Embracing AI, Information Literacy Tools, and a New Robotics Facility: News of the Week (5/23/25)

05/23/25

In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly delivers the week's top education technology stories. Highlights include the enthusiastic adoption of AI by ed tech leaders, with 80% of districts already implementing or planning AI initiatives. Concerns over cybersecurity and teacher training are also discussed. Idaho's Boise School District's successful use of Gale In Context databases for information literacy and the construction of a new robotics facility in California's Fremont Union High School District are also featured. For more details, visit thejournal.com.


00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:17 AI in Education: Embracing the Future
00:53 Boosting Information Literacy in Idaho
01:28 New Robotics Facility in California
02:04 Conclusion and Further Resources

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