Tag: digital
5 things to know about AI in classrooms
Key points: AI has exploded, and its potential in education is nearly limitless AI enables increased personalization and relieve teachers of burdensome tasks See related article: 5 [more…]
Poptential™ by Certell Revolutionizes Social Studies Education with Integration of American Principles and Launch of Engauge™ Teacher Dashboard
INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to [more…]
5 ways I’ve leveraged AI in my English classroom
Key points: Students will be immersed in an AI world—they need to learn about it One English teacher brainstormed creative ways to get students talking about, and [more…]
Driving Innovation, Discovery Education Reaches New Heights in New Hampshire Classrooms
CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Education and Discovery Education are thrilled to announce that Granite State educators, students and families have reached one million engagements on [more…]
Big Deals—AI GUIDANCE for Schools Toolkit, Assessment PD for Teachers, and EV Buses Hit the Road.
This month, TeachAI, an initiative led by Code.org, ETS, the International Society of Technology in Education, Khan Academy, and the World Economic Forum, launched an AI Guidance [more…]
Illustrative Mathematics and Imagine Learning Expand Partnership to Empower More Students in Math
TUCSON, Ariz. /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Illustrative Mathematics (IM), a nonprofit dedicated to creating a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics, announces the organization is expanding its partnership [more…]
How a true teacher hero advocates for student equity and belonging
The 2023 eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards honors educators for their exemplary use of innovative edtech to support student learning. Interviewed and profiled here is winner John [more…]
Poptential™ High School Economics Curriculum by Certell Offers Free Stock Market Investment Lessons
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — October historically has been a month of notable volatility in the stock market, with historic crashes like the 1929 Great Depression and Black Monday [more…]
How schools can help students overcome the digital divide
Key points: Educators acknowledge that digital equity is of critical importance today What’s more, home internet is essential to helping students achieve learning outcomes See related article: [more…]
OpenAI releases ChatGPT teaching guide
Key points: OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, is releasing a guide to help educators incorporate the AI tool in their instruction The guide includes use examples and answers [more…]
Fixing the K-12 cybersecurity problem
Key points: K-12 cybersecurity is of paramount importance in digital classrooms A secure by design approach can help reduce cybersecurity risks See related article: Reading, writing, and [more…]
Navigating generative AI: Promoting academic integrity
Editor’s note: This story on how to manage academic integrity as generative AI moves into classrooms originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. With AI [more…]
Five action steps to shrink the digital divide
Key points: Reliable in-home high-speed internet is a essential, yet many low-income households do not have access Key actions can help eliminate barriers and ensure access See [more…]
The STEM Careers Coalition Presents a New Collection of Curated Digital Content for Manufacturing Day 2023
Charlotte, NC. – In celebration of National Manufacturing Day, the STEM Careers Coalition™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools [more…]
Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources
CHARLOTTE, NC —Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. Promise. [more…]
Digital tools are sticking around–here’s the right way to leverage technology
Key points: The edtech industry is experiencing explosive growth, especially with the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), which is projected to hit $3.68 billion in sales [more…]
10 key CoSN back-to-school resources for edtech leaders
Editor’s note: This story on 10 back-to-school resources for edtech leaders originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. 1) Digital Equity Dashboard CoSN’s Digital Equity [more…]
Research-Based Digital Family Engagement Program Set to Expand Student Support
SAN FRANCISCO/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — ParentPowered PBC, an education technology company that provides research-based digital family engagement, today announced the appointment of Terri Soutor as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Melissa Palmer as [more…]
Coming out of the AI closet: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4
Key points: Instead of running from AI advancements, scholars should leverage its capabilities ChatGPT-4 has ushered in a new era of brainstorming, structuring, and academic possibility See [more…]
Taking a measured look at AI in the classroom
Key points: What if AI can take over mundane tasks and free teachers up for more direct instruction? AI doesn’t just spit out data–it provides real, actionable [more…]
Crunch the numbers: The latest edtech data you can use right now
Clever, the platform used by more than 75% of U.S. K-12 schools to simplify and secure digital learning, announced last month its Classroom of the Future Report [more…]
