EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Schools face significant cyber challenges. In K12, IT teams may be under-resourced, with limited budgets and personnel. Meanwhile, the shift to digital learning has expanded the attack surface, and most end users are kids, who may not be well versed in cybersecurity best practices. In this environment, endpoint detection and response is a crucial defense, providing real-time monitoring of devices and networks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Here’s the outline for a seminar I teach in schools before the holiday break, to excite teachers about what they can accomplish “the second half” of the school year: Every year, I make New Year resolutions and ignore them. I don’t promise to fulfill them. I don’t even check my progress and revise as needed. I make-and-forget, check it off the New Year’s To Do list and move on.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The post How Esports in Classrooms is Increasing Interest in STEM Activities and Encouraging Student Leadership appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Despite challenges such as increasing workloads, burnout and staff shortages, schools have new opportunities to innovate. According to a Gallup poll, 44% of K12 workers reported being always or very often burned out at work. Earlier this year, the U.N. issued a global alert regarding a teacher shortage, and 44 million more primary and secondary teachers will be needed worldwide by 2030, according to UNESCO.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 24, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The rapid evolution of AI is reshaping education, especially when it comes to teaching writing. In this episode of Cool Cat Teacher Talk , I explore how educators can balance innovation and tradition to empower students as writers in the classroom. From AI tools like Perplexity Pro to modern note-taking strategies, this episode lays the groundwork for helping students navigate writing in the digital age.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2024

California Community Colleges are all in. From their annual Futures Summit on September 10 to their work with AI in fighting admissions fraud, the 116 colleges of the California Community College system plan to be front and center in the use of AI Technologies. One factor that has really moved the colleges along is the very high incidence of admissions fraud, which according to the state chancellors office, is dealing with some very troubling numbers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 25, 2024

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 24, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Discover how educator Ezera Washington achieved a remarkable 91% proficiency rate in ELA assessments within a single academic year, raising her students test scores by 40%. This transformative approach integrates relationship-building, tailored small-group instruction, and high expectations, proving that personalized, data-driven strategies can revolutionize student outcomes.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Show your work has taken on a new meaning and importance in the age of ChatGPT. As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. In some cases that means asking students to grant access to the version history of a document in a system like Google Docs, and in others it involves turning to new web browser extensions that hav

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The post How Educators Prepare Students for Real-World Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

K12 educators hold the future in their hands. However, those who nurture science, technology, engineering and math learning which the National Science Board identifies as critical for U.S. national security, innovation, and prosperity play an especially challenging role. The NSBs 2023 Explorations in STEM PreK12 Education Final Report concluded that dramatically and quickly improving the STEM education trajectories at [the PreK12] level will have the largest long-term impact on the health and

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Ask a Tech Teacher is a small group of tech-ed teacherswith a big goal: provide free and affordable resources and insight to anyone, anywhere on how to integrate technology into education. It’s an ambitious goal and we rely on donations from readers like you to make that happen. About this time of each year, when several of ourlarger bills come due, we give a shout out for help.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 6th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on ethical AI use. Key points: Educators must model AI use that enhances learning while respecting core values AI in education is revolutionizing learning 6 ways youre already using AI in the classroom For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The summer of 2023 brought with it a declaration from our Executive Director of Technology t

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Securly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Every day, educators across the country work tirelessly to create safe, supportive spaces where students can thrive. Throughout 2024, we’ve been inspired by countless examples of schools seeking innovative ways to protect students while nurturing their growth. As we bring this year to a close, we’re honored to highlight some of their successes, as well as share how we’re strengthening our commitment to help them keep their students safe, secure, and ready to learn.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In a CDW Education webinar held Dec. 10, a panel of higher education technology experts met to discuss the evolving needs of college students and how technology plays a role in their experience. The webinar, titled Transforming the Campus Experience: Solutions That Foster Student Success in Higher Education, included representatives from CDW technology partners Canva, Genetec and Promethean.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Science of Reading is revolutionizing literacy instruction, providing educators with evidence-based strategies to enhance student outcomes. This approach focuses on the essential components of reading development and leverages scientific research to inform teaching practices. Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to learn more about The Science of Reading by creating The post The Science of Reading – Podcast Series: Unlock the Secrets of Reading Success appeared first on

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 5th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on post-COVID reading instruction. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Im in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading.

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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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The results are in and theyre not great. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. International data on math and science released earlier this month gave the globe its first chance to compare progress since the pandemic. For the United States, it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic reversed more than 20 years of progress in math scores, based on results from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

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techlearning

DECEMBER 23, 2024

AI is here to stay, and we need to find ways that AI can help our students while also creating assignments that prioritize human creativity and protect "real" writing.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

When it comes to modernizing their learning environments, leaders at private, charter and independent schools have many concerns. And any technological changes, no matter how much improvement they might bring, need to be carefully considered and vetted. After all, these schools are often smaller than the average public school, with limited people power, and dont often benefit from public funding sources.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CapCut's desktop video editor and its Background Removal Tool can change how creators approach Instagram Reels. Source The post Polish Your Instagram Reels With CapCut Background Removal Tool appeared first on TeachThought.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ridgeland, Mississippi SchoolStatus , a leader in K-12 attendance, communications, and data analytics, today announced they have been included in the 2025 GSV 150 , a prestigious list recognizing the worlds most transformational private companies in digital learning and workforce skills. SchoolStatus was chosen from over 2,500 venture capital and private equity-backed companies evaluated by GSV using their proprietary assessment methodology.

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Brainscape

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Math: the subject that turns mere mortals into caffeine-fueled problem solvers. Whether you're tackling calculus, algebra, or statistics, math is less about raw memorization and more about mastering skills over time. But here’s the problem—our brains are wired to forget. That formula you learned last week? Gone. The shortcut to solving quadratic equations?

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techlearning

DECEMBER 19, 2024

KnoPro teaches real-world skills using challenges to fix problems and win prizes.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2024

One day, during a quiet afternoon in my classroom, a comment one of my colleagues said lingered in the air: Just remember your why. They said the comment with a smirk and an exaggerated shrug, their eyes rolling almost involuntarily. It registered as sarcasm, not encouragement, and I couldnt help but agree with the sentiment. Early in my career, I found solace in those words.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In the digital age, branding has evolved into an art and a science, requiring businesses to craft unique visual identities […] Source The post Revolutionizing Branding: Creative Applications of AI in Design appeared first on TeachThought.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Key points: Thoughtful AI use helps teachers support students unique writing journeys Students using AI: Its not that scary and shouldnt be banned How AI is transforming learning for dyslexic students For more news on AI use, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Twenty years ago, when I started my career as an ESL teacher in Houston, Texas, I remember the struggles of teaching persuasive writing to English learners.

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Brainscape

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Let’s be honest: when you hear “flashcards,” you probably picture a kid struggling to memorize the capitals of all 50 states. But flashcards aren’t just for kids—or for making your parents proud during road trips. In fact, digital flashcards are an essential tool for adult learners, from college students to professionals preparing for an enormous suite of industries , from law, nursing, and medicine to wine, finance, and more.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Buying robots for schools can hep bring education to a new level for STEAM and more

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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.

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