EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Panelists met to discuss some of the top challenges in education today and how technologies such as artificial intelligence can help K–12 teachers and students in a CDW Education webinar Oct. 8. The event, titled “Achieving Better Student Outcomes with AI and Interactive Solutions,” brought together leaders from educational technology partners including Merlyn Mind, Newline Interactive, GoGuardian and Acer.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A new study reveals key areas of opportunity for addressing the most pressing issue facing educators today: student engagement. The Education Insights Report by Discovery Education captures prevailing attitudes and beliefs from superintendents, teachers, parents, and students. Survey data was collected by The Harris Poll, an industry-leading research organization, on behalf of worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education in August 2024.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Before William Pierce began his career in K–12 information technology, he was a classroom teacher for nearly a decade with Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky. He has multiple master’s degrees in education, and at one point he considered becoming a school principal. Today, Pierce is executive administrator of the same district’s IT3 program.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Understanding how to use the internet has become a cornerstone issue for students. No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. Now, there is a vast landscape of resources available on the internet. But with wealth of options comes responsibility for their use. As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Change is an inevitable constant in education. If it isn’t, it surely should be. While it can be met with resistance, effective leaders understand that it is often necessary for growth, innovation, and, most importantly, to meet the needs of students. As a principal, I vividly remember spearheading several major change initiatives such as improved grading practices, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), selection and implementation of a new evaluation system, development of the Academies at NMHS, adopti

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The post 5 Engaging Ways to Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ask a Tech Teacher has a passel of online resources to help you introduce, teach, and reinforce digital citizenship to your students. Here’s our long list–and click here for updates if you arrive at this page late: Avatars Copyrights and Digital Laws Curriculum Applied Digital Skills –all tech skills Google’s Be Internet Awesome –abbreviated course K-8, scaffolded, Ask a Tech Teacher (with projects) Cyberbullying Cybersecurity Cyber Patriot program –by the Air Force DigCit–General

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2024

One of Shane Woods’ favorite memories as executive director of Girlstart, a nonprofit that aims to empower girls in the sciences, was as a participant taking her own goddaughter to the organization’s back-to-school extravaganza. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. They zipped through activities with rockets and robots, and Woods asked her goddaughter — named Sailor — what she thought of it all when they were heading home.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The post Empowering Change at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As technology director of Colorado’s Steamboat Springs School District, Tim Miles carries a heavy load. In addition to ensuring that the devices the district’s 2,575 students use remain in top working order, he also has to ensure that critical infrastructure such as the data center stays up and running. However, after recently bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) into the district for facilities management, he is breathing a lot easier.

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Digital Citizenship Week — October 14–18, 2024 You can get a lot of great ideas from Common Sense Education on their Digital Citizenship Week page : Digital Citizenship Week calendars, with fun activities and suggested lessons for each day AI literacy resources, like AI foundations course for educators, and AI literacy lesson collection for students Webinars and events to help build your teaching practice and implement digital citizenship in your classroom Family engagement resources to sh

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 14, 2024

AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere and it's evolving quickly. As parents/guardians, we want to try to stay ahead of it all (or at least not too far behind). As artificial intelligence grows, parents face the challenge of understanding its implications for their children. So. can AI actually support student learning? The short answer is "yes.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On the spectrum of professional experience for K-12 teachers, I am decidedly on the greener side. Although I knew I had a passion for teaching before entering college, I always had this idea in my head that teaching K-12 education wasn’t a real or appropriate profession for an Ivy League, engineering graduate like myself. Instead of industry or academia, however, I joined the stream of my peers entering the world of business management consulting.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In an age of digital everything, long gone are the days of posters and corkboards in the hallway. Schools now have access to digital signage and mobile displays that can transform the way messages are sent and received, enabling K–12 leadership to send real-time communication for everyone in the building to see. These displays, which can be placed in classrooms, hallways and even stadiums, are multipurpose engagement and communication tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 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: Google Street View Category: Problem-solving Q: I can’t find enough detail about a geographic area we’re studying.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Key points: Online learning offers expanded access and engagement for students Virtual academies remove barriers and unlock student potential Online and Hybrid Learning Strategies: eSN Innovation Roundtable For more news on online learning, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As more students look to flexible learning modalities to meet their varying needs, it is more essential than ever to ensure that online learning programs meet high-quality standards and prepare students for success in co

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question. The students are all familiar with shadows, have had fun with them and no doubt played shadow puppets, but that’s different from being able to explain them.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Learn how to bring Google Slides Animations into your classroom by using Star Wars as an introductory lesson. The post Create your own Star Wars Movies using Google Slides Animation Videos appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Network.

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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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The Thinking Stick

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In this episode, Jeff Utecht interviews Michelle Kassorla, an associate professor of English at Georgia State University, about using generative AI in higher education. They discuss the importance of teaching AI literacy, the role of AI in the writing process, and the benefits of using AI to support student learning. Michelle shares her insights on assessment, transparency, and the creative opportunities that AI provides for students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Key points: E-rate eligibility is expanding to Wi-Fi hotspots Critical insights on the 2025 E-rate program E-rate insight protects school technology infrastructure For more news on the E-rate, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub Learning is mobile–but how can schools provide reliable high-speed internet for students who need devices at home, but who lack connectivity?

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techlearning

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The STORM AI tool can generate on-demand Wikipedia articles in minutes. It’s one of the most useful AI products I’ve come across.

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 13, 2024

We can spark student interest in STEM studies and careers with stories of middle school-aged inventors who gained the world's attention by solving a real problem. STEM author and curriculum expert Anne Jolly tells the story of eight such kids. Editable student handout included! The post Use the Stories of Young Inventors to Inspire Kids first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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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.

Technology

The Jose Vilson

OCTOBER 17, 2024

During my sixth year of teaching, I asked the class to divide a five-digit number by a two-digit number. For middle schoolers, this felt like a straightforward task. I walked around the classroom to see how everyone was approaching their work. Suddenly, I stopped at one of the students’ desks and said, “Are you playing Hang Man in my class?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This article originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: AI tools can benefit students, but student privacy must be protected Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy It’s not business, it’s personal: Building a culture of trust to protect data For more news on GenAI in schools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In recent years, school districts have shown increasing interest in the potential of Generative AI (GenAI) to revolutioniz

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techlearning

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Educator Meg Lee helped her district incorporate the best science of learning strategies. Here are her tips for starting the process in any classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Imagine wandering through a haunted house of frightful equations and ghostly word problems. But when you flip on the lights, those spooky shapes turn out to be nothing but friendly phantoms. Math isn’t a scary monster lurking in the shadows— it's like a puzzle waiting to be solved by your brain. For many students—even some adults—math can incite anxiety and fear.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2024

We make lasting connections through play, but the role of play in learning is an idea that continues to meet resistance. Part of the reason could be tone. We like our learning serious, intentional, and academic. This is reflected through a parallel insistence on an outcomes-based learning system where learning objectives are determined and assessments are written before hand, and subsequent instruction is revised based only on data taken from said assessments.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

BOSTON/PRNewswire/ — Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Classcraft’s AI Summarization tool, which allows teachers to quickly understand student comprehension and adapt instruction in the moment. This innovative tool, powered by generative AI, analyzes open text responses from students working in small groups or individually and provides educators with a quick and insightful summary of how the class is doing, followed by helpful feedback recommendations.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Google's NotebookLM is an AI powerhouse that can supercharge lessons, engage students in exciting new ways, and even help to create podcasts

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By Erin Bailey, Ed.D., Vice President of Literacy Programs and Research at Reading Is Fundamental Literacy as a cognitive skill (defined as word reading and language comprehension) has become a primary focus in education today and the development of these Keep Reading Home-to-School Connections for Early Learners The post Home-to-School Connections for Early Learners appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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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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