K-12 Technology News

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TCEA 2023: AVer Debuts All-in-One Camera with AI Audio for Classrooms

AVer USA, a provider of video collaboration and education technology solutions, debuted at TCEA 2023 its new all-in-one camera with AI audio built for K–12 classrooms, called the A30​, combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker.

Beanstack Unveils Revamped Admin Dashboard

Beanstack this week unveiled new features for K–12 administrators, teachers, and librarians to enable them to monitor students’ weekly reading progress, create classroom challenges and more in an effort to “grow a culture of reading” at users’ schools, the company said.

New Free Tool for Teachers Can Detect ChatGPT-Generated Student Work, Nonprofit Creators Say

Education technology nonprofits Quill.org and CommonLit.org have launched AIWritingCheck.org to help teachers determine whether writing was human- or AI-generated text, the organizations said in a news release.

TCEA 2023: Incident IQ Launches iiQ Events Solution and Unveils iiQ Facilities Enhancements

K–12 workflow management platform Incident IQ has unveiled a new event planning solution called iiQ Events, intended to help staff manage location availability and requests, secure necessary equipment and ensure set-up is completed prior to events, and match workforce availability to event needs.

TCEA 2023: SMART Rolls Out 2 Multi-User Interactive Displays

SMART Technologies has debuted two new multi-user interactive displays, the SMART Board MX (V4) and the SMART Board GX (V2). The displays are designed to "allow multiple users to freely write, erase, and gesture at the same time, across platforms and applications." The announcement was made at the 2023 TCEA Convention & Exposition, taking place this week in San Antonio, TX.

SXSW EDU Highlights: Education Design, Poetry and Nature as Teaching Tools, and 'Real Talk' with National Teachers of the Year

The second half of SXSW EDU 2023’s featured sessions focus on: building sustainable early childhood education; the roles of poetry, art, and nature in helping youths connect and establish their sense of identity; and what two National Teachers of the Year really think about educators, diversity, agency, and representation.

Sora Extra Connects Students to Interactive Reading Resources

OverDrive Education is piloting Sora Extra, a new feature added to the Sora reading app that allows students to connect to interactive reading resources from teachingbooks.net. The announcement was made at the 2023 TCEA Convention & Exposition, taking place this week in San Antonio, TX.

TCEA 2023: Epson Unveils Next-Generation Lamp-Free Laser Displays

Epson has debuted several new displays at the 2023 TCEA conference, focusing on enhanced collaboration for education and business. Included are several lamp-free laser projector displays in the PowerLite and BrightLink lines.

Meet MathGPT: a Chatbot Tutor Built Specific to a Math Textbook

PhotoStudy, an on-demand 1:1 tutoring solution developed by Hung Tran in 2015, said it can now transform any math textbook by any publisher into a “MathGPT” chatbot that works similarly to the groundbreaking ChatGPT tool making headlines in recent weeks.

New CISA K-12 Cyber Report: Leaders – Not Just IT Staff – Must Be Involved in Security Strategy

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency this week released its long-awaited K–12 report and guide for public schools, “Partnering to Safeguard K–12 Organizations from Cybersecurity Threats,” and an accompanying toolkit — both in response to Congress’ demand for an overview of the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and for recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to help schools face these risks.

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