Jamaican teacher turns Kingston walls into blackboards

With most schools in Jamaica still closed due to the pandemic, schoolteacher Taneka Mckoy every day braves the risk of stray gunshots from gang warfare and the oppressive Caribbean heat as she trudges ...

Special-education students shine as E.C. Glass adaptive team highlights inclusion

Students at E.C. Glass are proving that everyone deserves a chance to shine. The school's new adaptive basketball team is making history with its first home game against Brookville. The focus is on ...
Park Rapids Enterprise

Nevis teachers learn how to use AI in the classroom

An example of an “AI experience” assignment that could be offered through Magic School is the use of character chatbots. With just a short prompt, teachers can direct a chatbot to pretend to be Romeo ...

How voice training can help teachers improve wellbeing in the classroom

Teachers can create supportive, optimal learning environments through a nuanced use of voice in the classroom.
Edutopia

9 Ways to Teach Spatial Thinking Across the Curriculum

Strong spatial skills are critical for everyday tasks and across many careers—they also strengthen students’ math performance ...
IEEE

Using podcast as didactic activity in classroom: a literature review

Abstract: Podcasts are digital media with the potential to influence teaching and learning processes in the classroom. Students' creation of podcasts can establish new perceptions and interactions ...
C&EN

Using Flipped Classroom Modules to Facilitate Higher Order Learning in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry

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CNN

‘Like Prime, but with human beings’: How the Trump administration is using AI to ramp up immigration enforcement

The Trump administration is sharply expanding its use of artificial intelligence in immigration enforcement, using technology not just to track migrants but also to help determine who gets targeted ...
The New York Times

The Hack I’m Using to Clear Out My Camera Roll at Last

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Haley Jo Lewis Haley Jo Lewis is a newsletters editor. She has contributed to ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Valve explain why using PayPal for Steam purchases isn't currently an option in a whole bunch of countries

Update: Valve have confirmed to RPS that this withdrawal of support for Steam transactions by one of PayPal's acquiring banks "is regarding content on Steam, related to what we’ve previously commented ...
Daily Press

WJCC Schools prepares teachers to use AI in the classroom

The Williamsburg-James City County school system wants to lead the state in how artificial intelligence is used in the classroom. After creating a task force last fall to guide the ethical use of ...