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GPT-4.5 Has Passed The Turing Test. What Does That Mean For Teachers?

By Erik Ofgang published

In the most rigorous version of the Turing test conducted to date, participants couldn’t distinguish between real humans and certain AI models.

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Education Industry Leaders To Be Celebrated at Tech & Learning’s EdExec Summit

By TL Editors published

Tech & Learning partners with the esteemed CODiE Awards to celebrate industry leaders at the EdExec Summit

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Edtech Show & Tell: June 2025

By Ray Bendici, Diana Restifo published

New edtech products that have caught our attention this month

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Educator Edtech Review: xTool P2S 55W Desktop CO2 Laser Cutter for Education

By Frank Pileiro published

A versatile and powerful desktop laser cutter bundled specifically for education, the xTool P2S is a solution for STEM, arts, and vocational education.

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AI In Education Executive Order: What You Need To Know

By Erik Ofgang published

The President’s executive order calls for AI literacy, a national AI challenge, and more.

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Navigate AI with New Risk Assessments from Common Sense Media

By Lisa Nielsen published

A new risk assessment framework from Common Sense Media helps educators become critical, empowered, informed users.

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Tech & Learning Launches Best of Show at ISTELive 2025

By TL Editors last updated

This annual awards celebrates the products, and businesses behind each one, who are transforming education in schools around the world.

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9 Ways School Leaders Can Use AI

By Steve Baule published

Effective ways that building leaders can use AI tools to improve their leadership

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4 Reasons To Use Claude AI to Teach

By Erik Ofgang published

Features that make Claude AI appealing to educators include a focus on privacy and conversational style.

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4 Summer Teaching Goals I’ll Actually Meet

By Erik Ofgang published

Over the last few years, I’ve learned that by setting fewer less ambitious teaching goals, I actually accomplish more over the summer.

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What Is ResearchRabbit And How Can I Use It to Teach?

By Luke Edwards published

ResearchRabbit is an AI-powered tool for literature search and discovery

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Recognizing When Not To Use AI

By Erik Ofgang published

AI has become part of modern education for teachers and students, but it’s not always the best or most efficient way to accomplish a task.

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5 Tips For Superintendents To Use Tech To Serve Your District

By Sascha Zuger published

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD - Advice that any superintendent can follow to get the most out of education technology.

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4 Ways to Leverage AI to Bridge Cultural Gaps in K-12 Classrooms

By Steve Baule published

By providing personalized learning experiences, enhancing communication and collaboration, and fostering cultural awareness, AI can help bridge gaps.

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6 Steps to Mobile Makerspace Success

By Sascha Zuger published

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD - How Bonny Eagle Schools has successfully implemented its Maker Spaces Go Mobile program.

What If Math

What Is What If Math And How Can I Use It to Teach?

By Luke Edwards published

What If Math uses a powerful technique to help children learn algebra with digital age skills.

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Optimizing Teacher PD with AI

By Michael Gaskell published

How utilizing the best AI tools, including NotebookLM, can improve teacher performance.

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5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Library Media Specialist

By Sascha Zuger published

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD - Tips for administrators and educators to make the most of library media specialists’ expertise to benefit their students, from Cathy Collins

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Implementing School Cell Phone Bans

By Erik Ofgang published

More and more districts, schools, and states are implementing cell phone bans. Here’s advice for doing that effectively.

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Revising Lessons to Include AI

By Stephanie Smith Budhai, Ph.D. published

Revise your lesson plans to take advantage of new AI functionalities to the edtech tools you and your students enjoy using

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What Is Tappity? How to Use It to Teach Science

By Luke Edwards published

Tappity makes science interactive for fun and engaging learning using the app.

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Using Technology To Teach CTE To Incarcerated Students

By Erik Ofgang published

The Placer School for Adults is using technology to let students train and gain certificates in various CTE fields.

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AI in Education: From Executive Order to Classroom Impact

By MagicSchool published

Adeel Khan, CEO of MagicSchool AI, shares practical strategies to effectively integrate AI into today's evolving classrooms.

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - ViewSonic ClassSwift Transforms Classrooms Into Dynamic Learning Spaces

By ViewSonic published

Compatible across devices and platforms, ClassSwift revitalizes the classroom with ease

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: UWorld's Courses for AP Provide Research-Backed Resources That Ensure Both Students And Teachers Have What They Need For Success

By UWorld published

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: A Signal That Good Things Are Coming

By Sascha Zuger published

Rob Chambers, EVP of Product at Lightspeed Systems, on solving school IT challenges with Lightspeed Insight and Signal

Branching Minds

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Branching Minds’ AI Connects the Dots

By Sascha Zuger published

Branching Minds co-founder Maya Gat explains how AI now helps support the influential MTSS platform

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: MAXCases Shield Extreme-X2 with 3.5mm Adapter and Tamper-Resistant Design for iPad 10/11 Offers Stronger Protection for Schools

By MAXCases published

MAXCases Shield Extreme-X2 offers new features to improve protection and flexibility.

WyreStorm

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - WyreStorm Technologies NHD-510-TX Helps to Deliver Engaging Lessons While Optimizing Resources and Reducing Downtime

By WyreStorm Technologies published

The NHD-510-TX is a versatile AV over IP encoder designed to meet the unique needs of modern educational environments.

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