Best Online Summer Jobs for Teachers By Diana Restifo last updated 11 June 24 How these online summer jobs for teachers can earn extra income without the time, cost, and hassle of a commute
5 Tips For Getting Online and In-Person Adjunct Teaching Positions By Erik Ofgang published 11 June 24 These strategies have helped me get consistent work as an adjunct professor
Addressing The Critical Impact of Chronic Absenteeism By Michael Millington published 10 June 24 More children are becoming frequently absent from school, missing out on integral formative instruction while doing irreparable damage to their future prospects.
4 AI Tools I Actually Use As An Educator By Erik Ofgang published 10 June 24 There’s a lot of talk about AI’s uses in education but I find that personally I only really use a few tools.
My Students Are Submitting AI Papers. Here’s What I Do By Erik Ofgang published 7 June 24 Like many educators, I've been thrust into a brave new world of AI and modern teaching that I had not been trained for and to which appropriate responses aren't always clear
Lifelong Learning: Modeling for Students and Faculty By Michael Gaskell published 4 June 24 By being a lifelong learner, an education leader can create a win-win opportunity.
Solar-Powered Schools: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 4 June 24 Thousands of schools across the U.S. have saved money by installing solar panels. The process can involve little to no upfront costs and often results in significant cost savings for the school or district.
Edtech Show & Tell: June 2024 By TL Editors published 3 June 24 New edtech products that have caught our attention this month
The Importance of AI Acceptance in Education By Michael Millington last updated 31 May 24 How AI can be regulated in a cyclical manner, staying fresh for students, teachers, and parents.
10 Ways to Detect AI Writing Without Technology By Erik Ofgang published 29 May 24 As more of my students have submitted AI-generated work, I’ve gotten better at recognizing it.
Guarding Your District Against AI Deepfakes, Including Porn By Erik Ofgang published 28 May 24 Students in U.S. schools have already created deepfakes of classmates, including deepfake pornography
What the End of Pandemic Funding May Mean for Your School By Michael Millington published 28 May 24 With the deadline for educational funding distributed during the pandemic upcoming, schools are bracing themselves for a return to an almost forgotten financial norm.
Digital Leisure Reading Does Less to Aid Comprehension Than Print Reading By Erik Ofgang published 21 May 24 A new study found that when students read digital texts for leisure it had almost no impact on their reading comprehension. Here’s everything you need to know.
AI, Absenteeism, Cybersecurity, and More at the Tech & Learning Regional Leadership Summit in New England By Michael Millington published 20 May 24 Forward-thinking educators collaborated during a day of information sharing, fact finding, and a bit of entertainment at the Tech & Learning Summit in Boston.
GPT-4o: What Educators Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 20 May 24 I tested GPT-4o, the new model powering some versions of ChatGPT. It combines text, audio, visual, and video outputs and inputs, and is faster and more natural in its responses, which has many implications for teachers.
Educator Edtech Review: HoverCam Orbit Gigabit Wireless Super Camera By Frank Pileiro published 17 May 24 The HoverCam Orbit Gigabit Wireless Super Camera is the first truly wireless USB and HDMI gigabit document camera
Tech Audits: What Schools Need to Know By Michael Millington published 13 May 24 Between the evolving technology needs of schools and the budgets schools have to deal with, tech audits can be critical to your school’s success
Flipped Classrooms Can Benefit From AI, Say Flipped Learning Pioneers. But There Are Concerns By Erik Ofgang published 13 May 24 AI chatbots could potentially assist flipped classroom instructors, both during class time and when students are watching videos, but the tech needs to solve its bias problem first
Best Summer Learning Apps & Sites By Ray Bendici, Diana Restifo, Erik Ofgang published 10 May 24 The best summer learning apps and sites for students can help keep kids learning all year round
4 Ways to Increase Ebook and Audiobook Awareness For Summer Reading By Erik Ofgang published 10 May 24 More students are reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks than ever before but more can still be done to increase awareness of these platforms