EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

A new social media trend may be encouraging students to damage Chromebooks in schools. Videos show students putting metal such as aper clips, folded foil gum wrappers and springs into the charging ports of the devices. This causes the device to short-circuit, which leads to overheating, toxic smoke and, in some cases, fires. A Plainville Community Schools student was hospitalized following inhalation of smoke from a device.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2025

Click for Updated List Adobe Spark suite of free tools for creating images, videos, and simple web pages; quick; great for Chromebooks Animoto Canva video creator How-to video by Richard Byrne Chromebook use Chromebooks native video creation tool; watch this video on how; no add-ons or apps. EdPuzzle edit, quizzify, and add your voice to any video Go animate Headliner browser-based video editor; ed version; freemium Moovly free or fee, animated videos PlayPosit interactive videos Spark video wo

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. You know what time it is its the end of the week, and that means its time for your 10-minute edtech news briefing from a real classroom. Im Vicki Davis, a full-time teacher, instructional tech coach, and IT director, bringing you the stories Im actually sharing with my students this week the prompts, tools, and questions were exploring in real time.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2025

Professional learning is an embedded element of every district and school, but the focus is usually on teachers. Leaders deserve support as well. Recently, on Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed the value of job-embedded and ongoing coaching for administrators backed by research after revisiting blog posts I wrote in 2018 and 2021. Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts.

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Digital Promise

MAY 15, 2025

The post Leveraging Digital Learning Platforms to Support Learners: 5 Takeaways for Practitioners appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Networks are the backbone of many schools technology initiatives. Networks support nearly every component of digital learning, including online tools, modern collaboration spaces and school safety. As school districts invest in artificial intelligence and cloud tools, having a strong network becomes even more important. Many IT teams need help figuring out how to bridge the gap from on-premises storage to the cloud amid their digital transformation journeys.

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Hapara

MAY 15, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: Attention Aussie school tech leaders! Get ready for EDUtech 2025, June 11-12 in Sydney. We cant wait to see you this year and help you find solutions for keeping learners on track and safe in the digital classroom. Whether you’re passionate about student well-being, student engagement or keeping learners safe online, EDUtech 2025 will inspire you this year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2025

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. There are endless backups, shares, cleanings, changed settings, and vacation messages that if not done right can mean big problems when you return from summer vacation. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they backup, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Key points: Through video game design, students built storytelling skills Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education 5 ways we used our literacy platforms to engage students For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Teachers generally frown upon students who play video games in class, but a public school in the Bronx has found a way to use video game design as an educational tool–and the results are astounding.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2025

Gen Z may be the first generation to have childhoods rife with screens and defined by having a second life online , but some of their cohort might also be first to say that connectivity has its downsides. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. New data from the Pew Research Center shows that nearly half of Gen Z teens say social media harms people their age , and roughly the same share say they spend too much time scrolling.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2025

There are a lot of reasons K12 schools are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Teachers are busy and dont always have the most up-to-date security training. IT leaders with security expertise often take private sector jobs for more money than schools can afford to pay. And today, using artificial intelligence, cybercriminals are formulating attacks that are more sophisticated and harder to detect than ever.

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MiddleWeb

MAY 11, 2025

If you teach students from immigrant families, EL teacher Dina Strasser is offering her list of what can I do? actions to prepare and support them. How you honor your duty of care depends on your students needs, your districts policies and resources, and your political environment. The post 4 Critical Moves If You Teach Kids from Immigrant Families first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2025

Nearly 4.5 million low-income college students would lose some or all of their federal financial aid if Republicans in the House get their way. Thats according to an analysis from the left-leaning Center for American Progress, shared exclusively with The Hechinger Report. The report looks at the ways a GOP House budget bill would affect Pell Grants, the federal financial aid program that covers college expenses for students from low-income families.

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Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

Key points: Staff must feel empowered and involved in emergency response protocols Tiered response protocols help schools define emergency procedures Most school staff worry about emergency situations and physical safety For more news on emergency planning, visit eSN’s Emergency Resource hub Safety response protocols are foundational to creating a culture of safety in schools.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2025

Snorkl AI helps grade, give feedback and guide students all in one time-saving app.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MAY 17, 2025

Flint enters a crowded market of AI tools pitched toward teachers and students. However, it offers some compelling features and detailed transparency of how it stands out. In particular, Flint is one of a handful of AI tools that is GDPR and COPPA-compliant, and FERPA-aligned. That means that Flint can potentially be used by students under 13. While Flint can definitely make teaching easier, it clearly believes not only in the importance of students using AI, but doing so in a non-passive, criti

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MiddleWeb

MAY 12, 2025

Patty McGee shows how anchor charts can transform grammar from a set of abstract rules into a practical toolkit that students actually want to use. These sticky note charts become trusted companions in the writing process, turning hesitant writers into confident communicators. The post Grammar Made Friendly: Using Anchor Charts first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2025

The single fastest-growing group of students in college? It may come as a surprise: Theyre still in high school. So-called dual enrollment also known as early college and concurrent enrollment seems a win-win. Institutions get students, at a time when demographic shifts are making that more difficult; thats especially true at community colleges, whose enrollment has declined the most.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

CHICAGO, IL (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Otus , the leading K-12 assessment, data, and insights solution, today announced the formation of the Otus AI Advisory Board, a dynamic group of education leaders dedicated to guiding the future of AI within Otus and across the K-12 education sector. Since its inception in January 2025, the advisory board has grown to include district administrators, school principals, teachers, and instructional technology specialists, collectively representing more than 20

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2025

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD - Dr. Holly Frilot shares how she has transformed learning spaces and created a library learning commons certification.

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ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

MAY 15, 2025

In Project Chimera, a game lab combines a VR computer game with educational problems in order to convey scientific content in a motivating way.

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PlagiarismCheck

MAY 14, 2025

2025 has already been generous for AI-related releases like DeepSeek and Claude AI. Therefore, well-known for Chat GPT, OpenAI has to keep up with the competition. And they seem to thrive in it: GPT 4.5 , launched in February 2025, is called one of the most effective and innovative chatbots released by the company. What is so promising about the GPT 4.5 release, and what new features can it boast?

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Lightspeed Systems

MAY 12, 2025

Budgets are tighter. Teams are leaner. And the pressure to justify every tool, license, and device has never been higher. But school districts are getting smartcutting costs without compromising on safety, instruction, or access. Weve pulled together 7 proven cost-saving tips, backed by large district leaders and recent data from the 2025 CoSN EdTech Leadership Survey , to help you focus your strategy and stretch your budget.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Key points: In the post-COVID era, millions of U.S. students remain academically behind Beyond digital literacy: Why K-12 educators must prioritize data literacy Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation For more news on student success, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Five years ago, the COVID-19 virus was declared a pandemic, and we quickly retreated into our homes, shuttered schools, and socially isolated.

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techlearning

MAY 14, 2025

Tappity makes science interactive for fun and engaging learning using the app.

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The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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MiddleWeb

MAY 15, 2025

In Gender-Inclusive Schools Dave Edwards provides practical advice for educators, administrators and caregivers to help create climates that are predictably safe and affirming for their gender-expansive students. Melinda Stewart expects the book will be an invaluable resource. The post How Your School Can Be Gender Inclusive first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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There is no box

MAY 11, 2025

I’ve got this archive of content from two podcasts from long ago, before podcasting was cool and mainstream, where I’m talking with smart and interesting people about the future of education, edtech and teaching and learning in the “digital” age. In revisiting a few episodes, it ridiculous how optimistic I was that by now we would be having much different conversations about teaching and learning because technology would have disintermediated the existing knowledge-inform

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