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A recent promotion through the state-funded CalKIDS initiative highlights how the state of California is using education savings accounts to address technology access for students. -
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.
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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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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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The youngsters took the first step in the Hour of Code computer science initiative that local school districts took part in last week.
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It's called Hoopla, and it allows users to digitally borrow on-demand content by using their smartphones, tablets, laptops or other computers.
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As the model is fleshed out over the next few months, administrators say they will try to avoid the problems that plagued support for the small-school model for the past decade.
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The dolls are part of a movement catering to shoppers’ interest in STEM — encouraging children, particularly girls, to study fields related to science, technology, engineering and math.
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School officials say the vagueness of portions of the law has generated questions for school districts across the state regarding how many public hearings and permission slips are needed for each recording.
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From the statistical information mined, the teachers create specific intentional actionable strategies that become part of the Comprehensive School Improvement Programs and are data-based.
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Even though computer science has star power, it's more difficult to make room for it in the classroom for a number of reasons.
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is replacing No Child Left Behind (NCLB). How much of an improvement is it over the previous law?
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A group of Washington high school students have been volunteering teaching senior's how to use tablets and smart phones.
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Putting iPads and other technology in young children’s hands makes school fun and enjoyable in the moment, but it’s the long-term payoff of learning computer science and coding skills that is so beneficial.
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The U.S. Education Department outlines what it hopes to see over the next five years in its new 2016 National Education Technology Plan.
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The program will give students the chance to compete with peers in the same way then can for football, debate or journalism.
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The project is evaluating the seismic safety of 15 schools in three districts in Thurston County, Wash., but the bigger goal is to develop a standard process that could be applied to schools across the state.
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The project aims to maximize the local Y's space and equip children it serves with tools such as 3-D printers, a music production studio, a digital design lab and a high-volume commercial kitchen.
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Students who provide IT support to their peers learn basic computer troubleshooting and also hone customer service skills.
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Students will learn the basics of coding, how to problem solve and critically think for at least one hour, and will have the chance to code actions for characters from Minecraft and "Frozen."
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Several unlikely teammates collaborated to add language to the Every Student Succeeds Act that would authorize grants to help students improve in their academics and digital literacy.
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