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VR devices collect "intimate" data, without privacy protection. Should schools invest?

VR devices collect “intimate” data, without privacy protection. Should schools invest?

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Virtual reality can take students on a journey through the distant cosmos or even the human digestive system. But during travel, VR devices can also collect more than a million specific personal data, from how a user’s pupils dilate to what makes them blush. Virtual reality has been touted as a potential game changer for …

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The Alabama School's STEM Lab teaches coding, augmented reality/virtual reality, and podcasting

The Alabama School’s STEM Lab teaches coding, augmented reality/virtual reality, and podcasting

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(TNS) – Chestnut Grove Elementary fifth-grade student Henry Robbiano had trouble talking to groups of other students, but that changed when he started his own podcast in the new learning space based on school STEM last month. Principal Rebekah Higgins said that before the design of the learning space, Robbiano’s reserved nature was a barrier. …

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Imagine trying to complete your studies with unreliable internet

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“Your internet connection is unstable” is a frequent Zoom reminder throughout Indian Country. The struggle exists in many tribal communities and within the homes of many indigenous families. Years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, many tribal students, teachers, and educators are continuing remote learning. While others outside the Navajo Nation have returned to in-person instruction, …

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Bulletproof security modules for schools draw internet ire. An expert intervenes

Bulletproof security modules for schools draw internet ire. An expert intervenes

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Memorabilia decorates a makeshift memorial to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. To protect students from active shooters and extreme weather conditions, National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a class of students inside. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images US schools can install “security pods” at …

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