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Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

eSchool News

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in some cases police — can intervene. Chicago Public Schools piloted a similar social media monitoring program in the mid-2010s. newsletters.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all. Broadly, the metaverse refers to the creation of virtual worlds or spaces in which social interactions can occur.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

plays in operating the institution’s digital grid, by administering the purchase of new hardware, managing crucial software upgrades, overseeing network security, and controlling the vast amounts of data being transferred each millisecond between students, faculty, and stff. Unfortunately, our new LMS lacks these refined media capabilities.

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How to practice ethical monitoring

Hapara

Chrome browser monitoring generally refers to the practice of using software that allows teachers to see what learners see on their screens when they are using a Chromebook or other similar device in K-12 education. Monitoring software doesn’t just have to be about shutting down off-task behavior.

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How Enhanced Homework Detection Makes Securly Aware Student Wellness Monitoring Even More Reliable and Accurate

Securly

The problem is that the more false positive alerts monitoring software produces, the more additional and unnecessary work that is created for those responsible for reviewing and validating these alerts. Student monitoring that relies on keyword analysis alone and cannot detect context or sentiment will trigger the most false positive alerts.

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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. NetRef offers powerful Internet monitoring software that I recommend for schools.

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Unlock Your Second Brain: A Guide to Choosing the Best Digital Notetaking App

The CoolCatTeacher

If I didn't include yours, just message me on social media and tell your story! Selecting the Right Digital Note-taking Software] Vicki: Hello, this is Vicki Davis. First of all, let's talk about selecting your software. I've also included a transcript below that I have checked for errors. They fixed search.

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