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Leveraging AI to help special education teachers

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For both novice and veteran teachers, Poe.com provides access to a behavior intervention bot in real-time to help with questions that might arise with paperwork or strategies for student behavior. MagicSchool.ai In this case, AI can essentially serve as an on-demand instructional coach for special education teachers.

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How to find an LMS that supports student privacy and data security

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Our student information system (SIS), for instance, stores dates of birth, addresses, and other confidential data. The question becomes, “How protected should that information be? From there, things start to get a little fuzzy and include math applications that track how well a student is learning multiplication tables.

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What is COPPA?

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COPPA has a number of requirements, but some key ones are that tech companies making apps, websites, and online tools for kids under 13 must: provide notice and get parental consent before collecting information from kids; have a “clear and comprehensive” privacy policy; and keep information they collect from kids confidential and secure.

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BIOZONE’s High School Biology for Texas achieves Top Marks

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Key question provides a focus for each activity Content anchors provide context for each chapter Practical investigations integrated throughout. Features and Benefits: Beautifully Illustrated throughout with “infographic” style diagrams Rated and Reviewed 100% TEKS and 100% ELPS. An equipment list is provided.

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This $90M Education Research Project Is Banking on Data Privacy to Drive Insights

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Instead, we're taking the researchers’ questions to that data. Researchers would develop questions — then transform those questions into computer code that can sift through the data — to be delivered to learning platforms. Tasking students and parents to protect data is the wrong place to put that responsibility,” Verdi says.

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How to measure edtech impact in the ESSA era

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It is important to use caution when handling confidential information while implementing the design. EdFocus: The EdMarketing Community is a free professional learning community that will help you connect with colleagues in the education industry to share information and resources, raise questions, and get advice.

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How today’s tech departments are moving into the future

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We’ve pushed back on that because it puts districts in a interesting spot because that’s what we use even though it’s confidential data. Teachers would ask us questions we don’t know how to answer. They did phase out the ability for families to use free and reduced lunch as a qualifier. Another support I would offer is EveryoneOn.org.

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