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The advent of AI

eSchool News

Getting the participants to follow up with a real live conversation of their own. However, ethical concerns are raised, particularly regarding the use of AI to detect cheating and plagiarism. The speakers argue that the focus should shift from using technology for enforcement to enhancing the quality of education itself.

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The 9 essential elements of digital citizenship

eSchool News

Digital access: Full electronic participation in society, which includes helping to make sure everyone has equal access to technology and understands the limitations and drawbacks when this access is withheld. But as a baseline, Ribble also outlines nine essential elements of digital citizenship that every student should know.

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High school students say AI will change the workforce

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The 16- to 18-year-old students queried are participants in this year’s MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM. The survey polled 825 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S.

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How to help ESL students improve writing skills

eSchool News

Not to mention their further education when the time comes to write dissertations and other research papers: Afraid of poor grades and stipend loss, ESL students get tempted to plagiarize from others or use writing services from third parties to prevent failures and get the desired diploma.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Common Sense Education ramps up ‘Digital Citizenship for All’

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As technology becomes more commonplace in the classroom, teachers and students alike face new digital dilemmas, from issues with cyberbullying and digital footprints to creative copyright and plagiarism. ” Material from a press release was used in this report.

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How Should We Approach the Ethical Considerations of AI in K-12 Education?

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Tools like Turnitin that check for plagiarism, intelligent tutoring softwares like Khan Academy or iReady that automate or personalize instruction, and chatbots like Alexa that answer student questions are all vulnerable to algorithmic biases in development and inequitable outcomes in implementation.

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