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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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The COPPA Rule, FERPA, and the Security of Student Data

Doug Levin

While these technologies have tremendous potential, this transformation in Ed Tech has raised questions about how the Rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA Rule”) applies in the school context, and how it intersects with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”). PreK-12 students.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Why Incorporate Technology In Math Education With smart technology becoming an integral part of everyday life, the average student interacts with different technologies day-to-day. A math teacher has a better chance of holding students’ attention during class time if they make technology part of the lesson.

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Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy

eSchool News

This story on data privacy in special education originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. CoSN approached him to discuss the importance of data privacy and the different approaches towards creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring student data privacy.

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Technology’s Role in Putting Learning Science Research To Work

Digital Promise

It is well known that individuals construct new knowledge based on what they already know, that they learn differently from one another, and that they learn best when they are asked to perform appropriately challenging tasks. Technology helps individual learners by connecting the classroom with the outside world.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

Choosing a platform that offers both web-based and installed apps sets the stage for a smooth flow of data, resources, and tools between teachers and students. Cybersecurity and Data Protection Considering how common cloud-based solutions and remote learning have become, the need for strong cybersecurity measures has skyrocketed.

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Four Ways You Can Use Data to Create a Personalized, Teacher-Driven PD Playbook

Edsurge

Specifically, data can identify which teachers or grade levels are seeing success in specific skills and where extra support may be needed. While it can be hard to share out the myriad of little things teachers do that are so effective, we do have a tool that can help—data. What’s working? What teachers are seeing the most success?

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