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Artificial Intelligence 101: Covering the Basics for Educators

Digital Promise

The reality of AI integration into classrooms is closer than ever. With companies like Google planning to invest more into how AI is integrated into the classroom, millions of teachers across all subject areas could be impacted in just a few short years. As an educator, understanding AI and its ethical implications is critical to making sure the new technologies introduced to classrooms ultimately help your students.

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Big Phish: What K–12 Leaders Should Know About Whaling

EdTech Magazine

Email spam has long been a security scourge for IT managers. It’s not just because of the wasted time and resources, but also the potential for threats, such as phishing messages, to come riding in along with unwanted advertisements. Phishing messages are intended to deceive users into clicking on a web page that either tricks the user into entering their credentials or downloads malware to their workstation — or both.

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What You Might Have Missed in May

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the most-read posts for the month of May. Teacher Appreciation Week–Gifts for the Tech Teacher. Kids’ Computer Posture Explored. 10 Digital Platforms to Teach Remotely. 5 (free) Posters to Mainstream Tech Ed. What to Know Before Moving From High School Teacher to College Professor. 12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading. Is It Worth Teaching School Kids SQL?

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Technology Made Special Education Parents Better Advocates During the Pandemic

Edsurge

As schools let out for summer, there are undoubtedly aspects of the past year that teachers and parents alike are ready to leave behind. But then there are the benefits that some are hoping stick around. Among them: better communication strategies and tools that make it easier for special education parents and teachers to interact. Those are lessons that should stay in place long after our current era of remote learning, says research analyst Lane McKittrick, who focuses on special education and

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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Free – Google Classroom Cleaning Up to be Ready for Next Year

Teacher Tech

Join Alice Keeler for cleaning up your Google Classroom at the end of the school year. The post Free – Google Classroom Cleaning Up to be Ready for Next Year appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Two Easy Ways to Create and Share Diagrams in Your Google Drive

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Below are two add-ons you can use in your Google Drive to easily create and share diagrams and flowcharts. Both of the add-ons provide handy editors packed with features that make diagram making.

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Educational Apps for Learning About Human Body

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Below is selection of educational apps students can use to learn about human body parts. Kids will particularly find them entertaining and insightful. There are interactive games, exercises and.

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Part One… Transforming STEM Education from Noun to Verb… STEM in all Areas

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Putting important action and engagement in STEM across the curriculum! Welcome to the first of two articles as I relate the importance of making sure STEM is considered a verb. The first post involves the “why”, and the second post provides 15 ideas for the “how”. There are a lot of definitions in regards to STEM education usually in regards to the nouns including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

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Applying the 4 pillars of opportunity in literacy instruction

eSchool News

Consider this: 95 percent of students have the capacity to learn to read, according to the National Institutes of Health, yet only about 34 percent of fourth and eighth grade students read proficiently, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Is this disparity an achievement gap or an opportunity gap? How we answer this question frames our thinking about solutions.

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OPINION: The pandemic gave graduating high school seniors new strength and resilience

The Hechinger Report

As this spring’s high school seniors gear up for graduation, there’s a silver lining worth noting: The class of 2021 may be better prepared to take hold of their future than the classes before them. Prior to the pandemic, transitioning from high school to college or career may have marked the first major life change for most teens. But pandemic seniors faced massive disruptions, disappointment and turmoil this past year, and as a result, could be uniquely strengthened for what lies ahead.

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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.

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Understanding and Unleashing Student Creativity

EdTechTeacher

This is the first of a two-part series. Why student creativity? To begin, let’s put student creativity in a societal context. For a long time now, we’ve witnessed machines replacing humans in performing routine physical and cognitive tasks, like those in assembly lines and basic office tasks. However, computers are becoming so sophisticated that they are learning to perform complex cognitive tasks.

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Best Juneteenth Lessons and Activities

techlearning

Teaching about Juneteenth can inspire students’ reflections and creativity

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How the edtech industry can help get education back on track

eSchool News

As we reflect on the last 14 months in the education space, we all understand the toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students, teachers, and schools in the U.S. and around the world. With this understanding, we must look for ways that we, the edtech industry, can add true value to these groups in order to help get them back on track in the current and post-pandemic worlds.

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Getting Gamification Right: Four Practical Examples to Help

EmergingEdTech

The term ‘Gamification' was coined by computer programmers in 2002 and became trendy in 2009 thanks to Foursquare. By 2011, gamification was considered a buzzword when Gartner added it to its. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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.

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The Ditmas 9/11 Project Rejects “Learning Loss”

MiddleWeb

Middle school educators Brooklyn’s Ditmar IS 64 chose to overcome “learning loss” by engaging their sixth, seventh and eighth graders in a long-range project documenting the tragic story of 9/11 through research, oral family and community history and literacy activities. The post The Ditmas 9/11 Project Rejects “Learning Loss” first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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How iThenticate helps government organizations protect their reputation

Turnitin

How does plagiarism impact government organizations? And how can iThenticate help uphold government reputation?

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Committee for Children Expands into Adult Education with New Social-Emotional Learning Program for K–12 Educators

eSchool News

Research-based professional development program strengthens educator soft skills and resilience to create a positive, supportive, and more equitable school climate for every child. SEATTLE – June 2, 2021, at 5:00 a.m. PT – Before the pandemic, teachers reported record stress levels and rates of leaving the profession were at an all-time high. After a tumultuous year of navigating remote learning and uncertainty, stress and burnout have spiked, pushing morale down even further and leading to a te

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What is VoiceThread for Education?

techlearning

VoiceThread is a smart communications tool that digitizes discussion and learning.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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The Social Institute Expands Team To Meet Increased Demand For Modern Day SEL

eSchool News

Durham, NC – As schools wind down a year like no other, The Social Institute is increasing staff, updating curriculums, and partnering with additional schools in order to empower even more students to navigate social-emotional health, social media, and technology positively for the 2021-22 school year. . Amanda Sports joins the team as Associate Producer, and will bring graphic design, video production, and project management experience.

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"Serving Mentally Ill Patrons: Support, Empathy, and Safety" - Library 2.0 Webinar with Dr. Steve Albrecht

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

"Serving Mentally Ill Patrons: Support, Empathy, and Safety" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht & Dr. Dr. Gina Simmons Schneider OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht and Dr. Gina Simmons Schneider, a San Diego-based licensed psychotherapist.

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Carousel Digital Signage Unites Teachers and Students at Grandview High School

eSchool News

A rural Washington state high school optimizes communications and engagement in challenging hybrid education model. GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON, June 1, 2021 – Carousel Digital Signage has helped optimize Grandview High School’s student and faculty communications while they operate within a hybrid learning model. Grandview High has deployed a Carousel Cloud digital signage network in combination with Carousel Express Players to distribute targeted messaging to those on campus, while also engaging thos

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Want to Hire an Innovative College Graduate? Choose a Transfer Student

Edsurge

Among the many questions COVID-19 has raised about college-going, one remains particularly daunting across industry sectors—who to hire? If anything, COVID has taught us that nothing can be taken for granted and there are no sure-things with regard to the college-to-career pipeline. Will liberal arts majors succeed in business —and for that matter, will business majors succeed?

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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Education Stimulus Funding: The Who, What, and Why

edWeb.net

By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. News about economic stimulus funding for K-12 education brought a lot of excitement, confusion, and questions for both vendors and school districts. Who gets the money? How much and how is it distributed? Where can it be spent? During an edFocus Friday edWebinar, “ Build Your K-12 Sales and Marketing Plans Around the ESSER Funding,” Rita Ferrandino, Founding Partner at Arc Capital Development and Innovation Consultant at Cata

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Distance Learning Tools That Teachers and Students Hope Become the Norm

MindShift

When distance learning necessitated a reliance on technology, many teachers began experimenting with digital tools. From the student perspective, experiences were mixed. Some appreciated the new opportunities created by these technologies, especially in contrast to some limitations of in-person learning. Others chose to return to more analog methods, determining what worked best from the prior world and consciously choosing to keep some of the newer tools acquired during remote teaching. .

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