eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2024

Always a pleasure to glean the insights of Paige Johnson, Vice-President at Microsoft Education, as she reflects on this year’s ISTE and shares her company’s initiatives. She highlights the significant shift towards embracing generative AI, emphasizing its potential to transform teaching, learning, and school operations. More specifically, Paige details Microsoft’s focus on integrating AI to enhance educational experiences, support educators, and prepare students for future careers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2024

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Applying for tenure and promotion can be an intimidating and angst-ridden process. From the initial job interview until the faculty portfolio is submitted, tenure-track professors shed the proverbial blood, sweat, and tears worrying they won’t make the grade. In some cases, the process itself seems like an overwhelming mystery. The goal of this article is to reduce some of the dread by providing tips derived from personal experience going up for tenure and promotion.

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The Nerdy Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2024

Unsolicited Back to School AdviceCreated with DALL-EIt is that time of year again where teachers all over the country are getting ready to head back to their classrooms. Some are heading to their very first classroom. It can be a scary time for new and veteran teachers.

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Whiteboard Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Padlet has just launched Sandbox, their new collaborative online whiteboarding tool designed to replace Google Jamboard, which is being discontinued. Just like other Jamboard replacements , Padlet Sandbox offers all the familiar features of Jamboard and much more, making it an invaluable tool for teachers looking to enhance their interactive and collaborative activities.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Applying for tenure and promotion can be an intimidating and angst-ridden process. From the initial job interview until the faculty portfolio is submitted, tenure-track professors shed the proverbial blood, sweat, and tears worrying they won’t make the grade. In some cases, the process itself seems like an overwhelming mystery. The goal of this article is to reduce some of the dread by providing tips derived from personal experience going up for tenure and promotion.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2024

Key points: We must prepare students to be critical thinkers and help them develop news literacy skills Adding AI to your K-12 digital citizenship curriculum 5 news literacy resources for students For more news on information literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In this digital age of AI and misinformation, today’s students need to be better armed to discern fact from fiction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2024

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Vice President Kamala Harris quickly emerged as the most likely Democratic nominee for president, securing dozens of endorsements within hours of President Joe Biden announcing he would end his reelection campaign. If Harris becomes the nominee, she’ll face a Republican opponent in former President Donald Trump who has promised to cut federal funding for schools that teach “inappropriate” less

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