Tech & Learning Magazine

05/11/2025

ICYMI--
Researchers at the University of Chicago recently put AI detection tools to the test, comparing hundreds of human-generated pieces of writing to AI-generated content.

A study conducted at the University of Chicago found AI detection tools varied widely in quality, and proposes a framework for use both inside and outside of education.

05/11/2025

A few of these can help you put election results into context.

Use these best tools to teach current events and history in your class

05/11/2025

Taskade is an AI-powered platform that allows you to build your own AI bots to carry out specific tasks.

Taskade is an AI platform designed to improve work output, while minimizing effort, and can help with IEPs

04/11/2025

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The University of Buffalo’s new Department of AI and Society has some lessons for all of those interested in AI and education.

The chair of the University of Buffalo’s new AI and Society shares insights on AI education and development.

04/11/2025

Diversity Drives Success

“I think when people talk about technology and education, sometimes we pass over the human connection,” says Cori Coburn, Educational Technology Support Manager for Austin Community College District in Texas, who oversees a team of more than two dozen direct reports. “That is the part that will not be replaced by AI. The sympathy, the empathy, the being able to communicate clearly and understand what's being given to us. Being able to be flexible in times when that is called for, and encouraging of others. Just because this is not your background doesn't mean that you do not belong.”

“ seems to be a bad word depending on who's having the discussion but it has made my team extraordinarily strong,” she says, adding that her personnel ranges from recent college graduates to retirees returning to the workforce. “Everybody doesn't have to be knowledgeable in the same thing, but you do need to know who has more expertise in that thing to help you out. And because we are so diverse, we can serve a larger audience not just with our communication and language skills but with our experience and being able to make a connection.”

04/11/2025

Free science lessons and activities to engage students in learning science with fascinating facts, intriguing interactives, and compelling projects.

Bring the wonderful world of science into your classroom with these top lesson and activities

03/11/2025

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Easy-Peasy.AI combines various AI tools, each designed for specific tasks, into a single package.
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Easy-Peasy.AI puts lots of AI tools in one place, ideal for education

03/11/2025

This month's new offerings include screen-free STEAM learning, an AI-powered study app for higher education, combined AI and human tutoring, plus much more.

New edtech products that have caught our attention this month

03/11/2025

Researchers at the University of Chicago recently put AI detection tools to the test, comparing hundreds of human-generated pieces of writing to AI-generated content.

A study conducted at the University of Chicago found AI detection tools varied widely in quality, and proposes a framework for use both inside and outside of education.

03/11/2025

Free sites and apps that help educators teach civics and elections

Teach U.S. elections, civics, law and history with these top election sites, apps and games.

01/11/2025

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Overwhelming majorities of superintendents and principals believe they have the right tools to measure engagement, while only about half of teachers agree. What do you think?

Conversations with Kevin Hogan: Talking with Brian Shaw, CEO of Discovery Education, on how to identify, measure, and encourage student engagement

31/10/2025

You've probably had to wade through slop (low-quality, often fake AI-generated content) just to read this as it now accounts for nearly HALF of all internet content!

Schools should lean on librarians, media specialists, and those who teach media literacy need to be on the front lines in the battle against AI slop.

“Those are the leaders in making sure that people have media literacy and AI literacy,” says Cory Coburn, Educational Technology Support Manager for Austin Community College District in Texas. “They are the ones who work with the staff and the students to help them master these skills of being able to analyze. ‘Is this good information? Is this good research? Is it real? Is it something somebody created in three seconds using AI, generative AI?’ And actually reading what the AI is providing.”

Adam Nemeroff, Assistant Provost for Innovations in Learning, Teaching and Technology at Quinnipiac University, echoes that. “Higher ed and K-12 leaders need to understand that just because there's a smaller physical collection of books in the library, it doesn't mean that the information tasks happening there are less important,” he says. “There's all these ways that librarians are helping the information research and learning ecosystems in learning environments.”