Looking for innovative ideas and tips for using iPad in your class? Apple's iPad in Education website is a good place to start with. The website offers a wide range of resources and materials to help teachers make the best use of iPad in education. It provides a ideas and tips on how to make your lessons more engaging, relevant and fun for students through the use of iPad apps.
The adoption of generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has shuffled the list of top skills businesses want from professionals in 2024, according to a new job site study and education industry data. Far from replacing workers, GenAI appears poised to transform the way technologists and others work, allowing them to focus more on creative tasks such as product development, and less on mundane tasks that can be automated.
Recently, EdSurge webinar host Carl Hooker discussed with field experts about opportunities and challenges to fostering creativity in the classroom with AI, defining creative thinking beyond traditional artistic pursuits, addressing equity and ethical considerations, reimagining the role of teachers in the AI-enhanced classroom and helping students get jobs and careers that rely on creative and AI skills. Webinar panelists Stacie Johnson, leader of professional development at Khan Academy, Pat Yongpradit, chief academic officer at Code.org and leader of TeachAI, and Brian Johnsrud, global head of education learning and advocacy at Adobe, each offered unique and valuable perspectives on the intersection of AI and creativity.
One of the nation's best-known media literacy events for high school students is expanding as demand grows for skills to identify deepfake images and online conspiracy theories.
I have written before (HERE) about the importance of not just moving more, but developing physical literacy skills with students. This was pre-pandemic. And if anything the limited activity many had during the COVID-19 pandemic increased these challenges leading to what many are seeing as a health crisis.
In the world of education, we rightly emphasize intellectual growth, but the significance of physical health cannot be overstated. We are intentionally trying to do this differently in West Vancouver Schools. We are looking at the whole school environment to get students moving more often throughout the day. For us physical health is not just about sports or fitness; it’s a comprehensive approach encompassing mental and emotional well-being, community involvement, and personal development.
"Most kids have at least some understanding of what generative artificial intelligence is and how it can be used, but they also want more help from adults in learning how to use the tools properly"
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Leading in an era of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) requires that leaders articulate a clear vision, build consensus around it, communicate effectively with the school community, and allocate support and resources for their policies.
This is no small challenge: As school leaders, you must pave a path forward in uncharted educational terrain and make decisions that will impact the role of AI in schools. Doing so requires consideration of the following questions: How can AI help schools embrace innovative instructional practices? What policies and supports are required to ensure responsible use of AI? How do we communicate AI policies to staff, students, and families to foster understanding?
"Hello World’s second special edition is here! Whilst our first special edition focused on how we can teach computing, The Big Book of Computing Content focuses on what we can teach. From data and information, to the effective use of tools, to artificial intelligence, The Big Book of Computing Content explores what we mean by computing and aims to provide a common language to describe the different areas of study and competencies, giving you an indispensable companion to understanding the breadth of knowledge contained within this constantly evolving subject. "
"Social media is often seen as a distraction. But can you use social media for inspiration instead? There are creative and unexpected ways to incorporate social media into various aspects of teaching – specifically as inspiration for student learning experiences throughout the school year.
Today on the blog, we’ll look at how integrating aspects of social media into your teaching methods can transform traditional classrooms into engaging and interactive spaces. The strategies below are ready for you to customize to your particular group of students. I think you’ll find that they can boost student engagement, foster creativity, and provide real-world context to your next lesson!"
The article shares how social media can be used as a source of inspiration rather than a distraction for students in the classroom. The author offers 12 creative ideas for incorporating social media into student learning experiences, such as creating historical figure Instagram posts, writing short poems to fit within character constraints (like X (Twitter) and Instagram), and making animated videos. These activities aim to enhance student engagement, foster creativity, and provide real-world context to assignments/lessons. The author emphasizes that integrating social media doesn't replace traditional teaching methods but, instead, adds a new dimension to education. Additionally, the article encourages teachers to experiment with these ideas and share their experiences on social media.
"Well, it’s January! And that means it’s the time when I put out a new edition of my Teacher’s Guide to Tech. This is now the TENTH edition of the guide, and as always, because it keeps improving, I’m gonna say this is the best edition yet.:
"Educators are having a very different experience with generative artificial intelligence (AI) since the 2022-23 school year came to a close. K-12 schools have now had the opportunity to take a breath and regroup to determine how to get a grip on the explosion of generative AI in the classroom – after the education sector was caught off guard when ChatGPT burst abruptly onto the scene during the last school year.
To understand how teachers are currently interacting with and receiving support on this technology, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) conducted a nationally representative survey of middle and high school teachers in November and December 2023.
This research builds on previous CDT findings that highlighted how schools were failing to enact and/or share policies and procedures on generative AI and how, as a result, teachers lacked clarity and guidance, were more distrustful of students, and reported that students were getting in trouble due to this technology. "
Generative AI describes technologies that are used to generate new content based on a variety of inputs. In recent time, Generative AI involves the use of neural networks to identify patterns and structures within existing data to generate new content. In this course, you will learn Generative AI concepts, applications, as well as the challenges and opportunities in this exciting field.
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This is an interesting tool for creating images and doing a wide range of editing functions. Most functions are free, but some (like headshots) you need to pay for. https://hotpot.ai/
Join us as we explore whether AI will replace the need for kids to develop their coding skills, or whether it will simply change what coding looks like in the future.
"Moving from reaction to action, higher education stakeholders are currently exploring the opportunities afforded by AI for teaching, learning, and work while maintaining a sense of caution for the vast array of risks AI-powered technologies pose. To aid in these efforts, we present this inaugural EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study, in which we summarize the higher education community's current sentiments and experiences related to strategic planning and readiness, policies and procedures, workforce, and the future of AI in higher education. This survey was distributed from November 27 to December 8, 2023, and focuses on the impacts AI has had on higher education since the mainstreaming of generative AI tools."
I like this idea! Allowing other non-athlete students to succeed in a district focused on athletics is a really well-thought-out project. It covers K-12 schools' challenges around financing and education system compliance for esports programs. If this study is deepened, the bond between students and sports can be established or re-established with some students or can be established from scratch.
The explosion of generative AI has created significant challenges and sparked new opportunities for our students. So, how do we decide when students should and should not use AI? In this article and podcast, I explore seven key areas you might consider as you craft the policies and design the systems within your school.
Great view! I read, watched, and listened to the article with pleasure. I like the cover photo! AI is developing surprisingly quickly and is included in children's lives.
We’re 17 years out from the release of that first iPhone, nearly two decades have passed, and educators are still trying to communicate the role that these tools can play in their programming.
So let’s try and break down the available information to help us make an informed decision. If you have been following me for any length of time you will know that one of my approaches to education is that “there is not one way to incorporate educational technology”. You will not leave this blog post with an absolute answer of, “yes, students have a right to unrestricted access to a smartphone”, or, “no, smartphones should be banned during school hours”. These types of absolutes do not exist in society and, at best, we are faced with an endless sea of grey situations; neither black nor white and dependent on the unique context in front of us. What I do hope you leave with is a summary of resources that can help you make an informed decision on what role cell phones can play in your situation.
Absorbing media and assimilating it into your existing knowledge is a challenge, and this is a concern when the media is full of big, scary headlines about artificial intelligence (AI) taking over the world, stealing jobs, and being sentient. As teachers and parents, you don’t need to know all the details about AI to answer young people’s questions, but you can avoid accidentally introducing alternate conceptions. This article offers some top tips to help you point those inquisitive minds in the right direction.
Absolutely! One way to talk to young children about AI is to compare AI to things they are familiar with, like a smart assistant on a device... focus on how AI can be helpful, like in video games, voice assistants, or learning apps... however, it is fundamental to clarity that AI does NOT have feelings, thoughts or creativity, it ONLY follows instructions based on specific data.
For those of us hoping for a quiet, back-to-normal kind of year, the research coming out of 2023 might disappoint. A rising tide of teenage mental health issues sent researchers scurrying for answers, and the sudden ascendance of AI posed a new threat to codes of academic conduct and caused some educators to forecast the end of teaching as we know it (we’re here to dispel that myth).
There was plenty of good news in the mix—and fascinating news, too. Neuroscientists continued to push the envelope on mapping the human brain, using cutting-edge technology to get a sneak peek at the “brain synchrony” between students and teachers as they learn about complex topics, and a comprehensive review of social and emotional learning confirmed, once again, that there’s no substitute for caring, welcoming school environments.
Finally, we did our due diligence and unearthed classroom strategies that can make a big difference for students, from the use of math picture books to a better, more humane way to incorporate tests and games of knowledge into your classroom activities.
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