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Edtech gone rogue? Tackling “Dirty Stream” attacks amidst uncontrolled app overloads

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When students own the device in question, the situation gets a little trickier. These platforms give IT admins a birds-eye view of all apps deployed across devices, making it easier to enforce blocklist policies, manage installations, and create custom app catalogues based on user roles.

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The Learning Counsel launches digital curriculum survey

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The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. In its third year, the assessment tool and survey was inspired by the Learning Counsel Digital Curriculum Strategy Discussion Meetings, held in 54 cities across the U.S.

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7 ways to engage students in remote learning

eSchool News

We then use that information to brainstorm how to best approach online lessons, build and maintain critical school culture and relationships, and enable other wrap-around supports, such as counseling and therapy. There is no question, teaching through this pandemic is tough and something for which we didn’t have a blueprint.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

eSchool News

Americans are questioning the value of the return on their investment: Is it worth my money? Mackey said the state added career coaches in recent years to ease the counseling workload, but in many districts there is just a single coach, who rotates among schools. Department of Education. Is it worth my time?

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science

eSchool News

Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students, which is followed by a series of brief videos and prompts used to guide class discussion. Mystery Science lessons cover a wide range of questions children wonder about, including Where do rivers flow? Why do the stars come out at night?

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Big Deals: New AI Inititiaves in Phonics Instruction and College Counseling

eSchool News

“Apply Genius answers any question you have about college admissions, personalized for you, giving you access to the same admissions secrets that the wealthiest applicants pay $10,000 or more for,” said Michael Pankowski, a Harvard graduate and co-founder of Apply Genius.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

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Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. Students explore big ideas through play, questions, and reflection. They dont just memorize factsthey weigh them, question them, and apply them. Every student has their own MacBook or iPad.

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