Tag: internet
5 positive ways students can use AI
Key points: Don’t fight AI–learn to embrace it for teaching and learning Using AI will help quell fears about how it could harm education See related article: [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…]
Reliable internet and Wi-Fi in schools should be top priority
Key points: Connected Nation’s 2022 Report on School Connectivity notes that one-third of school districts–23.5 million students–still need improved access to the internet and digital learning. Without [more…]
Internet Safety Labs Advances Mobile App Safety for K-12 Students, Families and Educators with New App Microscope
SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced a big leap forward to help ensure [more…]
The future of gamification
Key points: In the past decade, students have been inundated with more and more distractions. The internet provides an infinite amount of said distractions: YouTube, Instagram, and [more…]
Biden announces $930M in grants to expand internet access, digital equity
Key points: A new $930 million investment can help close digital equity gaps by expanding much-needed internet access across the nation Middle mile internet infrastructure, which moves [more…]
4 ways to use ChatGPT in your STEM classroom
Key points: ChatGPT isn’t a tool to be feared–it can contribute greatly to STEM learning AI tools aren’t going away, and harnessing their capabilities is important “If [more…]
Google Trends Data Shows Bitcoin Search Interest Surged This Week Amid 10-Month Price High
According to worldwide data from Google Trends, the search term “bitcoin” has reached a score of 93 out of 100 in the last seven days. Additionally, the [more…]
4 ways school leaders can target the homework gap
While the homework gap has existed for some time, the massive virtual learning spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic shed a bright light on the challenge of ensuring [more…]
Discover how edtech makes your teaching more effective and efficient
Nearly every student has a device and internet access, but that doesn’t mean in-person instruction will magically improve. How can we use technology to maximize learning in [more…]
3 ways to engage students in productive struggle
What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Think about it for a minute. You are facing a new challenge – whether it be [more…]
How computer science education bridges the digital divide
Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and [more…]
5 ways tech helps create calmer learning environments
When I started as a school counselor more than 15 years ago, technology in the classroom looked much different than it does today. Only a handful of [more…]
The world on your desktop
We virtually visit ten popular holiday destinations you may be tempted to head for this year. Where are you going on holiday this summer? The answer is: [more…]
