Bridging the Digital Divide: A Path to Empowerment for Underserved Learners
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Education Earns an ‘A’
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Nation-state adversaries and cybercriminals continue to launch cyberattacks at an unmatched pace across all industries, and the education sector is in their crosshairs. Education is among the most heavily targeted sectors due to its vast stores of valuable data and its comparatively weak security measures. Adversaries are aware of the personal data that schools, district offices, libraries and other targets hold, as well as the security shortcomings that create a low barrier to entry.
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How One District is Scaling Student Tech Teams to Support Sustainable Technology Systems
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 28, 2024
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How My Students Turned a Challenge into an Opportunity for Innovation
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide
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.
Goal Setting for a Fourteen-year old
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Can a high school freshman be goal-oriented? Should they—or is this too early? Though many deliberate, no one yet has invented a time machine to unring the proverbial bell. And high school requires the ringing of many academic, social and economic bells. Many future-shaping decisions become final based on these four years. Zoe, like your sons and daughters, is thinking about which college she wants to attend.
How Is Title II, Part A Funding Professional Development in Schools?
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Ongoing training is a must-have in K–12, and teachers don’t get enough of it. In a survey of 1,200 educators by TPT, 68% of new teachers said they need more professional development. PD is especially important when purchasing new educational technology, yet educators and IT professionals find it hard to make the case for PD, and schools may struggle to pay for it.
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What Can AI Chatbots Teach Us About How Humans Learn?
Edsurge
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Do new AI tools like ChatGPT actually understand language the same way that humans do? It turns out that even the inventors of these new large language models are debating that very question — and the answer will have huge implications for education and for all aspects of society if this technology can get to a point where it achieves what is known as Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI.
Subscriber Special: November Great Deal on Coaching
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. November 2-7th: Coaching or Mentoring BOGO — Buy one month; get the second free Do any of these sound like you? Your kindergartners don’t know what ‘enter’, ‘spacebar’, ‘click’ or many other techie words mean but you need to teach them to keyboard, internet, and become digital citizens.
Q&A: Missouri Equips Mobile Incident Command Centers for School Safety
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Known sometimes as “the lockdown guy,” John McDonald’s experiences make him a valuable asset for K–12 schools preparing for or responding to a crisis. He spent 14 years as the executive director of school safety for Colorado’s Jeffco Public Schools — the district that’s home to Columbine High School — where he helped create an incident command system.
Protecting kids from unhealthy AI relationships
Ditch That Textbook
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Some of us saw the warning signs. For others, it had to hit the news before they realized. Unhealthy relationships between kids and artificial intelligence? It’s a threat. In essence: the relationships we build and maintain with artificial intelligences can …influence us into bad decisionsimpact our human relationshipstake us down a dark and twisty road that we […] The post Protecting kids from unhealthy AI relationships appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning
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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.
How 21:9 Aspect Ratio Ultrawide Display Transforms Meetings
ViewSonic Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The arrival of the ultrawide display with 21:9 aspect ratio is reshaping how we conduct meetings. These innovative displays provide significantly larger screen real estate, enhancing the meeting experience by offering more space for content display. This reduces the need for multiple screens, boosting efficiency and streamlining presentations. Read on to discover how a 21:9 ultrawide display can elevate your meetings or explore the ViewSonic ultrawide interactive display (touchscreen) or ultr
What the Data Tells Us About How ESSER Spending Did and Didn’t Help Schools Recover
Edsurge
OCTOBER 31, 2024
What difference did $190 billion make for student success coming out of the COVID-19 health crisis? Not as much as you might think. An ESSER spending analysis by Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University found some puzzling instances where funneling more money into a pandemic-worsened problem didn’t help schools recover. The data ultimately points to no “silver bullet” in spending aimed at improving students’ academic performance since the pandemic, says Marguerite Roza, director of Edunomics Lab.
Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning
eSchool News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Key points: It is critical to monitor AI systems for bias and impact on student groups AI use guide helps students navigate AI in learning AI’s transformative role in accessibility For more news on AI and bias, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In the quickly evolving landscape of AI, education stands at the forefront. New AI tools are emerging daily for educators and students; from AI tutors to curriculum creators, the AI education market is surging.
Transform any online resource into interactive learning with Brisk Boost
Ditch That Textbook
OCTOBER 28, 2024
This post is sponsored by Brisk TeachingAs teachers, we have all sorts of learning resources for our students -- documents, web pages, slide decks, YouTube videos, and more.Getting students to consume our content -- and understand it -- and know how to apply it?That's the tricky part. With Brisk Boost, it's easy to add an interactive […] The post Transform any online resource into interactive learning with Brisk Boost appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work
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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.
Full Steam Ahead with Badge Engine: Introducing Our New Open-Source Badging Technology
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Share of new college students in the fall of 2015 who were still in high school and taking a dual enrollment class. Map reprinted from The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students A National and State-by-State Analysis (October 2024) Community College Research Center. Dual enrollment is exploding. During the 2022-23 school year, nearly 2.5 million high school students took college classes, simultaneously earning high school and college credits.
3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners
eSchool News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Key points: Robotics may seem intimidating, but student engagement will soar Bringing robots to early education classrooms in rural Nevada Robotics plays a key role in early STEM education For more news on robotics, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub In my role as the school library media specialist and enrichment teacher at Garfield Elementary School , I was researching student-centered robotics products for K-2 students last year when my school won a grant from Montclair State University.
The Role of Gamification in Modern Education
TeachThought - Learn better.
OCTOBER 27, 2024
The Role of Gamification in Modern Education Gamification is used in many fields and industries. It is meant to promote customer loyalty in business: ” Find a discount among our 5 latest emails to get 50% off dedicated server hosting.” It’s a little different in education. Gamification in education aims to provide a more interactive learning experience for students while providing evidence of their progress through rewards.
Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?
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.
Random Groups for Math Discovery and Practice
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Michelle Russell recently revisited random grouping for her math students and found the environment was much better. Students were talking more together, and there was more work being done during discovery activities and concept practice. Included: a free grouping card site. The post Random Groups for Math Discovery and Practice first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Five Guiding Principles of Successful Immersive Learning
Discovery Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
In today’s classrooms, creating immersive learning experiences is more than just a trend—it’s a powerful tool for engaging students in a way that amplifies understanding and retention. But what makes an experience truly immersive, and why does it matter? Below, we’ll outline five key principles to help educators evaluate how immersive an experience is for […] The post Five Guiding Principles of Successful Immersive Learning appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.
Can VR help multilingual students better grasp science concepts?
eSchool News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
This story originally appeared on the University of Georgia’s site and is reposted here with permission. Key points: Virtual reality offers learning beyond just verbal communications 3 AR/VR resources that nurture student curiosity Reaching the 4Cs with 3D and virtual reality For more on VR in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Multilingual students face unique challenges that can hurt their performance in school.
The Ethics of AI: Copyright, Citation, and Circumspection A Library 2.0 "AI Deep Dive" Workshop with Reed Hepler
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Ethics of AI: Copyright, Citation, and Circumspection A Library 2.0 "AI Deep Dive" Workshop with Reed Hepler OVERVIEW : Many users of AI, especially first-time users, have significant misunderstandings regarding the ethical boundaries of generative AI use. In terms of intellectual property and content generation, the "3 Cs" to remember are Copyright , accurate and thorough Citation , and Circumspection regarding privacy and confidentiality policies and quality checking generated content.
Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu
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.
Reframing Our Focus on Correcting the Language
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Rather than despairing over grammar mistakes in their corrected papers, Jason DeHart suggests students can succeed in ELA by noting the varieties of sentences, talking about their impact on the narrative, and describing the feelings and actions these stylistic choices evoke. The post Reframing Our Focus on Correcting the Language first appeared on MiddleWeb.
The science of never forgetting: Spaced repetition for fast learning that lasts
Brainscape
OCTOBER 28, 2024
When I was in school, I had a serious problem with history class. I could not remember who did what in any century. It was all a blur of ancient names and dates that looked like PIN codes. So my mom came up with a deal: If I raised my grade to a B on my next history test, she’d take me to my favorite pizzeria. Challenge accepted— I love pizza.
Preparing students for Industry 5.0: Rethinking STEM to shape the future workforce
eSchool News
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Key points: Industry 5.0 features synergy between human ingenuity and machine precision A surefire way to make science relevant to kids The exposure gap is blocking students’ ability to envision future careers For more on the future of STEM, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub The global workforce is transforming, propelled by the dawn of the Fifth Industrial Revolution–commonly referred to as Industry 5.0.
Which Content Is Most Important? The 40/40/40 Rule
TeachThought - Learn better.
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The 40/40/40 Rule: An Overview by Terry Heick I first encountered the 40/40/40 rule years ago while skimming one of those giant (and indispensable) 400 page Understanding by Design tomes. The question was simple enough. Of all of the academic standards, you are tasked with ‘covering’ (more on this in a minute), what’s important that students understand for the next 40 days, what’s important that they understand for the next 40 months, and what’s important that they
Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools
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Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t
Best Free Social-Emotional Learning Sites and Apps
techlearning
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Social-emotional learning resources for teachers, families, and students
"Here" and narrative interpretation opportunities
SpeechTechie
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The movie Here comes out this week, reuniting Tom Hanks and Robin Wright with their Forrest Gump director Robert Zemekis. The movie is said to be experimental, with the camera fixed on one area to show a nonlinear story/stories that happen in a particular space across a broad range of time. Here is based on a comic and then graphic novel by Richard McGuire; both would be useful for reviewing with teens but the original comic is located, well, here.
How to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of students who are chronically absent—defined as missing just under one month of class—has doubled to 26 percent nationally, reaching crisis levels and threatening the educational foundation of our nation’s youth. Chronic absenteeism is estimated to be responsible for up to 27 percent of the overall decline in math test scores and a shocking 45 percent of the drop in reading scores between 2019 and 2022.
Using Title IV Funds for Lightspeed Systems
Lightspeed Systems
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Title IV of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is designed to support the comprehensive needs of students - here’s how Lightspeed can help.
The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One
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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