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How Voice-Enabled Technology is Changing the Contours of Higher Education

Edsurge

Now, in her role at Amazon, Marissa explains here how the Alexa Education team is creating a connection between school and home by giving students, parents, teachers and administrators a convenient way to access school-related information and content through the power of voice. Have you seen the same kind of adoption in education?

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KICKBOARD AND OVERCOMING RACISM PARTNER TO INTRODUCE ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY IN EDUCATION PROGRAM

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An opportunity gap occurs when race, class, English proficiency, or other factors perpetuate lower achievement and access. By increasing the cultural awareness of teachers, administrators, and staff, and enhancing their instruction and leadership, schools can transform educational opportunities, access, and outcomes for every student.

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How to Provide Help

Digital Promise

Teachers can set up structures, habits, and routines that allow students to think deeply about and access the support they need — which can also give teachers more availability to home in on individual students and skills. General help resources are accessible to all students at all (or most) times. What Does “General Help” Look Like?

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Kickboard and Aperture Education Partner to Help Schools Use Student Behavior Data to Measure Social Emotional Learning

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28, 2018) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) company Aperture Education and Kickboard, which provides technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, have partnered to help schools collect, monitor and analyze data on 40 student behaviors that tie to the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (the DESSA) core SEL competencies. (Feb.

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Kickboard Announces the Kickboard Skill for Amazon Alexa

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real-time access to their child’s behavior in all classes as well as messages from school staff.? The skill allows families?real-time

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Why the State of Surveillance in Schools Might Lead to the Next Equifax Disaster

Edsurge

Here is a little-known-fact, FERPA laws regarding a parent's right to access video footage is unclear. There have been a few court cases where judges ruled that video footage obtained by school officials or other district contractors were not considered education records and were, therefore, not the right of students or parents to access.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “For-profit institutions that cater to service members see chance to connect with students in Senate-passed provision expanding access on military bases.” ” “ Kickboard Looking for New CEO,” Edsurge reports. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Santa J.