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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

These indicators have become so embedded in the minds of those judging our schools and work that we, like everyone else, worked hard to focus only on initiatives that would hopefully produce favorable outcomes in those areas. If we were doing well we continued down the same path allowing the status quo to reign supreme.

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I don’t fret much at all over some of what Clark raises: the acceptance and/or lack of broader cheer-leading for Wikipedia, MOOCs, or Khan Academy as success stories. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. Now don’t get me wrong.

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

Further, 1:1 learning environments (where each student has access to a personal electronic device) are tied to positive outcomes like increased student engagement , more personalized learning experiences, and improved communication between students and teachers.

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How Should We Approach the Ethical Considerations of AI in K-12 Education?

Edsurge

Tools like Turnitin that check for plagiarism, intelligent tutoring softwares like Khan Academy or iReady that automate or personalize instruction, and chatbots like Alexa that answer student questions are all vulnerable to algorithmic biases in development and inequitable outcomes in implementation.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

Chromebook Idea Spark #3: Building Proportion Dolls Using G Suite, Khan Academy and Screencastify. Teachers can flip their classroom by using Google Forms to learn about ratios and proportions using Khan Academy videos and exercises. Khan Academy Kids. Learn more about Khan Academy Kids.

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8 Wonderful Websites for Easy Coding Activities for Any Age or Level!

Teacher Reboot Camp

The Hour of Code website has tons of ready to go online activities that get students to write code that results in a number of cool outcomes, such as making a monster dance, creating avatars, remixing music or making a game. Coding is the ability to write step by step instructions (programs) for a computer to understand to complete a task.

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How This Famed Chinese Venture Capitalist Thinks AI Will Reshape Teaching

Edsurge

He’s written eight top-selling books in China and has more than 50 million followers on social media. If you think about Khan Academy, you know what an amazing teacher can do, compared to regular teachers. Chinese educators are very outcome focused. One person lecturing to a crowd of 1,000?