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Educators recommend showing parents how technology is used for learning.
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Dear Parents: You do your job (for a change) and let us do ours! ;)
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Many school leaders think a tech reset is overdue, but don't want to dump what's helping kids learn.
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Dear School Leaders: Grow spines and tell the Luddites to back off! ;)
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From student misbehavior to funding uncertainty, a lot is weighing on educators’ minds.
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Check this out!
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Instead of attempting to predict the future, future-proofing online courses is about making them easier to update, more inclusive and more useful to students, even as context changes Via Vladimir Kukharenko, Yashy Tohsaku
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Now, see...this is what we need to keep course content relevant. Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku.
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If you wouldn't send a document or repeat information to someone you don't know, you shouldn't include it in a chatbot prompt either. Via Yashy Tohsaku
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Only 8 things?? Oh, well...may already be too late for me. ;)
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This time last summer, Worthy Educators were clearly telling us that all the good work we were doing needed to culminate in a more formal mapping out of a way forward, and the identification of Roadmap 2029...then 2030...and finally Roadmap 2031....propelled us forward.
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The Worthy Educator is seeking your input to inform our advocacy efforts for the coming year.What are your perceptions and priorities for public education? Help us identify how we move forward championing the profession!
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The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that really matter.
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Internet banning is just the modern version of book burning. No good will come of it!
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Google’s "AI overview" and "AI mode" were each rated "Unacceptable" by a media watchdog.
David W. Deeds's insight:
What's the expression? "Don't get your knickers in a twist." Found that via Google AI. ;)
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Students helped design the A.I.-powered creation as a young female with dark hair and an upbeat personality. Then came the outrage.
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So if it looked like a dog, everything would've been OK. Sheesh! ;)
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From bullying to losing sleep, what kids do at home on screens affects their learning.
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Good stuff!
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Learn how research-based digital learning, such as esports, AI, and robotics, engages students while building real-world tech skills.
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Download your free copy today!
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Teachers shouldn't fear that AI and advancements in technology will diminish their expertise--instead, they amplify it. Via EDTECH@UTRGV, michel verstrepen
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Thanks to Michel Verstrepen.
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
July 14, 10:22 AM
"When we combine the timeless art of great teaching with the new science of artificial intelligence, we create classrooms where every student can truly thrive."
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The Worthy Educator launched a series of convenings to provide a safe forum for educators to come together and discuss the current state of education in a nonpartisan climate, to build constructive strategies.
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Fullmind's whitepaper, Learning Has No Address, argues that the teacher shortage in rural America isn't a pipeline problem — it's a
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"Learning has no address"...I like that. ;)
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Most teens say they learn best when they can apply what they're learning to real-world situations.
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But people in charge of schools have known all this for years, yet they refuse to change!!
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IMPROTECH is an Information Technology training institute providing students with quality and practical training.
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Gonna be a Strategic Advisor for ImproTech. Big picture organizational goal: being the primary Career Technical Education (CTE) provider for the country... and region.
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Explore how AI is changing student learning and assessment in higher education and why educators must design assignments that measure thinking, judgment, and understanding. Via Vladimir Kukharenko, LGA
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Hey, maybe AI will be what it finally takes to get educators to stop obsessing over tests and grades!
Marco Bertolini's curator insight,
August 2, 6:51 AM
With the introduction of AI, our perception shifted from assessing the learner to assessing the tool's performance. And it has consequences...
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To meet the growing needs of his congregation, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.
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Well, OK...seems kinda weird to me, though. ;)
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New survey results reveal what teachers and administrators find to be the most meaningful type of acknowledgment from a supervisor.
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I never need compliments, I'm fully aware of how fantastic I am. All I ask of others is for them to BUTT OUT. ;)
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It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
David W. Deeds's insight:
I've done this before with more limited questions. But it's interesting to use the exact same prompts in the article and compare responses. ;)
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Often, CTE programs can look good on paper without serving the students who could use them most.
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CTE, YES! But it can't be designed by folks who've never had a job outside a school. You need people with real industry/commercial experience. That's right, like me! ;)
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'Sally' from Realbotix will have a 'lifelike appearance,' with silicone skin and long brown hair, and will give students personalized learning support based on the data it stores about their progress.
David W. Deeds's insight:
The temptation to make jokes about this is strong, but I will resist. ;)
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Some educators say they would like to pull back on digital tools, but lack alternative resources.
David W. Deeds's insight:
These "techlashes" come and go, although now that AI is a factor this one might last longer.
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eLearning platforms with AI features completely rebuilt their core systems. Here's what they actually engineered behind the scenes. Via EDTECH@UTRGV, michel verstrepen
David W. Deeds's insight:
Thanks again to Michel Verstrepen.
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
July 13, 3:32 PM
"eLearning platforms are adding AI in specific places where it solves a problem. But they're also running into real constraints. And they're discovering that rebuilding a platform around AI costs significantly more than bolting AI onto an existing system."
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Ed-tech company Instructure has published its ninth annual EdTech Top 40 report.
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Instructure's reports are always interesting.
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