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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

As the future workforce will demand individuals who can apply knowledge in diverse and evolving contexts, relevant thinking empowers students to become effective problem solvers, innovators, and disruptive thinkers. Educators should ensure students have a firm grasp of essential information in the classroom before progressing.

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Tech Tip #169: What is Digital Literacy?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool. online information. sharing digitally to build knowledge. online information. sharing digitally to build knowledge. backchannel device. cloud computing.

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The Siri and Alexa Test

A Principal's Reflections

Whereas in the past, knowledge could be readily accessed from encyclopedias and books, this took time. The Internet drastically changed this process by ushering us all into the Information Age. Artificial intelligence is now a disruptive force that allows anyone to instantaneously access basic knowledge and facts.

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Because new information is blended into prior knowledge, the result is – of course – subjective, heavily dependent upon the personal lens of each learner. That, in turn, is dependent upon their society, culture, past knowledge, personal experiences, and more. It is an active response to the receipt of new information.

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Cybersecurity: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

IT leaders agree that a “when, not if” mentality is essential in formulating a K-12 cybersecurity strategy to keep school networks and sensitive information protected from hackers, phishing, ransomware, and other external (and internal) threats. Increase your knowledge base,” Sanfrancesco said. Networking is key.

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Best Apps for College Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Bard : Research and Information Gathering: Bard, developed by Google, is designed to assist with research and information gathering. It’s adept at pulling up relevant information, summarizing texts, and even helping with understanding complex topics. Let’s explore what each of these AI assistants brings to the table: 1.

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Why STEM literacy is critical for our students

eSchool News

With so much anecdotal information or misinformation about the virus, it is also a prime example of the need for STEM literacy and offers a good STEM-focused learning opportunity for students. COVID-19 is a glaring example of something that impacts everyone’s day-to-day life.

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