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IT technology in education today - what is used, how it affects students teachers
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December 12, 12:49 AM
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Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Students – and all manner of professionals – are tempted to outsource their thinking to AI, which threatens to undermine learning and credibility. A philosophy professor offers a solution.
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November 14, 2:58 AM
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How to use chatbots to make you smarter, not dumber | Psyche Guides

How to use chatbots to make you smarter, not dumber | Psyche Guides | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Use AI thoughtlessly and it dulls your mind. But with a strategic approach and the right prompts, it can be a powerful tool
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October 27, 9:13 PM
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Are Kids Still Looking for Careers in Tech?

Are Kids Still Looking for Careers in Tech? | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
AI is changing what careers are possible for students interested in STEM subjects. WIRED spoke with five aspiring scientists to find out how they’re preparing for the future.
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October 19, 5:36 AM
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Professors fear students are outsourcing critical thinking to AI. Here are 5 ways they can fight back, a researcher says.

Professors fear students are outsourcing critical thinking to AI. Here are 5 ways they can fight back, a researcher says. | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
A South African researcher said schools are failing to teach critical thinking and urged teachers to help students question AI tools like ChatGPT.

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Daphnée Melin's curator insight, October 12, 6:08 AM
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October 10, 1:41 AM
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Digital wellbeing is a core 21st-century skill | Tes

Digital wellbeing is a core 21st-century skill | Tes | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
IB chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen says governments around the world recognise that we must do more to protect young people from technological harms - and schools can help
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September 23, 7:02 PM
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Why Phone Bans Miss the Point About Student Distraction –

Why Phone Bans Miss the Point About Student Distraction – | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Recent headlines about mobile phone bans in schools have been grabbing attention across the globe, but they're telling us a story that's far more complex than the soundbites suggest. The Economist recently published findings from a double-blind study showing that phone bans can improve performance, while Conservative politicians have jumped on the bandwagon with promises…

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Nik Peachey's curator insight, September 12, 5:00 AM

"The solution isn’t to ban the digital world our students inhabit—it’s to help them navigate it thoughtfully whilst creating educational experiences compelling enough to compete for their attention."

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August 24, 6:55 PM
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Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them

Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
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August 24, 6:53 PM
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Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria

Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
From calculators to ChatGPT, the introduction of new technology into schools has long inspired frenzied discourse: Will it revolutionize the system or rot kids’ brains? It often does neither.
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August 23, 6:42 AM
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How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession

How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.
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August 10, 6:31 AM
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AI - Critical Thinking & Bloom

AI - Critical Thinking & Bloom | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
I'm continuing my series of AI prompts that can help to promote critical thinking this week with one to help teachers design tasks based on Bloom's Taxonomy. You would be surprised how many times I've seen materials promoted as being inspired or modelled on Bloom's Taxonomy that don't come anywhere

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Using AI to design tasks based on Bloom's Taxonomy

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KCSIE 2025: What We Got Right (and What We Didn’t) About AI and Safeguarding

KCSIE 2025: What We Got Right (and What We Didn’t) About AI and Safeguarding | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
This article is a breakdown of what we predicted, what actually made it into KCSIE 2025 and what we are interpreting it actually means!
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July 25, 6:37 AM
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AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer

AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Universities have relied on expert knowledge being scarce, but AI is changing that. Tuition now needs to focus on human skills that machines still struggle to copy.
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June 22, 1:48 AM
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How AI Is Helping Students Find the Right College

How AI Is Helping Students Find the Right College | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
College counselors in the US are too overworked to meet with every student. A new wave of specialized AI tools can learn students’ interests, then recommend schools, areas of study, and scholarships.
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December 12, 12:34 AM
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Using AI to Find Information Could Diminish Your Knowledge, Study Finds

Using AI to Find Information Could Diminish Your Knowledge, Study Finds | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using large language models to access knowledge.
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November 2, 3:30 AM
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Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out

Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
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October 26, 7:42 PM
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AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study

AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
A degree in computer science used to promise a cozy career in tech. Now, students’ ambitions are shaped by AI, in fields that blend computing with analysis, interpretation, and data.
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October 19, 5:27 AM
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AI-generated lesson plans fall short on inspiring students and promoting critical thinking

AI-generated lesson plans fall short on inspiring students and promoting critical thinking | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Common chatbots produce generic lesson plans that are unlikely to improve learning, a study finds. It shows how teachers should be critical users – not rapid adopters − of generative AI.
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September 29, 7:23 PM
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Where to Go to Get Serious About Learning a Language: Lingoda, Preply, Fluenz

Where to Go to Get Serious About Learning a Language: Lingoda, Preply, Fluenz | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
To really speak and understand a new language, you need to interact with humans.
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August 24, 6:57 PM
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4 Steps to Responsible AI Implementation in Education

4 Steps to Responsible AI Implementation in Education | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Researchers at the University of Kansas Center for Innovation, Design & Digital Learning (CIDDL) have published a new framework for the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence at all levels of education, from preschool through higher education.

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EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight, August 19, 11:59 AM

"The framework recommends schools adopt AI responsibly by prioritizing human judgment and transparency, creating a strategic planning task force, ensuring equitable and accessible AI opportunities for all students, and committing to ongoing evaluation and educator preparation."

Marco Bertolini's curator insight, August 20, 6:57 AM

Researchers have published a new framework for the responsible implementation of AI in education, from preschool throught higher education.

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Leverage AI in Education for better learning
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August 24, 6:55 PM
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Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria

Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
From calculators to ChatGPT, the introduction of new technology into schools has long inspired frenzied discourse: Will it revolutionize the system or rot kids’ brains? It often does neither.
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August 24, 6:52 PM
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What Do Kids Actually Think About AI?

What Do Kids Actually Think About AI? | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Parents, teachers, and experts have big opinions about the impacts of AI on young people and education. But what do the students themselves say?
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August 23, 6:34 AM
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I got an AI to impersonate me and teach me my own course – here’s what I learned about the future of education

I got an AI to impersonate me and teach me my own course – here’s what I learned about the future of education | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Can AI agents superpower the classroom?
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August 10, 6:31 AM
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ISTELive 25: How to Build AI Literacy in Elementary School Students | EdTech Magazine

ISTELive 25: How to Build AI Literacy in Elementary School Students | EdTech Magazine | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
Artificial intelligence is the hottest topic in K–12 education right now, but how do educators approach that subject with the youngest learners?
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August 10, 5:58 AM
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ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems

ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
OpenAI’s new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn’t address generative AI’s underlying disruption of education.
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July 15, 6:58 AM
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Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’

Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’ | IT in Education and schools | Scoop.it
The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country.
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