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FTC Kids' Privacy Rule Update Leaves EdTech, Students in Limbo The first updates to the Federal Trade Commission’s children’s privacy rules in more than a decade leave students and educators without stronger tools to protect their privacy.

Edtech regulations in the USA are in limbo. The FTC hasn't deployed reforms expected with the arrival of a new administration. It's unclear if student data protection will be maintained, or who will be responsible for giving consent to use apps.

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From chalkboards to chatbots: Transforming learning in Nigeria, one prompt at a time "AI helps us to learn, it can serve as a tutor, it can be anything you want it to be, depending on the prompt you write," says Omorogbe Uyiosa, known as "Uyi" by his friends, a student from the Edo Bo...

These are the sorts of results that indicate the potential for AI in education to provide transformative outcomes. Six weeks of AI based training created the equivalent of two years learning.

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See, it works! I subscribe to a few edtech/AI teachers and academics on LinkedIn and Substack. The email digests are a good preview and help me decide if I want to read the whole article.

I'd agree that Substack is a good place. A lot of teachers are posting in LinkedIn also.

2/2 The problem I found with using a Canva website is that my current layout didn't work when it adapted it to mobile. Everything gets squished into a single vertical column. For blogging it's not great, as it's single page websites only. Fab for micro sites though.

I set up a custom domain for my school with Canva. I use it to write our newsletter which I host on Issuu. The newsletter is half-termly and runs around 40 pages long, so more like a small magazine. 1/2

I moved to teaching Computing in a Prep school. I don't set homework or exams. Not quite living the dream, but close.

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Fundamentally, this reads like a case of plagiarism.

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2/2 Once the students have done their research, we can see how well they've grasped a concept by doing an inquiry in Curipod. Instant feedback turns into rapid fire viva voce - do they agree or disagree with the results. I get to spot misconceptions quickly.

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That's what I found. It makes it possible to advance in a topic at greater speed, with better understanding. Try combining it with Magic School AI - they hehe a suite of heavily rail guarded AI tools for students to use. You can see their chats/prompts. 1/2

Thanks Karly. I used Flipgrid to gather class thoughts, then I'd export transcripts and run them through Copilot Pro, so I and my students could see where there were mental blocks, new ideas, or unexpected avenues we could explore. It's been such a pain losing that. Mirror Talk & Gravity look fab!

#Curipod is amazing for rapid feedback using #AI - it's one of the few genuinely transformative uses of the technology in the classroom.

Pam had made an excellent resource to help students think about how AI can impact their learning. Printable cards are a great way to stimulate class discussion and reflection about #AI

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This is a fantastic resource, which I will use, with credit to you as the author. Thanks for sharing, Pam.

ChatGPT Foundations for K–12 Educators | Common Sense Education Learn the basics of artificial intelligence, generative AI, ChatGPT functions, and safe, practical applications for teaching. Gain skills to integrate AI responsibly into your planning and pedagogy.

Good to see Common Sense Media working with Open AI to make a course for educators.

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A question for the lovely @support.bsky.team people - can I set up multiple accounts for my school on one dedicated email address, or will I need to create new email addresses for each one? Is there an admin panel available?

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Autumn scenes, Savill Garden.

Part of the summer garden, Savill Garden.

The Temperate House, Savill Garden.

I found an app called 65x24. 65x24.net It allows you to take panoramic images that match the (almost) double width 35mm frame of traditional photographic film. 65x24 was the brainchild of Hasselblad & Fujifilm in the 90s. It's a great way to reframe the world. Pics taken at Savill Garden.

Perfect! Thank you.

Did the 15.1 update fix the issues? I haven’t upgraded still, as my Mac needs to be operational (including Teams!).

I can see that I can pin feeds, but is there somewhere I can save and use hashtags to save time? I’m sure I saw something when I joined yesterday about creating a tweetdeck type set of columns, but for the life of me I can’t remember where!

Thanks Alice! 🙏

Hello all! I am moving over from Twitter and looking forward to reconnecting with EdTech people I know, & discovering new educators interested in the development of digital learning and literacies across the curriculum. I am based in the UK, and have taught both secondary and primary.

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