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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international policy research group, found that when students depend on AI, the mental processes that turn answers into understanding decline. -
Many school districts are still in the early, cautious phases, setting guidelines and testing tools, while local colleges are certifying teachers and using it to create teaching assistants, tutors or study aides.
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A pair of "Future 2 Schools" at Houston Independent School District will have semester-long courses on AI tools and assign students accelerated coursework on an online platform once they're proficient in core subjects.
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The most pressing digital divide has to do with how technology is used in the classroom.
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What kids read has a strong impact on their perceptions of reality.
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By Feb. 17 the district plans to have supplied an iPad to every student in kindergarten through eighth grade.
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A survey found that three out of four middle and high schools do not offer coding classes -- but some Chicago-area districts vow to change that.
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Small devices — about the size of a cellphone — act as Wi-Fi hubs and give students Internet access from the moment they get on the bus until they arrive home.
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Though some favor someone with his predecessor's aggressive agenda for change, district officials describe Ramon C. Cortines' leadership as calming and productive — particularly on matters that affect students.
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The Career Club at STEM Early High School is part of an interdisciplinary study conducted by North Carolina State University that focuses on developing ways to promote and measure interest in and preparation for STEM careers and majors.
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Three middle school students will test whether a potato can sprout in a small tube inside the orbiting laboratory and survive the return to Earth for planting – a particular area of interest for NASA.
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The pilot project with school resources officers will help the department determine whether it will outfit all officers with the technology.
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After winning the state round, the students will receive $20,000 worth of technology for their classrooms, including camcorders, tablets and laptops, before moving on to compete nationally.
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The national program provides K-12 students activity-, problem- and project-based curriculum to help prepare them for life after high school.
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A new, enthusiastic director of youth services in Illinois' Danville Public Library is hoping to engage young learners by providing a plethora of creative and exciting activities.
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A 2015 report on the state of broadband at K-12 institutions across the nation lists Wyoming, Hawaii, South Dakota, Connecticut and Maine as the top states for school Internet connectivity.
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Topics including digital equity and student data privacy made the list of some of the most viewed K-12 stories on the Center for Digital Education's website.
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One middle school teacher believes that having students debate helps them work on claims of arguments and fallacies, which fit in nicely with debates.
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Students in one digital literacy class learn that online tools also means something else: the exponential growth of their personal data and social media posts, preserved online forever.
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Constance Yowell has formed an organization called Collective Shift, whose first project seeks to redesign learning for the 21st century around the world.
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The students made a piano from various fruits, vegetables and electronic current. They learned how tools they might already have, like iPads and Nintendo, could be used to make music.
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