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China’s kindergarten coders: The AI arms race begins at age 4

eSchool News

She likens current resistance to early internet fears, arguing that lack of AI literacy risks not only economic stagnation, but societal instability. by contrast, lacks a national AI curriculum, and remains mired in debate about whether students should even use ChatGPT to write essays. The consequences of inaction go beyond education.

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Top Grant Sources to Bring Technology to Under-Resourced Classrooms

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For many students, school may be the only place where they have access to reliable internet, a quiet space to learn, or even a working device. Housing insecurity, including overcrowding, frequent moves, or even homelessness, can disrupt a students ability to attend school consistently, concentrate in class, or complete homework at home.

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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

Cal Matters

Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? Indeed, many students have taken the bait, if not to write entire essays, then certainly to draft an outline, refine their ideas or clean up their writing before submitting it.

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Computer Skills for Online Students: Build Confidence and Boost Success

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This blog lays the groundwork for your child’s digital literacy (and yours too), covering everything from necessary software skills to internet safety. Students will need the keyboard for most computer tasks, from typing searches into Google to writing papers. Computers and the internet are evolving rapidly. Typing and keyboard.

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Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again

Cult of Pedagogy

But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs. I knew I had to do something and, personally, I blamed it all on the distractions of devices and the internet.

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DIY Choose Your Adventure Stories

Organized Classroom

Even add your own images into the writing (the only caveat to this is that the image must be hosted on the internet somewhere already as you need a URL. Need a blank writing template for students just to free write? How do you think you could use this website with your students? I would love to hear in the comments below!

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What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

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Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS.

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