Be aware: Some posts are delayed. We apologize for that! Cybersecurity threats in K-12 schools are a growing concern as educational institutions increasingly rely on technology for teaching, learning, and administrative purposes. Some common cybersecurity threats faced by K-12 schools include data breaches, BYOD policies, unsecured WiFi networks, insider threats, and lack of
security awareness training. It's this last that's addressed by this article from Smartbrief: |
Generative AI is an exploding influence in education with lots of potential but unknown outcomes. Most people focus on its impact on school research, lesson plans--that sort--but another piece isn't considered often enough: its impact on student mental health. This next article from but we'll do in this article from
Education Week does Every year, the United Nations recognizes April 22nd as International Mother Earth Day. It is a day we can all participate in making our air clean, our water fresh and our land unlittered rather than accepting the trash-filled oceans, the smoggy skies, and the debris-laden land that is becoming the
norm. Despite the questionable health of our world, we have made progress. Back in 1970, when Earth Day was first celebrated, trucks spewed black smoke as they drove down the highways, toxic waste was dumped into oceans with no repercussions, and the general opinion was that the Earth took care of itself. That changed when U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day's founder, witnessed the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara California and decided it was time to
do something. He started with a “national teach-in on the environment” with a simple goal: Encourage people to recognize the importance of protecting the Earth: Click for more The Cambridge Dictionary defines 'essay' as" a short piece of writing on a particular subject
Most students write their first essay by third grade, probably enjoy the process because of its non-threatening narrative
exploration of their thoughts, but by Middle School, the rules and requirements that made essay writing fun change: In a school test, an essay is a written answer that includes information and discussion, usually to test how well the student understands the subject.
The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with fresh rules we think are less threatening and more geared to
enabling students to enjoy this important writing style. I think you'll find some of these helpful: Click for more
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