eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
Key points: AI literacy is critical for students–and for teachers 6 tips to help your school unlock the most value from AI Navigation and guidance in the age of AI: 5 trends to watch For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Avoiding or banning AI in the classroom does students a disservice, and if teachers arent familiar with AI tools and how to use them, who is really in charge of teaching?
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2025
Sharing artificial intelligence projects as an art teacher yields mixed reactions, Tim Needles said at FETC 2025 in Orlando, Fla. Needles, who works as an art teacher and a technology integration specialist for New Yorks Smithtown Central School District, explained in a presentation Wednesday that the teacher and ed tech communities are often excited by the AI art he shares, whereas his artist friends and followers are more inclined to criticize it.
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eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
The Forney Independent School District sought to break away from traditional classroom setups, aiming to enhance teacher mobility and foster greater interactivity. Their primary priorities were reliability, consistency, and cost-effectiveness. By pairing Vivi with a projector in every classroom, the district found an ideal solution that satisfied the needs of both teachers and technology staff.
Edsurge
JANUARY 16, 2025
I was recently sitting with my friends 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV. Id wanted to get a kids perspective on brain rot, Oxford University Press 2024 word of the year that describes both low-quality video content and what seemingly happens to the mind after watching too much of it. Naturally, I sought out someone with on-the-ground experience.
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students. AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. At the same time, schools are placing a stronger emphasis on mental health, equity, and future-ready skills, ensuring students are not only academically successful but also are prepared for the challenges of today’s every-changing world.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2025
As a former high school English teacher, I constantly find myself looking for the stories in the world around me. Whether they happen through social media platforms or face-to-face conversations, our stories define us. They help us understand ourselves and learn from each other. However, this means that we must be able hear the stories around us and be literate enough to amplify them.
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
As the lines further blur between media and journalism, between real and fake, and sources become more obscure, there may be no greater imperative for educators than helping students navigate the evolving landscape of information. At FETC, Liz Collins, a senior product manager for K-12 at Gale, part of Cengage Group, is sharing best practices and stories from their customer school districts.
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eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
AI can’t replace teachers, but it can support them. Merlyn, a voice-controlled AI classroom assistant from Merlyn Mind, is designed to help teachers and students stay engaged and focused. Merlyn empowers teachers to move around the classroom and manage classroom technology seamlessly, keeping distractions to a minimum and ensuring teachers and students remain connected.
Teach Hub
JANUARY 16, 2025
School anxiety can start at a very young age. For many students, the excitement of starting school is also paired with feelings of nervousness. While some anxiety is a normal part of adjusting to a new environment, for some children, these feelings can become overwhelming, impacting their ability to focus and enjoy learning. Whether its academic pressure, social challenges, or the fear of failure, its no wonder that anxiety is becoming more prevalent in students of all ages.
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
eSchool News scored a backstage tour of the latest Chromebooks, workstations, and peripherals offered by CTL, and was able to chat about how their lifecycle services help roll out successful, sustainable technology implementations for students, teachers, and staff. CTL is a global computing solutions provider on a mission to empower success at school, in the workplace, and at home.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 16, 2025
A few weeks ago, I went to my daughters open house at her high school and had a chance to meet her teachers. One teacher stood out to me from what he said about wanting to be genuine with his students as much as possible because that would create a more effective learning environment for them. At first, it seemed like such a strange thing to say. How could he not be genuine with them?
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
Once again, Pitsco Education has come to FETC with cutting-edge content that includes preK-12 core science, CTE, and hands-on STEM curriculum. Through Pitscos diverse range of products, interactive activities, standards-aligned curriculum, and scalable resources, the company creates engaging and meaningful learning experiences that enhance student involvement and promote lasting academic success.
Teaching with a Mountain View
JANUARY 16, 2025
As classroom teachers, were used to working with small budgets. Thats why we get so excited when we receive community grant money, an opportunity to put together an Amazon wishlist, PTO wishlist items, or general spending money from the school each year! But with these small budgets comes the daunting task of making every dollar count through smart classroom purchases.
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
Linewize , the North American division of global safety and student wellbeing leader Qoria , announced the launch of EdTech Insights, a new platform designed to transform data into actionable intelligence for K-12 schools and districts at Booth #1083. Linewize EdTech Insights brings a school district’s entire app inventory into one location, giving IT leaders deeper analytics into adoption, licensing, compliance, and more.
TNTP Blog
JANUARY 16, 2025
At TNTP , we recognize that to prepare young people for the 21st-century workplace, we must change how we approach education to ensure academic and workforce readiness for all young people. For over 25 years, TNTP has worked hand-in-hand with thousands of school districts to tackle their most intractable problems. Today, our work reaches 19 million students across 41 states as we work toward a future where every young person has multiple pathways to achieve short- and long-term economic and soci
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lingokids , the #1 early learning app trusted by over 100 million families worldwide, has teamed up with Moonbug Entertainment, the creators of global preschool favorites like Blippi and CoComelon. This exciting partnership means families using Lingokids can now enjoy exclusive content featuring Blippi, one of the worlds most popular preschool characters, designed to make learning even more fun for kids ages 2-8.
Edtech IRL
JANUARY 16, 2025
With many districts still trying to process the PowerSchool breach and what it means for them, it’s not surprising that the Scholastic breach announced last Friday (Jan. 10, 2025) has flown somewhat under the radar. Originally reported by The Daily Dot , the scholastic breach has a far less damaging scope than the PowerSchool breach (i.e., no Social Security Numbers were involved).
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
Leading the way for LG at this years FETC is LG’s new Google-compatible CreateBoard Pro TR3PN Series of interactive digital displays that are available to schools in 86-, 75-, and 65-inch screen sizes to meet virtually every application need. The new series includes built-in Android 13 software and the LG software suite, and boast a native resolution of 3,840-by-2,160 (UHD), brightness up to 400 nits and 50-point multitouch interaction.
Scholarly Teacher
JANUARY 16, 2025
Todd Zakrajsek , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Keywords: Generative AI, Learning, Teaching Key Statement: Amid widespread nervousness about generative AI, we can draw on self-efficacy to establish a foundation from which to move forward in creating new learning opportunities for our students with this groundbreaking tool. Introduction Ill be honestgenerative artificial intelligence (genAI) makes me a little uneasy.
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
Lenovoannounced new hardware solutions that makes it easy for students and teachers to connect, collaborate, and engage from anywhere. The latest in Lenovo Educations portfolio includes new laptops, running Windows 11 or ChromeOS, built to help students and teachers embrace next-level digital learning, as well as take advantage of generative AI applications to boost everyday productivity.
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
KinderLab Robotics, creator of the award-winning KIBO robot , is expanding its curriculum offerings to serve students in grades 35 with Exploring with KIBO. Building on KIBO’s proven success in early childhood education, KinderLabs playful, screen-free robotics kits now offer a seamless learning progression that spans pre-K through 5th grade. The new curriculum includes 60 hours of standards-aligned lessons and activities specifically designed for upper elementary grades, with 20 hours of
eSchool News
JANUARY 16, 2025
The National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced a groundbreaking effort to help support its members with the creation of a recruiting portal. This collaborative effort brings together the Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations (NASEF), LeagueOS, and the NECC to create the largest recruiting platform in North America.The recruiting portal will be managed by LeagueOS, the official competition platform of the NECC.
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