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Technology Use and Wellness: How to Guide Students in a Digital Age

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While students’ access to information is highly beneficial for learning, technology also exposes them to mental, emotional, and psychological risks that, when left unchecked, can have long-term consequences. As such, parents and educators must be more proactive in managing technology use to mitigate these health consequences.

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Using AI in Service of Strong Pedagogical Practice

Catlin Tucker

Are we asking AI to generate exemplars, scaffolds, and other supports to ensure all students can access the learning experience? I like this comparison because it’s the architect’s job to design the blueprint, but they do not do the hard work of building the structure.

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Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers:

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It looks like KeeKo is able to assist the teacher in the classroom, and the students seem to be participating and enjoying the activity (access allowed only through YouTube). Next, let’s go over the comparison of a human teacher and robot teacher. Comparison of a Human Teacher and a Robot Teacher.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies. It should surprise no one that media comparison studies find no significant difference in student learning. ” This is a theme in media comparison studies that has been repeated in the literature for decades.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

Highlights include: A comparison of how each authoring app handles key functionality, including interactivity, mobile design, accessibility, and more Important factors that impact the total price, such as integrations and support Learning trends that are most likely to affect your future needs, and more!

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What are VPNs and How Do They Work?

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In addition, VPNs also allow you to access geographically restricted content since when you connect to a VPN server, your location will be changed to the location of the server. Additionally, it can help unlock content unavailable in any other region, giving travelers more access to sites, music, and videos than they could before.

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Free School Broadband Comparison Tool

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Updates to the school broadband comparison tool make finding what neighboring and similar school districts are paying for broadband services even easier. Direct access to free resources and support: Districts using the tool can now access RFP templates, school network tips, webinars, and technical assistance.