Fri.Nov 03, 2023

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Practical, Awesome AI: Unlock the Power of Bing Chat Enterprise

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's show, I talk with Mark Sparvell about a tool that has become essential to my lesson planning and work in my AP Computer Science Principles course: Bing Chat Enterprise. If your school has Microsoft Office 365 A3 or A5 licenses, you can activate this feature. It's an amazing tool that saves time and stands out with its robust privacy features, ensuring the security of student data while offering powerful AI

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CoSN Resources Simplify NIST Cybersecurity Framework for Schools

EdTech Magazine

The Consortium for School Networking has put together a guide to make the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework more accessible to K–12 IT leaders. On its website, CoSN has aggregated resources aligning to the NIST Framework, breaking them out into categories that align with each of the five areas of NIST’s guidance: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.

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Buying an Office Projector: 5 Things to Consider 

ViewSonic Education

Office projectors have been a workspace essential for many years, and it’s safe to say there’s hardly a business on this planet that doesn’t have one in their meeting rooms. But projectors can do so much more than just display slideshows and spreadsheets, and they’ve found their way into every nook and cranny of the office, ready to unleash their potential.

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ASCII Art–Computer Art for Everyone

Ask a Tech Teacher

ASCII art is text-based visual art that uses ASCII characters to create images. It is a fun and effective way to teach keyboarding because it requires students use a variety of different keys, including the symbols. Here’s a pumpkin I did for Halloween in about fifteen minutes: Are you suitably impressed? Here’s how I did it: Add a watermark of a picture you like, preferably a single image (I picked a pumpkin for Halloween) Type over it with appropriate letters (if you’re more

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Curved Gaming Monitors: What You Need to Know

ViewSonic Education

Curved gaming monitors have become increasingly popular in recent years. These monitors don’t just immerse you in your favorite virtual realms; they practically teleport you there. So, whether you’re a gaming veteran looking to take your setup to the next level or a casual gamer ready to start your gaming journey, getting the lowdown on these sleek screens can seriously up your game.

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5 Education Trends Surfaced by Global Systems Leaders

Digital Promise

Education leaders from around the world came together to identify common challenges and collaborate around potential solutions.

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What I Learned From an Experiment to Apply Generative AI to My Data Course

Edsurge

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change. My students are working toward a master’s degree in public affairs and many of them are interested in pursuing careers in international and domestic public policy.

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An Update to Digital Promise’s Goals

Digital Promise

The post An Update to Digital Promise’s Goals appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

Edsurge

Digital badges, microcredentials and digital credentials… What sets them apart, or are they synonymous? Essentially, these credentials share a few attributes: They are skill-specific and emphasize industry-relevant competencies. Moreover, they possess the valuable quality of being stackable, allowing learners to accumulate multiple credentials over time, systematically enhancing their expertise through a portfolio of competencies.

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Expanding ‘through-year’ assessments to boost student achievement

eSchool News

Key points: To personalize learning, teachers need actionable data more frequently A new partnership in Montana will support student achievement in just this manner See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? For more on assessments, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page The Montana Office of Public Instruction is focusing on using assessments throughout the school year to give teachers the data they need–as early as possible–to positively impact student achievement

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Does alternative grading make cheating more likely?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

This post first appeared at Grading For Growth on March 13. Instructors are concerned about academic dishonesty like never before. First during the Big Pivot to online instruction in 2020 and continuing today with the rise of generative AI like ChatGPT, the opportunities to cheat have never been so readily available. And it's not just availability that's going up.

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Students need–and deserve–a globalized curriculum

eSchool News

Key points: In preparing students for the modern workforce, think globally A globalized curriculum helps children learn without barriers See related article: 10 things schools need to do to build students’ networks For more news on global learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Learning should be lifelong. Our curiosity for the world around us and its people should be unwavering, and yet school curriculums around the globe do not reflect our ever-evolving landscape and impede the tr

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Computer Technology Skills that will help You in College

Kyle Pace

Introduction Modern education of students is no longer limited to notebooks and pens, monotonous nights spent in the light of a lamp, and sheets covered with ink. Universities and colleges have reached a new level of learning, and therefore all institutions are optimizing learning processes to make it easier and better. Older people may have difficulty with digitalization, so mastering computer skills is essential in the modern world.

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Behind This Week’s Launch of TeacherIn

eSchool News

Big news this week from ClassIn , a leader in blended, hybrid, and remote learning solutions, who announced what they describe as a first-of-its-kind platform—bringing curriculum and content discovery, management, editing, and distribution into its planning and instructional platform. Since TeacherIn’s beta went live at the beginning of the year, it has gained over 110,000 users globally, and more than 25,000 courses have been created.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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Save Your Time: Why You Should Turn to Professionals for Essay Writing

Kyle Pace

Introduction Many students find themselves running out of time to complete online dissertation writing for college and university. In the chaotic and chaotic pace of student life, homework feels heavy and terrible. However, students should not get upset and panic ahead of time – essay writing services are rushing to help every student who needs them.

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Carnegie Learning Awarded LEVI Grant to Double the Rate of Middle School Math Progress by 2027

eSchool News

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a pioneer in AI-driven education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions for K-12, has been selected by the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute (LEVI) as one of seven teams committed toward accomplishing an ambitious goal: to DOUBLE the rate of middle school math progress for low income students by 2027.

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Have you done the Connections?

SpeechTechie

is something my husband or I says to the other at some point every day since the spring. At that time, the New York Times added a daily puzzle that I thought was uniquely designed for SLPs and our love of categories as a foundation of semantics. Connections is free daily via the web on whatever device, and also now is in the NYT Games app (I do subscribe as I have gotten in the habit of doing at least Sunday to Wednesday's Crossword).

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How to Interpret AI Detector Results

PlagiarismCheck

The only way to say whether the text is AI generated for 100% sure is to see the process of writing/AI generating. We know it sounds disappointing as you long for clear answers – we do, too! Unfortunately, no magic pill has been invented yet (we are doing our best, though!) Meanwhile, no AI detector can give you a guarantee the paper is human or machine-written.

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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

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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New Dr. Albrecht Podcast: "Using Time Studies for Better Employee Accountability"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted a new podcast by Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " Using Time Studies for Better Employee Accountability. " On this podcast episode, Dr. Steve Albrecht talks about the value of asking specific employees, who may not be working to their full capacity, to account for their work time in a structured and reviewable way.

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