The Tech Edvocate - Authoritative EdTech News & Commentary
3 天之前 · The National Interagency Fire Center is monitoring the situation. Since technology is not going anywhere and does more good than harm, adapting is the best course of action. That is where The Tech Edvocate comes in. We plan to cover the PreK-12 and Higher Education EdTech sectors and provide our readers with the latest news and opinion on the ...
How AI Is Changing Special Education - The Tech Edvocate
Bringing practical AI into the learning environment offers a ‘hands on’ approach that will allow kids to experience simulations and realtime examples that demonstrate the learning material. What this allows for is a more in-depth understanding. Differentiation. AI technology is adaptive and can cater to a child’s individual needs.
6 Best Practices for Internal Communication in Public Schools
Spread the loveWritten by Eric Walters and Karen Gerberry Internal communication may be more important than many think. 42% of communication is delivered through other people. Whether it is information needing to be communicated to teachers, students or administration a student success is highly dependent on the frequency and quality of communication. Successful communication between teachers ...
5 Skills That Students Are Losing Because of Tech
Social Skills. Making eye contact, holding a conversation, and maintaining one’s attention span are just as critical as being able to communicate in written form, but these, too, are often lost or diminished as a result of technology’s reign in students’ lives. Picking up on social cues or showing that a person is invested in a present ...
Turning Challenges into Opportunities with Open Educational Resources
At Liberty Public Schools (LPS), we started asking this question over five years ago, and discovered an answer: open educational resources (OER). OER are openly licensed materials that are free for educators and students to use, customize, and share. Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re finding that our students using OER are better ...
Will AI Replace Teachers? - The Tech Edvocate
Spread the loveThrough the years, robots have taken over many jobs. First, they replaced horses and wagons and horses and plows, then they started to replace people. A few examples of artificial intelligence (AI)s replacing humans are: Mobile check deposits; The Scan and Go at Walmart; The AI Autopilot in commercial flights; Spam filters; Lyft, Ubber, and other ridesharing apps; Plagiarism ...
The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media for Teachers
1. Create a professional online persona: When using social media platforms, it is essential for teachers to maintain a professional image. Use appropriate profile pictures and usernames that reflect your role as an educator. 2. Set boundaries between personal and professional life: While it is fine to share aspects of your personal life, be ...
The Secret to Effective Technology Integration in Schools
The Levels of Integration. There are four levels of technology integration that can be observed in schools. Sparse: Technology is hardly used or available, and students barely ever use technology to complete projects or assignments. Basic: Technology is occasionally available or used, generally in a lab instead of the class.
7 Ways Technology Is Impacting Modern Education
The top seven important concepts to understand when examining the use of technology for educational or instructional purposes include: 1) Active engagement with the learning material. Technology is interactive, and students learn by doing, researching, and receiving feedback. This helps students become passionate about what they are learning.
8 Must-Have Classroom Presentation Apps and Tools
Emaze is an easy, user-friendly presentation app that allows creators to plug in lesson information and aesthetic preferences and watch as built-in templates take over. Choose from learning aids, 3D imagery, transitions, and presentation formats that look professionally crafted. The software is also cloud-based, so Emaze presentations can be ...