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May/June 2018 | Volume 45, No. 3
COLUMNS
4 Editor’s Note
Teachers Are Pro-Technology and Want to Use It to Advance Learning
23 Advocacy
Level Set: Key Facts to Advance Ed Tech in America
34 Legal Review
When Can You Search a Student’s Phone?
FEATURES
20 The Promise (and Pitfalls)
of AI for Education
Artificial intelligence could have
a profound impact on learning,
but it also raises key questions.
By Dennis Pierce & Alice Hathaway
24 Quest! Using Games to Juice Your Science Lessons Up
The use of gaming for student- centered learning eliminates constraints, increases engagement, boosts collaboration and empowers students to find answers through deep and rich experiences.
By Di Schaffhauser
28 The STEAM-Powered School
Montour Elementary School’s latest makerspace, the first of its kind powered by Lego Education, wasn’t the school’s first advanced, hands-on learning lab, and it won’t be its last. By David Nagel
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TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY
In our third-annual ed tech survey, teachers reveal an overwhelmingly positive attitude toward tech in the classroom and its impact on teaching, learning and professional development. By David Nagel
DRONES TAKE OFF IN EDUCATION
The use of this technology captivates students while allowing them to learn abstract concepts in off-the-ground ways. By Di Schaffhauser
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