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Putting Change on the Backs of Teachers is a Bad, Bad Idea
In a lively dialogue, mobilists Cathie Norris and Elliot Soloway discuss why telling teachers to just "integrate the technology into the curriculum" is a recipe for disaster — and they invite readers to tell their own tech transformation stories. Read Full Article
Twitter Tips for Educators
According to instructional technologist Steven Anderson, Twitter holds the key for putting teachers in touch with great ideas from all over the world. Here are 10 ways he offers to get the most out of it. Read Full Article
31 Top Apps for Education from FETC 2013
Like last year, this year's popular App Shootout at FETC 2013 tossed around dozens of useful apps for teachers and students. Read Full Article
Game Design: The Key to Education?
Imagine a learning environment where students engage core principals using gameplay, solve problems through team-based collaboration, and use gaming systems in place of standardized textbooks. Is our education system ready for that? Do we have a choice? Read Full Article
Playing To Learn
Imagine a school where the kids play iPad games to learn about genetics or take on the personas of ghosts to learn about the American Revolution. Those are the approaches to teaching going on at Quest to Learn, a public school in New York City that opened in 2009 expressly to explore how gaming can be integrated with curriculum and where educators work alongside curriculum specialists and game designers to develop instruction. Read Full Article

The Latest in Education Technology

Khan Academy Launches Khanmigo Writing Coach
Khan Academy has introduced Khanmigo Writing Coach, an AI tool designed to support through the writing process.
Industry Group Tackles AI Safety and Security
Tech giants Google, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI and others have formed a new industry group aimed at promoting AI safety and security standards.
OpenAI Introduces Slimmer, Cheaper GPT-4o Mini
OpenAI has announced the launch of GPT-4o Mini, a slimmed down, more affordable version of its flagship multimodal GPT-4o model.
FCC Expands E-Rate to Support Loaner WiFi Hotspots for Students
The Federal Communications Commission has officially approved an expansion of the E-Rate program that will allow schools and libraries to utilize E-Rate resources to loan out WiFi hotspots to students, school staff, and library patrons who lack internet access at home.

Classroom Technology

Boxlight Intros Unified Solution for Campus Communication, Instruction, and Safety
Boxlight has announced the debut of FrontRow UNITY and FrontRow UNITY Campus, a product that unifies solutions for institutional technology, campus communication, classroom audio, and emergency notification and response into a single device.
New Samsung AI Class Assistant Brings Generative AI Features to WAD Interactive Displays
Samsung Electronics America has introduced new generative AI tools for its WAD series of interactive displays. Dubbed the Samsung AI Class Assistant, the feature will roll out later this year.
Optoma Takes Wraps Off Three New Interactive Displays
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.
St. Vrain Valley Schools Makes VR Learning Content Available District-Wide
Colorado's St. Vrain Valley Schools has partnered with Avantis Education to deploy the company's Eduverse library of virtual and augmented reality content across all of the district's 60 schools.

Industry Group Tackles AI Safety and Security

FCC Expands E-Rate to Support Loaner WiFi Hotspots for Students

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Google Adds AI Video Creator to Workspace Labs

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