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Instructional technology

Pitchfest winner: How Cyber Legends is making cybersafety fun to learn

Matt Zalaznick -
Cyber Legends' K-6 cybersecurity adventure game challenges students to keep their characters safe from online risks, such as protecting passwords and grooming.

Tech Talk: Why the ‘next big thing’ in edtech is already a thing

Matt Zalaznick -
Despite the furor over AI and chatbots, it’s not the tools and devices at the cutting edge of edtech that are of greatest concern to K12 IT leaders as they look ahead to the 2023-24 school year.

These 5 superintendents say time has come for social media ‘guardrails’

Matt Zalaznick -
Outside of education, policymakers and children's advocates are ready to putt age limits on social media use. Inside K12, educators are blaming social media for the worsening teen mental health crisis.

How should we teach with AI? The feds have 7 fresh edtech ideas

Matt Zalaznick -
Keeping humans at the center of edtech is the top insight in the federal government's first stab at determining how schools should teach with AI amid concerns about safety and bias.

How schools are using technology to turn challenges into opportunities

Amanda Kocon -
Many solutions involve technology that schools added during the pandemic and are now using to turn complex challenges into opportunities.

4 ways to harness the outsized impact of technology in high school

Andy Shean -
Many institutions have missed significant opportunities to utilize high school technology tools—often due to a lack of training, funding, infrastructure, or resources.

Can AI be used safely in education? Yes, but we need new guidelines

Matt Zalaznick -
With many educators relying more and more on artificial intelligence in and around the classroom, a coalition of prominent edtech organizations—called TeachAI—is developing best practices for safer use of the rapidly advancing technology.

Big K12 deal: Learning giant HMH is acquiring testing titan NWEA

Matt Zalaznick -
"The combined organization will harness the collective power of instruction and research-based insights to support educators in their efforts to drive better outcomes for students," the companies say in a news release.

4 solutions for driving digital transformation in your school

Micah Ward -
Students pay the greatest price when schools rely on outdated methods of teaching and learning. Elevating your district's use of digital technologies will ultimately give teachers and students the tools they need to close historical gaps.

Let’s go beyond ChatGPT: 3 constructive ways to use AI in the classroom

Jennifer Foreman -
ChatGPT represents just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AI’s potential to transform education. We have a responsibility to consider the bigger picture.

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