strategies for PreK-12 Private Schools

Hubbli

Schools can use video conferencing tools like Zoom or Google Meet for parent-teacher conferences, virtual open houses, or information sessions. Schools should strive for transparency by keeping parents informed about their operations, decisions, policies, and any changes to these.

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Awesome Feedback Tools, AI, and a Little Inspiration from FETC – SULS0186

Shake Up Learning

Google Comments Mote ScreenPal Edulastic Flip Voicethread Talk & Comment Padlet Taut Floop Kami Parlay BoomCards Within any of the G Suite apps, it’s possible to leave a comment feedback, but rather than just typing a message share a video, slide deck, or any information that helps them to make an improvement. See: Copyright Policy.

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How Schools Are Coaching — or Coaxing — Teachers to Use ChatGPT

Edsurge

Stamford, for instance, has created two types of seminars for the teachers in the Allegheny school districts he services — a general introduction, and a subject-specific one, where he brings together educators from the same discipline to share activities they use AI tools for.

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Ideas to Increase Parent Communication in Schools

A Principal's Reflections

Topics ranged from health and drug awareness seminars to technology. Set up a separate phone number for parents using Google Voice (idea via Scott Elias ). Institute a positive referral policy and make parents aware of when their child is recognized. Hold training workshops for parents.

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Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

The Hechinger Report

The students came up with the project themselves and designed a Google form to track their phone time, including which apps they used most. The July vote and subsequent policy recommendations to nix data science as an option for college applicants, he said, are a “slap in the face to students who have interests that are not STEM related.”

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The Internet Can Be a Force for Good. Here’s How.

Edsurge

You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen. I created a first-year seminar for my incoming freshmen called, “Pleased to Tweet You. Go look at your tech policies, and what does the language say? Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast.