EdTech Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

This is not an old-fashioned library: In the Sebastian River High School Media Center, food and drink are allowed. So is chatting with friends and playing video games. The space is open and bright, with the school’s mascot shark emblazoned prominently throughout. Officially opened in fall 2023, the new media center is a far cry from the old library space, which hadn’t been updated in 25 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Where Did the Taskbar Go? Category: PC, Keyboarding Q: Some programs hide the taskbar when they open.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2024

After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia became the first state to require colleges to conduct threat assessments , later requiring K-12 schools to do the same. A method for schools to figure out which student threats foreshadow violence, threat assessment was adapted from the Secret Service. When following these methods, a team trained in the model will work to discern the extent to which a threat made by a student is actually menacing.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Key points: Esports programs are inclusive and offer students learning opportunities How scholastic esports opens up college pathways How to build diversity, equity, and inclusion with scholastic esports For more news on esports, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Academic esports programs aren’t simply a group of students sitting in a classroom playing video games.

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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.

Education

techlearning

MARCH 22, 2024

The recent #NYCSchoolsTech Summit was a success of professional development for educators from across the five boroughs.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Editor’s note : This story originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: CTOs should maintain critical relationships for efficient school technology processes The journey to digital sustainability: A CIO’s perspective How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget For more news on district CTOs, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub One of our jobs as CTOs is developing great relationships with other district leaders.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 22, 2024

Los Angeles Unified has launched a first-of-its-kind learning acceleration platform named Ed, designed to provide students and families with an ecosystem of valuable resources and support for fast-tracking student achievement beyond the school day. Fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), this Keep Reading Los Angeles Unified Launches Ed, a Pioneering Learning Acceleration AI Platform to Improve Student Achievement The post Los Angeles Unified Launches Ed, a Pioneering Learning Acceleration AI Pl

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PlagiarismCheck

MARCH 22, 2024

Everything that is well-known today at some point in history was novel and ground-breaking. Even the words and phrases we use regularly were introduced to the audience one day! Moreover, in some cases, we know the authors of the neologisms that have become a natural part of everyday speech. So, certain writers have created something more than just a book – they have shaped the language as we know it now.

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