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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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Should AI be STOPPED?

The CoolCatTeacher

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) I also think that: Every tech tool should have a “kill switch” – this includes social media.

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An Educator’s Podcast Aims to Be an Antidote to School Culture Wars

Edsurge

The other guest was Dov Fischer, a law professor, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and a political conservative who wrote an op-ed in 2022 speaking out against school policies that let students designate their gender identities. One guest was Willie Carver Jr., Why aren’t they talking to each other? Sometimes they can’t even remember.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

See the map below from NCES ( or make your own ), which shows that most states are trying for their children to achieve NAEP’s Basic level, not Proficient: Once again, in the words of Tom Loveless, former director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, “ Proficient on NAEP does not mean grade level performance.

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Are You a Critical Consumer?

A Principal's Reflections

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. The content they shared included policies, procedures, pedagogical techniques, and professional development, but more importantly, tangible improvement results. Case in point.

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

While there are individuals at the federal level eager to know more and ready to act, there hasn’t been a lot of policy movement at that level yet. I’m hopeful that their knowledge, experience, and expertise will be leveraged to shape and influence policy, whether it be at the state or national level.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

However, to achieve CIPA compliance, districts must adopt an Internet Safety Policy (ISP) that utilizes web content filtering technology to protect students from harmful online content while ensuring the security of their personal information as mandated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA).