The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 11, 2024
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Yesterday, the World Economic Forum's “ Global Risks Report 2024 ” ranked AI-derived misinformation as a top global risk ahead of climate change, war, and economic weakness. NPR reported this morning that Taiwan is struggling with misinformation as its presidential election happens this Saturday.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 11, 2024
Want to know how I handle and combine assignments for my students? From the Ask a Tech Teacher crew, here are some real-life examples. How I Merge and Manage Assignments for My Students: Some Examples Teaching is not all about delivering lectures to students. In addition to this, you also need to make sure all your students can access their assignments without any hassle.
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Securly
JANUARY 11, 2024
If you’re a district or school IT administrator, you’re familiar with the role of a school web filter. Web filtering is an essential component of K-12 student safety, ensuring your students are protected from online content that’s distracting, inappropriate, or harmful. Despite the critical role web filters play, their administration and management shouldn’t be a … Continue reading Are You Spending Too Much Time Managing Your School Web Filter?
Digital Promise
JANUARY 11, 2024
The post How Instructor Support Impacts STEM Results at Minority Serving Institutions appeared first on Digital Promise.
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.
Securly
JANUARY 11, 2024
If you’re a district or school IT administrator, you’re familiar with the role of a school web filter. Web filtering is an essential component of K-12 student safety, ensuring your students are protected from online content that’s distracting, inappropriate, or harmful. Despite the critical role web filters play, their administration and management shouldn’t be a time drain.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 11, 2024
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Though college enrollment seems to be stabilizing after the pandemic disruptions, predictions for the next 15 years are grim.
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techlearning
JANUARY 11, 2024
Alana Winnick was able to write "The Generative Age: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education" in under a year because she used AI to make her writing process more efficient.
Edthena
JANUARY 11, 2024
The world of education technology is expansive. With so many options and tools out there, the challenge for many K-12 leaders and teachers is identifying which tools can actually help enhance the learning experience. AI-Powered Coaching In a session at the National Charter School Conference , presenter Donna McDaniel explored how AI Coach by Edthena , played a critical role in helping Donna (a ninth-grade science teacher with 30 years of experience) evolve her teaching practice.
eSchool News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Sometimes it’s the most basic of technologies that is the most effective. So it is with the services of the Family Engagement Lab , whose mission statement is, “to catalyze equitable family engagement and student learning by bridging classroom curriculum and at-home learning. As a national nonprofit, our work builds partnerships between teachers and historically underserved families by facilitating ongoing communication and collaboration about learning.” Their signature tool, FASTalk
edWeb.net
JANUARY 11, 2024
edWeb.net, in partnership with Stages Learning , has published the results of the second annual survey on the “Impact of Staffing Shortages on Special Needs Students.” The survey is designed to get quantitative and qualitative feedback from edWeb members on the impact of teacher and paraprofessional staff shortages, the professional learning support that is being provided, and strategies that may help to alleviate the staffing shortages.
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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.
eSchool News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Key points: Microschools may disrupt conventional schooling if they evolve correctly See article: For school leaders, routine decisions aren’t so routine See article: 4 areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure For more news on district and school management, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page This article originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission.
edWeb.net
JANUARY 11, 2024
edWeb.net is a free professional learning network that provides educators with online learning communities and edWebinars. edWeb has grown to a global community of over 1 million educators from preK – higher ed. edWeb provides personalized, collaborative learning—anytime, anywhere. The benefits of virtual professional learning became even more apparent during the pandemic, and continue to provide teachers, administrators, and all staff with more choice and flexibility that makes learning m
eSchool News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Key points: A single web-based platform lets districts streamline student data collection See article: 3 ways to improve access to speech-language therapy See article: Innovative ideas for school libraries For more news on IEPs, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Educators generate and collect student Individualized Education Program (IEP) data daily.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
JANUARY 11, 2024
Join Alice Keeler, Google Developer Expert, as she joins the 5th season of Totally Unscripted as a co-host with Martin, Charles, and Kara. The post Join Alice Keeler, Google Developer Expert, on the New Season of Totally Unscripted appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.
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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.
eSchool News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Key points: Great classrooms are great because of the teachers in them See article: 5 ways to use edtech to engage shy students See article: Innovative ideas for school libraries For more news on teaching strategies, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page All classrooms are different and require different teaching strategies to address various concerns, goals, and learning trends.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 11, 2024
Students Taking Action Together goes deep into five techniques to cultivate civic engagement and a healthy democracy. The strategies – Norms, Yes-No-Maybe, Respectful Debate, Audience Communication, and PLAN – work across content areas, writes Katie Durkin. Highly recommended. The post SEL, Civic Engagement, & a Healthy Democracy first appeared on MiddleWeb.
PlagiarismCheck
JANUARY 11, 2024
“You need to cite your sources” is the first advice on upholding academic honesty and ensuring that the plagiarism checker proves your paper to be original. But what does that exactly mean? What is citation Citation is an indication that your work is based on other sources. The paper may contain an exact quote, use some data, or be inspired by someone’s research – no matter how small your appropriation is, it is crucial to mention the original author.
Lightspeed Systems
JANUARY 11, 2024
Dedicated Categories for Drugs and Weapons Allow More Control on Review and Escalation of Alerts AUSTIN, Texas—January 11, 2024 — Lightspeed Systems® , the edtech market leader in digital safety, security, and equity solutions, announced today the introduction of Spanish language alerting capabilities and additional weapons and drugs categories to Lightspeed Alert , enabling districts to better identify students in crisis, empowering early intervention and more effective support.
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.
American Consortium for Equity in Education
JANUARY 11, 2024
Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools (HCS) today announced a new phase in its partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education that is bringing new digital resources to students districtwide. Thanks to this new collaboration, teachers and students across HCS will have access to a suite Keep Reading Tennessee School District Begins 2024 with New Digital Resources Supporting College & Career Readiness The post Tennessee School District Begins 2024 with New Digital Resources Supporting
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