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WEB4 days ago — The AI video generation landscape just got more crowded, with Alibaba entering the fray with a new AI video generator. This move comes on the heels of the recent buzz surrounding Adobe’s “Sora,” a powerful AI tool capable of generating videos from text prompts. Alibaba’s new offering, currently unnamed, aims to capitalize on the ...
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WEBThe Tech Edvocate was recently named to Edtech Magazine’s 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. Agilience ranks our editor, Matthew Lynch, as the #1 authority in education, the #1 authority in learning materials and pedagogy and the #9 authority on teachers. Disruptor Daily has named our editor, Matthew Lynch, as one of the 25 ...
Technology and Ethics in Education - The Tech Edvocate
WEBSpread the love. Education and technology are in a new and often exhilarating partnership that continues to grow as new edtech players pop up around the world. But as edtech grows, it runs the risk of becoming disengaged from educators and turning a solution into a new problem. Technology has set education on the course of its most significant ...
Will AI Replace Teachers? - The Tech Edvocate
WEBSpread the loveThrough the years, robots have taken over many jobs. First, they replaced horses and wagons and horses and plows, then they started to replace people. A few examples of artificial intelligence (AI)s replacing humans are: Mobile check deposits; The Scan and Go at Walmart; The AI Autopilot in commercial flights; Spam filters; Lyft, Ubber, and other ridesharing apps; Plagiarism ...
Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities
WEB6 days ago — Assistive technology in K-12 classrooms, by definition, is designed to “improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.”. The concept of assistive technology to help special education students achieve more in K-12 classrooms is nothing new. However, the portability of many of the devices is a relatively new trend that is ...
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How to Find a Balance between Teaching and Technology
WEBGive Teachers Control. One way that this balance can be achieved is by teachers being in control of the technology that makes its way into the classroom. This ensures that technology compliments current teaching methodologies and does scare teachers into thinking that their talents are no longer valid. Schools and classrooms will not spiral out ...
Consider These Six Digital Resources for Your Classroom
WEBSpread the loveBy Francy Mitchell @TechFMitchell Technology will continue to change how educators teach and how students learn information. While there are many digital resources that can help educators prepare students for the challenges ahead, it is up to educators to help students acquire the mindset and skills necessary to succeed in our complex world. The challenge for educators becomes ...
Integrating Technology into the Classroom, Part I
WEBTechnology is transforming the teaching process into one that is more interactive as well. Instead of waiting to see how much a student knows at the end of a term, progress can be measured in real-time – and adjustments can be made. Teaching is becoming less instructor-centric and more of a communal process. We have seen a lot of advancement ...
The Tech Edvocate’s 2018 List of 116 of the Best Teaching and …
WEBSpread the love*The Tech Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for edtech related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, products, etc. These lists are meant to be fluid, and for that reason, they are regularly updated to provide up to the moment information.* Technology is changing the way we teach and learn at a ...
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