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Free, teacher-vetted lessons offered online by the nonprofit CYBER.ORG are designed to support and re-establish the caregiver’s role as an active participant in a student’s tech-driven education. -
A recent conversation with the senior associate director of AI and teaching and learning at Northeastern University yielded advice about engaging students, upgrading lessons, trial and error, and helpful feedback.
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Starting this spring, a new state test called the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments-Adaptive for grades 3-10 will be “adaptive,” meaning students will get different questions based on their previous answers.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Excess energy produced by the Lombardo Welcome Center qualifies Millersville University for Positive Energy Fund grants, which it will use for various sustainability and public-facing projects.
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High school seniors will be able to apply for the University of Texas at Austin's robotics program through the Common App or Apply Texas portals, starting research the first year and the minor curriculum the second year.
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Some 350 schools in New York City are already enforcing restrictions on smartphones and other personal devices, with teachers supporting system-wide policies and parents more mixed on the idea.
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Decision intelligence, a kind of artificial intelligence often associated with optimizing business operations, can analyze student data and give insights on when and how student support staff can reach out.
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The latest Children’s Interactive Cybersecurity Activity Kit by the security training company KnowBe4 uses games, videos and printable material to show kids how to protect themselves from common cyber crimes.
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Local law enforcement officials credited Centegix ID badges with helping them respond quickly to a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia this week, and giving each classroom a warning to lock down.
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With $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense, Montana Technological University will create an online mining and engineering curriculum to address workforce development needs.
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A faulty software update in August crashed technology systems and grounded planes around the world. Schools were not in session, but the incident demonstrated for K-12 tech leaders what's at stake with cybersecurity.
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Their system, DeepFire, analyzes data on previous fires, weather conditions and other factors to anticipate potential wildfires and detect new ones. It is advancing in an ongoing competition to develop firefighting technology.
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Some Indiana State University students are helping solve crimes through their processing of digital forensic evidence as part of a High Tech Crime Unit, having even assisted with a recent prosecution.
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The program partners Hampton University and the DevTech Research Group at Boston College for a two-year collaboration to develop the ScratchJr software, train educators and pilot the program.
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This virtual academy is attached to Brookside Charter School, and it bills itself as Kansas City’s only virtual program where teaching happens on live, interactive video calls.
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A top concern among educators remains that when students use AI to write essays or come up with ideas for projects, they miss out on the hard and focused thinking that builds creative reasoning skills.
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A state watchdog office’s investigation found a pattern of Maryland education officials using an encrypted messaging app with a self-deleting messaging feature for work purposes.
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The robotic arm consists of 3D-printed pieces, screws, a circuit board and four motors. Despite its size, there is a gripper on the end of it, capable of picking up small items, like a screw.
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After issues during the 2024-25 cycle of Free Application for Federal Student Aid applications, the U.S. Department of Education will test the 2025-26 edition of the form. Community-based organizations can apply to help.
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Michigan as a state may eventually play a key role in developing new technologies to capture carbon emissions and store the planet-warming gasses deep underground.
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California would become the fifth state to require public schools to restrict or ban student smartphone use on school grounds under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom has supported and is expected to sign.
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