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Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

eSchool News

In addition to feeling they are shortcutting learning, 50 percent of students report not knowing how to get the most benefit from AI in their studies. Organizations may be expecting a future workforce that is AI-ready, but 67 percent of surveyed students feel they are shortcutting their learning by using AI.

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How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

eSchool News

This article explores the significance of digital tools in social studies instruction, delving into their benefits, implications, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in both elementary and secondary settings.

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

Edsurge

It’s also somewhat eclipsed conversations about the ethics of how these tools are implemented, according to one observer. And the decisions those teachers make may be influenced by factors like how familiar they are with the technology or even what gender they are, according to a new study. The main findings? The main findings?

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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Is It Ethical to Run Learning Experiments On Students Without Their Knowledge?

Edsurge

That’s the ethics debate playing out in one online educator space , a lively back-and-forth carried over from a recent workshop on educational A/B testing. In a conversation with EdSurge, Peterson says she would like to see researchers build upon the federal guidelines that protect study participants. Lynch says.

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What I learned building an AI tool for my own kids (and millions more worldwide)

eSchool News

Study the existing literature on the intersection between childrens learning and advanced tech features. To become COPPA compliant you must build every element, from data collection to interactive design, in adherence to the highest standards of safety and ethics.

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Supporting Digital Citizenship Through Ethical Monitoring

Edsurge

But when it comes to ethical monitoring—concerned with how school systems set up their digital classroom management tools and teachers use them—we hear far too little. If we truly expect learners to develop those desired digital citizenship skills, educators must first become ethical monitors of their students’ online activity.

Ethics 152