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Strengthening Digital Literacy Skills in Michigan with Facebook

Digital Promise

We believe the tech industry should reflect the diversity of our community, and we aim for our classrooms and programs to reflect the community we’re in. We believe the tech industry should reflect the diversity of our community , and we aim for our classrooms and programs to reflect the community we’re in.

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What the Edtech Industry Should Know About the Worst Parts of Remote Learning

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They must meet the pedagogical standards of experienced educators, and also be easy enough to use by a grandmother and kindergartener at a dining room table. To ensure their voices are heard, we pair promising tools with a network of pilot school communities to collaboratively workshop solutions.

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Top Conferences for Educators in 2024

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In 2024, InstructireCon will include discussions, workshops, and exhibitions to explore the burning issues from AI and ways to prepare students for future work to lifelong learning and ed-tech management.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

Edsurge

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. What sets them apart from purely teacher-focused conferences is that industry players aren’t viewed mainly as vendors who pony up for a sponsorship or exhibit booth. There are also other highly specialized and invitation-only industry conferences.

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FETC 2019: How K–12 IT Leaders Can Advise on Data Privacy

EdTech Magazine

27 workshop at the Future of Education Technology Conference. “We Learn from Industry Frameworks Beyond Education. One of the best ways IT members can help their schools is by learning how other industries protect their data , said Musselwhite. We are not equipped to figure out what exactly we are supposed to be worrying about.

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Boosting Digital Literacies for a Purpose

Digital Promise

Community providers, such as the University AME Zion Church (UAMEZ) in Palo Alto, California, understand that digital literacy development, like any learning, starts with building trust in the community and meeting learners where they are. Tech Team members learn to navigate livestreams on social media such as FaithLife , for example.

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The Challenges Educators Face

A Principal's Reflections

I have been blessed to not only deliver keynotes and workshops but also to facilitate job-embedded coaching on a long-term basis. Finding the balance between "meet students where they are" and "getting them where they need to go." Context matters. Finances matter. Facilities matter. Staffing and community support matter.

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