K-12 Technology News
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Google is making its Gemini large language model available for free for students ages 13 and up in the United States (age minimums vary by country), via Google Workspace for Education accounts.
For educators and administrators balancing classes and meetings from multiple locations, Optoma has launched three new interactive displays with whiteboarding and Google-powered collaboration capabilities.
Generative learning platform CYPHER Learning has announced AI Crosscheck, an AI-powered accuracy tool that reviews the quality of AI-generated LMS content.
Half of educators in a recent survey said that AI usage among students and teachers has increased since the fall of this school year.
Microsoft is putting the brakes on its new AI feature for Windows that was designed to "retrace users' steps."
Microsoft has announced a spate of new education features within Copilot for Microsoft 365, enabling teachers and students to utilize generative AI for content creation, automated feedback, and more.
Generation Z students (those born after 1997) have a number of concerns about artificial intelligence, according to a new survey conducted by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHS).
Discovery Education has introduced a number of free professional development resources to help teachers of all experience levels integrate digital resources into their instruction.
Now rescheduled as a virtual event on Sept. 25, the annual conference from the producers of Campus Technology and THE Journal will focus AI, cybersecurity, data, ed tech, and other emerging trends in K–20 education.
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a $200 million, three-year program to help schools and libraries purchase eligible cybersecurity services and equipment — and to gather data on how well the products and services address cyber threats.