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33 Online Research Resources

Ask a Tech Teacher

Quick, safe spots to send your students for research ( click here for updates ) : BrainPop –with the BrainPop characters, a launchpad to curiosity CoolKidFacts –kid-friendly videos, pictures, info, and quizzes–all 100% suitable for children Dimensions –academic research geared for college-level Fact Monster –help with homework and facts Google Earth (..)

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How to Turn off Blue Light on Your iPhone/ Ipad at Night

The CoolCatTeacher

I recorded a quick video and am telling everyone I know to make sure they set their iPhones and iPads up this way — especially for kids. Note that after you follow these instructions, your iPhone or iPad will have a brownish twinge to it because the blue light is turned off. Tell all the parents you know.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Youth drug use is trending down. He wrote about his findings for the organization Child Trends. Subscribe today!

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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?

Edsurge

And he suggests that in the future students may be able to choose the “gender” and “race” of the interactive agent delivering a lecture or serving as their AI tutor, much as people today can select the gender and accent of the Siri assistant on their iPhone.

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Fantastic Apps I Use Every Day

The CoolCatTeacher

They offer over 200 graduate-level courses in 19 different subject areas covering both foundational topics and emerging trends in K-12 education. My students can use their iPhones/iPads or computers to follow along and see the slides. Show Notes 1. Nearpod Nearpod is my favorite tool for presentations.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

Each year I share my predictions about these trends. Jobs’ launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to a revolution in mobile computing. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.) While these predictions are rooted in reality, just as in the show Black Mirror , technology can have some unintended consequences.

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Marketplace trend update: 5 ed-tech developments

eSchool News

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced the launch of GO Math!

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