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

Securly

The problem is that the more false positive alerts monitoring software produces, the more additional and unnecessary work that is created for those responsible for reviewing and validating these alerts. Student monitoring that relies on keyword analysis alone and cannot detect context or sentiment will trigger the most false positive alerts.

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"Don't be a Troll" meme contest - calls on students to help combat internet trolling

Educational Technology Guy

The “Don’t be a Troll” meme contest calls on students for help to combat the insidious and out-of-control trend of internet “trolling.” The contest, organized by Impero Software, is a way to promote empathy and digital citizenship, and to bring attention to the issue of online “trolls” in a creative, fun way.

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11 Bits of Wisdom I Learned From a Computer

Ask a Tech Teacher

The term “workaround” became popular in the latter half of the 20 th century as a method to circumvent a software problem but today, it applies any time you need to find an unusual and creative solution to a problem. #5: I spent about fifteen minutes trying to Google a layperson definition of this term and failed. 7: Garbage collect.

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How to Build a Modern School – 6 Key Elements to Embed in Your Groundwork

ViewSonic Education

For example, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls not only empathize intellect but also social skills in their mission statement. This school recognizes that there is a gap in Millennials and Generation Z’s social skills fueled by growing up on mobile phones, social media, and online chatting.

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Humorous Look at What I Learned from my Computer

Ask a Tech Teacher

The term “workaround” became popular in the latter half of the 20 th century as a method to circumvent a software problem but today, it applies any time you need to find an unusual and creative solution to a problem. #5: I spent about fifteen minutes trying to Google a layperson definition of this term and failed. 7: Garbage collect.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

Edsurge

Hyper-stimulating media pervades their worlds, social media culture makes them feel inadequate, and existential pressures of economic, community and environmental decline hover over their futures. What trend or fad will resurface next decade? The new problem we have created is a dramatic increase in student anxiety.

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Friday 5 — 8.5.2016

Perry Hewitt

Alex Couch captures a frustration I've experienced with all kinds of software projects—a great deal of energy is expended designing for what might end up being the rarest and most involved use case, neglecting the lighter weight, most common use cases. A healthy social media strategy requires ongoing measurement and evolution.