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JANUARY 3, 2024

Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity disparities, strategically invests worldwide to tackle challenges such as insufficient internet access. Additionally, we've expanded into science, technology and engineering with prominent programs in robotics and entrepreneurship.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

In them, an animated avatar made to look like the 19th-century computing pioneer Ada Lovelace taught the basics of the Python programming language. The school’s headmaster, David McGrath, hoped the novelty of the technology would appeal to students. This makes AI-related features accessible to almost every edtech company,” he added.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Based on the assessment system I use, many of my students were reading at a level between kindergarten and second grade, which is not ideal, given that I teach high schoolers. In my classroom, I usually teach English language arts in 70-minute blocks. To be clear, I don’t see John’s progress as a reflection of my teaching.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In North Salem Central School District, every student is encouraged to engage with computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS). CT pathways are system-wide K-12 programs supporting equitable participation in computational thinking. focused on elements such as “data practices” and “understanding and using algorithms”).

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JULY 19, 2023

EdSurge recently posed a question to a panel of Latino educators and an edtech leader: Is educational technology serving the Latino community, particularly its students? You see students taken away from more meaningful learning experiences and kind of plugged into computer screens where it's basically a flashcard.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. But not every educator who tried hybrid teaching of some kind during the pandemic has continued it. Even vocal proponents of HyFlex admit it’s not widely popular among college instructors.

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MAY 6, 2024

The teaching profession has our own version of these nerdy individuals, called technology teachers. This year, for that special day, give your technology specialist a gift they will truly appreciate. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus.

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APRIL 13, 2023

That’s the privileged question that officials at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have been mulling over for the last two years, and this month they announced some answers. What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Maybe the cord that connects the keyboard to the computer is loose or fell out. Sometimes the stuff in the computer’s boot-up sequence that makes the keyboard work gets lost.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Objectives and Steps The objectives of this lesson are (use the lines in front of each item to check them off as completed): Understand that computers can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things. _Have students return to their seats and log onto the computer. Discuss why they use a password to access the computer.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

No longer confined to the realm of video games, this technology now plays key roles in industries as wide-ranging as architecture, medicine, automotive, aerospace and film. As use cases expand, and the much-discussed metaverse takes shape, educators today have an opportunity to prepare their students for the technology careers of tomorrow.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When Wendy Schatzberg, an associate professor at Utah Tech University, was teaching introductory chemistry, she thought her students would know how to use basic Microsoft Office tools like Excel and Word. I cannot and should not assume,” says Schatzberg, who also directs the Center for Teaching and Learning at Utah Tech. “We

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AUGUST 29, 2023

The Ask a Tech Teacher crew has come up with a foundational list of tips for teaching coding. Share in comments what your secret techniques are: 6 Tips for Teaching Kids Coding If you were around when the internet first came out, you may have seen how coding was a career for specialized professionals.

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MARCH 23, 2017

A decade ago, accessing schoolwork from home was just about impossible. Mary Davis, a guest writer for Ask a Tech Teacher, specializes in cloud computing. Here are her thoughts on how cloud computing is transforming today’s education: Cloud computing technology is certainly having its moment these days.

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APRIL 14, 2023

But what I noticed early in my teaching career is that when kids are excited about telling a story, they figure out a way. Music Technology to the Rescue Before most people compose music, they must master writing and reading music. They draw comic books. They write phonetically. They tell stories out loud.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

We also discuss the critical role of relationships and a growth mindset in effective teaching, particularly in math subjects that many find intimidating. Lidia Gonzalez is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at York College of the City University of New York. It's okay to not be good at it.

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JUNE 22, 2023

A college probably wouldn’t hire a teaching assistant who tends to lie to students about course content or deadlines. So despite the recent buzz about how new AI software like ChatGPT could serve as a helper in classes, there’s widespread concern about the tendency of the technology to simply make up facts. So Ashok K.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging. They are invested in teaching their classes and suddenly it seems impossible to meet yearly goals, build lifelong learners. Curricula for online teaching. That’s not what happens in online teaching. Access the required site through mobile devices.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

This challenge of a substantial and equitable education pathway is perhaps no more pressing than in computer science (CS) as a discipline and career, both of which remain spaces where people experience marginalization and exclusion from the earliest ages. Computational Thinking Pathways. To date, all 50 U.S. We want to know.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

When I started teaching, syncing work between school and home was impossible. Thanks to cloud computing, that nightmare is over. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector. And yet, cloud computing for school and universities wasn’t a top priority less than a decade ago. Extended Access to Education.

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MAY 28, 2020

They aren’t used to the homeschool aspect of remote teaching and it is a challenge to balance the needs of all of their children as well as their own personal circumstances. Today, she’s focused her considerable experience on how parents and teachers can support remote teaching. You’ll enjoy this: . Make a Schedule .

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Some Typical Prompts for AI Art Generation Additionally, I've bought some books on artistic styles and terminologies because knowing the words to use is part of making AI art generation accessible to our students (and ourselves.) Teaching About AI Art 1. I'm also asking my sister who is a professor at SCAD lots of questions.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

As a teacher, taking proactive measures to avoid and mitigate them is critical for creating a safe environment to teach and learn while maximizing the perks of the vast digital resources the internet offers. They can take over both your personal and work-related accounts, from your emails and social media to online teaching platforms.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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MARCH 31, 2023

This is one that isn’t connected to your local computer so can’t be compromised if you get a virus. It’s good to always backup data to cloud drives or a different drive on your computer but once a year, do the entire collection of data files to what is called an ‘air gap’ drive–one that is separated from any internet connection.

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JULY 25, 2023

Why Incorporate Technology In Math Education With smart technology becoming an integral part of everyday life, the average student interacts with different technologies day-to-day. A math teacher has a better chance of holding students’ attention during class time if they make technology part of the lesson.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving world, computer science (CS) and technology skills have become indispensable tools for addressing a wide range of societal challenges. Technology and computing are in all industries including farming and agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and retail.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

With the technology itself evolving rapidly, establishing a framework for examining its implications is critical; we need to know what questions to ask, and to continue asking, even as the answers continuously change. To advance the teaching and learning experience.

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MARCH 17, 2015

With technology moving out of the lab and into the classroom, it’s becoming a challenge for some teachers to infuse their teaching with tech tools such as websites, educational games, simulations, iPads, Chromebooks, GAFE, and other geeky devices that used to be the purview of a select group of nerdy teachers. Test the tool.

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MARCH 29, 2022

If your school doesn’t teach personal economics but would like to, there are many online sites that address the topic as mini-lessons. It is a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students in football strategy while teaching money management skills. Websites that Teach Your Kids About Money. Here are some I like.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

How I Merge and Manage Assignments for My Students: Some Examples Teaching is not all about delivering lectures to students. In addition to this, you also need to make sure all your students can access their assignments without any hassle. You can access it from any device. Yes, it is right! Not at all!

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If you teach online, you know what I mean. The ease with which it differentiates for student needs, focuses on what’s important (which rarely is a due date), and provides much-needed flexibility has changed the way many of us teach our physical classes. Good online instructors are what we always wished teaching would be.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In my first year of teaching, I was blessed to have a SMART board in my classroom. My excitement was palpable given that this fancy piece of technology was (and is) a luxury for most educators. My actions no longer just impacted my classroom; I now had to consider how every student and school uses technology to teach and learn.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Digital equity thinks of access beyond mainstream solutions and meets learners and their communities where they are, providing supports and solutions that complement their current realities. Digital access creates two very different lives and opportunities for each learner. How do people live without it?! Meet Maria.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

In considering the question, Is technology outpacing you? , let’s first look at technology’s place in the current education landscape. Sure, 73% of teachers use cell phones in their classrooms and 92% say the Internet has a “major impact” on their teaching. It will never: take over education.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

You’ll get access to activities, strategies, and tools to improve the four domains of wellness. Episode 790 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Teach AI with Experiments and Ethical Conversations Roberta Freitas. Resources on How to Teach AI. Transcript Episode 790 - Teaching AI Experiments and Discussing AI Ethics.

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