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5 days agoScreens Are Out. Here's How Schools Can Prepare Kids for AI.
Bipartisan legislation is increasingly banning screens in classrooms, emphasizing the need for digital literacy education alongside restrictions.
Growing up in the Wild West of rapid technological development and expansion, most of my technological skills are self-taught. As I taught my first university course this past summer, I was faced with a room full of students who also seemed to have suffered this challenge. For teachers of all ages, the instinctual reaction is to simply avoid dealing with students and technology.
The program, which is currently only available to U.S.-based Pinners, aims to help maximize the use of Pinterest for learning, and drive more adoption of the platform for classroom-based initiatives. As explained by Pinterest: Pinterest for Teachers is a place for educators to find tools and resources to support them in the classroom and on platform including our first-ever Pinterest Educator's Fund, a program focused on uplifting creators who inspire teachers and students through educational content.