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A student is clicking, earning badges and completing levels. The app says they are engaged. But are they actually learning? A new report from the American Psychological Association says schools and families should be careful not to confuse the two. Published on September 3, the report argues that educational technology
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An Australian university is using an AI chatbot in two compulsory psychology subjects. The experiment raises a bigger question about what students lose when human tutorials disappear.
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New U.S. guidance offers a remarkably simple test for classroom technology: what problem does it solve, who should use it, and what evidence shows that it helps students learn?
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UNESCO is bringing education ministers together to discuss AI, synthetic knowledge and the future of learning. The bigger question is what schools should protect as AI becomes more capable.
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Google has expanded Gemini access to younger K–12 students. The bigger question for schools is not whether AI is available, but when students are ready to use it.
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New York City and Los Angeles are restricting student access to generative AI. Their new policies raise a bigger question about where AI belongs in education.
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The UN has backed a move toward world maps that show Africa and other regions at their true relative size. For schools, the change could be a lesson in more than geography.
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Teaching has never been short of tools. The harder part is figuring out which ones are actually useful. Digital Teacher Notes is a place to explore practical ideas for teaching and learning with technology. We'll look at ways to organize and share resources, create engaging learning materials, use