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IMPROTECH is an Information Technology training institute providing students with quality and practical training. On its way to become #1 in Western Africa."
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Microcredentials that respond to student and employer needs require industry-backed, thoughtful design, writes Karla Margarita Banda Martínez, who offers guidance Via Vladimir Kukharenko, Yashy Tohsaku
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Good stuff! I'm in the process of cheerleading microconsulting. Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku.
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A school communications expert explains how schools should approach their messaging around tech.
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"Hey, parents: BUTT OUT." Delivered with an optional smack upside their heads. ;)
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80+ free online tools for images, audio, video, PDF, finance, developers and game dev. Compress images, crop photos, convert audio, build resumes and more — fast, private, no sign-up. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, michel verstrepen
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Check this out! Thanks to Michel Verstrepen.
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Will the pushback against school devices last, and will we learn the right lessons from it?
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The Stone Age Admins made their debut in a Games-Based Learning prez I gave years ago. Whenever you encounter the term "techlash," these are the folks responsible! ;)
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Why is misinformation so easy to fall for, and what can we do about it? Check out What's Real Online?, a free digital literacy and citizenship lesson plan by Common Sense Media. Teach students in 9,10,11,12 about responsible and healthy media and tech use. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Yashy Tohsaku
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Good stuff from Common Sense Media! Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku.
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How do you decide what's worth your attention in a world designed to capture all of it? Check out Critical Ignoring: What's Worth Your Attention?, a free digital literacy and citizenship lesson plan by Common Sense Media. Teach students in 9,11,10,12 about responsible and healthy media and tech use. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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I need to take this course. ;)
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Access to AI is not the same as readiness to use it well. This article sets out what an AI-ready workforce actually needs.
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Check this out!
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The choice isn’t between distributing AI and not having it. AI is coming regardless of what anyone decides. So the real choice is between a broadly distributed capability and a concentrated one. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Yeah, c'mon...let's figure this out, shall we?? ;)
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 18, 2:11 PM
"There is no version of the next decade in which advanced AI is scarce and someone responsible is deciding who gets it. That world is gone. It ended without an announcement and without a vote."
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Schools shouldn’t abandon handwriting instruction—including cursive—in the digital age.
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I'm a tech guy, but I've always contended that abandoning handwriting instruction is a bad idea!
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Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.
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This is BIG! It's about time!
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Amid the rise of AI, researchers found that employers still value skills like communication, professionalism and teamwork among prospective and new employees. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Ah, here's the niche my mix of business and education skills is perfect for!
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 10, 12:28 PM
"Much of the conversation in business education to date has centered on helping students learn how to use AI responsibly and effectively. Even so, our recent findings show that other qualities and skills still matter. This is especially true when it comes to helping entry-level workers succeed and advance in their careers."
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This is interesting.
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August 11, 10:45 AM
"[T]eachers are under pressure to prepare students for standardized tests that emphasize reading and math, experts say, often to the detriment of other subjects." |
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The latest AI tutoring research points to a stubbornly human problem — getting students to engage. “Access was nearly universal but engagement was thin,” a new study found. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Students just wanted to be given the answers, they didn't want to make an effort to get them.
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 25, 8:47 AM
"[R]esearch on AI in education is nascent, but an early theme is that students often won’t use it for learning. 'When given AI tutors, many students do not engage'”
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Explore emerging trends and innovations in K-12 education technology. Access research reports and implementation strategies.
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Disseminating accurate, unbiased information is the best way to defeat the evil forces of Techlash!
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Trump administration's top K-12 official urges educators to focus on whether ed tech is effective.
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It's not the amount of screen time that matters. It's what kids do during screen time that matters. And hold on...am I agreeing with an official of the Cheeto Bandito administration? I'm a little scared. ;)
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Educators can confront AI head on by distinguishing its pattern-recognition skills from its inability to daydream, embody other people and authentically express itself.
It’s disconcerting to envision human thought becoming redundant or deemed inferior due to advancements in artificial intelligence.
But for all its ills, AI cannot be ignored or wished away. It’s here to stay, and I want my students to understand the stakes of becoming too reliant on this technology. Via Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc, Yashy Tohsaku
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This is interesting.
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Explore emerging trends and innovations in K-12 education technology. Access research reports and implementation strategies.
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Almost time to start on the next Driving K-12 Innovation Report! Download the free 2026 edition today!
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Geeky-cool stuff!
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 19, 2025 11:52 AM
"Pro Tip: To force the AI to reveal uncertainty, ask it to rate its own confidence"
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AI cheating will decrease, the techlash will continue, and other predictions for the coming school year. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Here we go! And the next Driving K-12 Innovation Report project is about to begin!
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 19, 11:15 AM
"I think we’re going to see more institutional responses and more cultural responses to this. Encouraging trends include the movement toward watermarking from some of the tech giants"
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This is interesting.
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District and state leaders should avoid one-size-fits-all mandates on screen time, expert argues.
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One more time: It's not screen time that matters, it's how screen time is used that matters!
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You will learn to identify neurodivergent traits, encounter individuals with a strength-based approach, and utilize concrete tools in both everyday life and work settings.
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Train to become a Neurodiversity Coach with Oppiko!
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Gotta maintain perspective, folks: There are many different types of EdTech.
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 13, 11:10 AM
"A Restarting Point: After 25 years in the industry, what I like most about this is the fresh questions I suddenly find myself asking. I never felt like I could fit all the pieces of the EdTech puzzle together and now I can."
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"We’ve all been experimenting with Google’s NotebookLM lately. Drop a dense, 30-page institutional report or a dry chapter into the platform, hit “generate,” and the result is surprising. Suddenly, two hyper-realistic AI hosts are talking back and forth, turning cold prose into an approachable conversational audio track. It just feels highly efficient, and it looks like an easy way to help busy students get through material." Via EDTECH@UTRGV, michel verstrepen
David W. Deeds's insight:
Thanks to Michel Verstrepen. I haven't tried NotebookLM yet, but I want to!
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
August 10, 1:49 PM
"Platforms like NotebookLM are useful for lowering access friction and making dense, imposing texts approachable for a broader student demographic. But if we simply host AI-generated audio files on our LMS instances and expect learning to occur on its own, the data suggest we will be disappointed." |
I want to also help schools in Cambodia!