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MESD Digital Learning News

November 2024

MESD Digital LearningNewsNovember 2024

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Welcome to the MESD Digital Learning Newsletter! This monthly newsletter includes resources and information to support digital learning in the classroom to empower students to become active critical thinkers, creators and responsible digital citizens.


This month's newsletter includes:

  • ODE School Cell Phone Guidance
  • Articles for Thought
  • Monthly UDL Resources
  • AI Resources
  • Monthly Tech Highlight: School AI


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ODE School Cell Phone Guidance ODE School Cell Phone Guidance

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Articles for Thought... Articles for Thought...

Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide

Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide

A mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the company's chatbots of initiating "abusive and sexual interactions" with her teen son and encouraging him to take his own life.

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Parents sue son's high school history teacher over AI 'cheating' punishment

Parents sue son's high school history teacher over AI 'cheating' punishment

The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts district court, said the student didn't break any rules and is now at a disadvantage in the college application process.

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More Than Half of Teachers Still Have No Training on AI

More Than Half of Teachers Still Have No Training on AI

A survey of 1,135 educators by the EdWeek Research Center this fall found almost 58 percent of them still had no training, two years after the release of ChatGPT. Some feel it puts them at a disadvantage.

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Monthly UDL Resources Monthly UDL Resources

Inclusion vs Inclusive Practices. Psst, They're Not Interchangeable

Inclusion vs Inclusive Practices. Psst, They're Not Interchangeable

A breakdown of inclusion and inclusive practices, statistics and research plus statistics for implementing restorative practices in schools.

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Thriving in the Zone of Productive Struggle

Thriving in the Zone of Productive Struggle

Teachers can remove obstacles to student learning without sacrificing challenge.

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Lead the Change: Transitioning from UDL 2.2 to UDL 3.0

AI Resources AI Resources

Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration - Office of Educational Technology

Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration - Office of Educational Technology

This toolkit helps educational leaders ensure safe, ethical, and equitable use of AI in schools, districts, and education communities.

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Claude Computer Use: The Next ChatGPT Moment

Claude Computer Use: The Next ChatGPT Moment

In May 2022, I made the decision to step out of the classroom and apply for a PhD, broadly focused on digital texts. I grabbed a few articles, like Bradley Robinson's on automated writing technologies, and began reading up on these "large language model things", like OpenAI's Generative Pre-trained Transformer.

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OpenAI's search engine is now live in ChatGPT

OpenAI's search engine is now live in ChatGPT

SearchGPT web capabilities have been added to OpenAI's ChatGPT for paid subscribers. They'll come to other subscribers in a few weeks.

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Monthly Tech Highlight: School AI Monthly Tech Highlight: School AI

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SchoolAI - Personalized Learning for Every Student

SchoolAI - Personalized Learning for Every Student

Learning. Personalized. || Safe, approachable, managed AI designed for teachers, students, and school leaders. Trusted by more than 1 million teachers and students worldwide.

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Using SchoolAI Spaces for Teachers

MESD Upcoming Professional Development MESD Upcoming Professional Development

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