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How to use Digital Quick Writes–the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

How to use Digital Quick Writes This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: summarized by NoteGPT Summary In this video, Jacqui Murray discusses the concept of quick writes as a dynamic and engaging way to teach writing in the classroom. Quick writes are short, spontaneous writing exercises that allow students to express their thoughts and ideas without the pressure of formal writing tasks.

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FETC 2025: Make School Safety Improvements From the Outside In

EdTech Magazine

Overhauling your schools physical safety strategies and technologies can seem like a massive undertaking, especially in older buildings. The average age of schools in my former district is 57 years. What we call our four new schools are 25 years old, said Kacey Sensenich, retired CTO of North Carolinas Rockingham County Schools. Presenting a session titled EVERY Second Counts: Ensuring the Safety and Security of Our Schools on Thursday, Sensenich encouraged FETC 2025 attendees in Orlando, Fla.,

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Apple Intelligence and Its Impact on the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In todays ever-evolving educational landscape, technology continues to redefine how we teach and learn. Often, we didn't know it was coming or even approve its use on our campus but the operating system of our student's phones or ipads or laptops updates and now, a full suite of AI tools are suddenly available everywhere you can type a word.

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FETC 2025: Bridging Creativity and Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education

EdTech Magazine

Sharing artificial intelligence projects as an art teacher yields mixed reactions, Tim Needles said at FETC 2025 in Orlando, Fla. Needles, who works as an art teacher and a technology integration specialist for New Yorks Smithtown Central School District, explained in a presentation Wednesday that the teacher and ed tech communities are often excited by the AI art he shares, whereas his artist friends and followers are more inclined to criticize it.

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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide

Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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Who’s Missing? Students As Builders and Shapers of Education

Digital Promise

When we invite students in as R&D partners and honor their lived experience as experts, novel and groundbreaking solutions can emerge.

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6 tips to help your school unlock the most value from AI

eSchool News

Key points: AI models are only as good as the data that goes into the tool Where AI and multimodal learning will go in 2025 Teachers: Its time to make friends with AI For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Its never too early for campus or district-wide IT teams to begin planning for upcoming tech upgrades and implementations. Because many of these upgrades happen over summer break, teams can use the upcoming spring semester to ensure their data is in A+ shape to support new

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New Series on Military Careers for High School Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

This is a new Ask a Tech Teacher series on College and Career with a focus on military options. High school students contemplating a military career should research extensively, speak with recruiters, and perhaps participate in preparatory or introductory military programs to make an informed decision. Each branch of the military has unique offerings, so aligning personal goals with the branch’s culture and opportunities is crucial.

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Building Language Proficiency through Community Engagement

Digital Promise

The post Building Language Proficiency through Community Engagement appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Can Hurt Learning — and How One District Is Kicking It Out of School

Edsurge

I was recently sitting with my friends 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV. Id wanted to get a kids perspective on brain rot, Oxford University Press 2024 word of the year that describes both low-quality video content and what seemingly happens to the mind after watching too much of it. Naturally, I sought out someone with on-the-ground experience.

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Breaking Classroom Barriers with Advanced AV

eSchool News

The Forney Independent School District sought to break away from traditional classroom setups, aiming to enhance teacher mobility and foster greater interactivity. Their primary priorities were reliability, consistency, and cost-effectiveness. By pairing Vivi with a projector in every classroom, the district found an ideal solution that satisfied the needs of both teachers and technology staff.

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Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning

Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.

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FETC 2025: Ways To Bring AI into your K–12 District

EdTech Magazine

For all of the ways artificial intelligence is exhilarating and groundbreaking in education, it can be intimidating and alienating for many K12 teachers. For this reason, district leaders must be intentional when they introduce AI tools to their staff. At FETC 2025 in Orlando, Fla., tech specialists who successfully implemented AI in their own districts shared strategies with eager-to-learn attendees.

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5 Essential Features That Make Securly Filter a Superior K-12 School Web Filter

Securly

Is your technology team spending too much time wrestling with your K-12 school web filter? You may think finagling your filter to do what you need is unavoidable. But how many headaches could you alleviate if you had a better, more capable school web filter instead? If you’re using a filter appliance or a free filtering solution , youre missing out on essential features designed to make your job a whole lot easier.

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FETC Edtech Show & Tell

techlearning

New edtech products introduced at FETC that have caught our attention

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

Edsurge

Can I have your attention? The challenge of getting and keeping the attention of students in schools and colleges was the topic of several of our most popular episodes of the EdSurge Podcast over the past year. Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Best practices for an AI-infused classroom

eSchool News

Key points: AI literacy is critical for students–and for teachers 6 tips to help your school unlock the most value from AI Navigation and guidance in the age of AI: 5 trends to watch For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Avoiding or banning AI in the classroom does students a disservice, and if teachers arent familiar with AI tools and how to use them, who is really in charge of teaching?

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SETDA Report: What Are the Highlights and Next Steps for Schools?

EdTech Magazine

From areas of progress to rising challenges, SETDAs Universal Connectivity Imperative builds on past reports and connects to the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) assessment of the digital access divide. The experts who put the imperative together intend for policymakers and K12 education leaders to use it like a roadmap. To that end, the document examines the ways states are implementing laws and guidelines concerning various K12 priorities, such as cybersecurity.

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Maximizing Instructional Time With EdTech

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Keeping students focused is the eternal struggle of teaching. About 30 hours of instructional time is lost to distraction annually, and most teachers have to pause instruction multiple times a day to repeat information and demonstrations that students missed. Fortunately, technology can be used to reduce and recover lost time.

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4 Ways I Improved My AI Prompt Writing

techlearning

Writing effective AI prompts is an increasingly important skill for educators and their students.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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How Wicked Taught Me to Defy Gravity — One Student at a Time

Edsurge

The lights dimmed, and the audience fell silent. It was a cold January afternoon in 2007, and I was sitting in a crowded auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island, nervously thinking about the week ahead. In just a few days, Id travel across the world and step into a classroom for the first time as a student teachera dream years in the making that suddenly felt overwhelming.

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Harnessing generative AI to revolutionize educator growth

eSchool News

Key points: Generative AI is redefining educator professional development by offering tools and strategies to create smarter, more impactful learning opportunities Teachers: Its time to make friends with AI A look at one schools innovative approach to PD For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education as we know it.

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What Do K–12 Educators Need to Know About Literacy in the Digital Age?

EdTech Magazine

As a former high school English teacher, I constantly find myself looking for the stories in the world around me. Whether they happen through social media platforms or face-to-face conversations, our stories define us. They help us understand ourselves and learn from each other. However, this means that we must be able hear the stories around us and be literate enough to amplify them.

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New Extension: Hide Classroom Announcement Editor

ignitionEDU

I have created a number of Chrome extensions to meet specific needs of my district. This extension hides textbox editor for posting Google Classroom announcements. By default, when a new Google Classroom is created, the Stream is set to ‘Students can post and comment’ but that can lead to issues if the Classroom is not monitored by the teacher.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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What is Polypad and How Can Teachers Use It?

techlearning

Polypad is an award-winning digital math playground

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AI for Educators: Actions to Drive Student Growth [Infographic]

Edsurge

2025 marks an exciting journey into AI-powered learning! Use these AI tools and activities to deepen AI understanding, spark student curiosity and foster impactful classroom experiences. Click here to see the full infographic. HP AI Spotlight Schools are innovative secondary schools in the United States that are committed to powerful teaching and learning with technology, especially artificial intelligence.

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Show Floor News–Supporting Teachers with AI

eSchool News

AI can’t replace teachers, but it can support them. Merlyn, a voice-controlled AI classroom assistant from Merlyn Mind, is designed to help teachers and students stay engaged and focused. Merlyn empowers teachers to move around the classroom and manage classroom technology seamlessly, keeping distractions to a minimum and ensuring teachers and students remain connected.

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FETC 2025: Work to Intentionally Create Flexible Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

One attendee at FETC 2025s Friday session on Cognitive Yoga: How Flexible Space Design Fuels Student Success said that in most modern or flexible classrooms, he sees a hodgepodge of mismatched furniture. Presenter Doug Konopelko, a senior manager of education impact for CDW, noted that the best modern learning environments are intentional. He pointed out the classrooms at Flagler County Schools in Florida as a leading example of intentional and well-executed modern design.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Partner-Driven Improvements Enhance Personalized Learning for All Students 

Discovery Education

The DreamBox Math Difference Every student is a math student. Thats why DreamBox is dedicated to personalizing learning to meet every learners unique needs. Weve worked closely with dedicated educators and their students to learn how we can continue building on this work with new product enhancements that remove more barriers to math engagement for […] The post Partner-Driven Improvements Enhance Personalized Learning for All Students appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - Empowering Students through Reading Intervention: Celebrating 25 Years of Read 180

techlearning

For 25 years, Read 180 has been a trusted tool for educators, helping students overcome reading challenges and achieve academic success.

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Art Saved My Life When I Was a Student. Now, It's Helping My Multilingual Learners.

Edsurge

Earlier this month at Truesdell Elementary, in the last five minutes of one of my classes, I called for my students' attention. Class, class! I called. Yes, yes, they responded in unison. I have a recognition to make. I held up one of my fourth grade students perspective drawings and projected it for the class to see. His carefully rendered parallel, vertical and diagonal lines converging at the vanishing point created a stunning visual.

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6 educator predictions about teaching and learning in 2025

eSchool News

With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students. AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. At the same time, schools are placing a stronger emphasis on mental health, equity, and future-ready skills, ensuring students are not only academically successful but also are prepared for the challenges of today’s every-changing world.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.