Latest articles by Erik Ofgang
Gemini: Teaching With Google’s Latest AI
Google says Gemini, its latest AI model, can outperform the most advanced version of ChatGPT. Here’s what that means for educators.
Khanmigo’s Academic Essay Feedback Tool Can Help Make Writing Instruction More Accessible, Sal Khan says
Khanmigo’s Academic Essay Feedback tool is designed to guide students through the writing process. As tools like this evolve, they might rewrite writing instruction, Sal Khan says.
5 Tips for Teaching With AI & Digital Technology, From The CEO of Digital Promise
Schools can do more to embrace AI and other digital technologies, said Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise, during a recent keynote address.
5 Ways AI Assistive Technology Tools Can Help Students
The impact AI can have on assisted technology is hard to overstate.
Here’s What We Should Take Away From PISA Math Score Drop, Says Sal Khan
The latest PISA results showed U.S. Math scores plummeting but the real story is both more bleak and positive, says Sal Khan.
Making School Safety Alerts Accessible to All
How one district uses technology to ensure safety alerts are accessible to all
Outschool: How to Use it For Teaching and Learning
The online teaching platform Outschool is popular with homeschoolers as well as K12 students and teachers.
The Screen Inferiority Effect: How Screens Affect Reading Comprehension
Researchers have long noted an advantage for print texts versus digital ones, but many questions remain about why the screen inferiority effect occurs
He Was Falsely Accused of Using AI. Here’s What He Wishes His Professor Did Instead
When William Quarterman was accused of submitting an AI-generated midterm essay, he started having panic attacks. He says his professor should have handled the situation differently.
Using Tech & Data to Empower Teachers
INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD WINNER - After starting out in business, Tech & Learning Innovative Leader Award winner Mary Jane Warden fell in love with teaching and the potential to facilitate learning with technology
Strengthening Tier 1 With High-Impact Instructional Practices
A key and sometimes overlooked component of MTSS is Tier 1 universal instruction.
She Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Teaching STEM Gave Her Purpose
Jessica Hicklin is using edtech to help make in-prison education more accessible. It’s a mission inspired by her time incarcerated.
4 Education Trends Beyond AI
AI has dominated the education conversation as of late but it’s not all that is changing.
From Social Media to School Halls: Understanding and Preventing Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying involves an imbalance of physical or emotional power and an intent to cause harm, like traditional bullying, and is not limited to the school day or school grounds
3 Tips For Teaching With Robots
Best practices for teaching with robots from an award-winning educator
Building a Data-Informed MTSS Framework for Student Achievement
The right data can help educators implement an MTSS framework that supports all students, including those who need more resources because they are exceeding expectations
President Biden’s AI Executive Order Won’t Fix AI in Schools, But It’s a Start
President Biden's recent executive order on AI could be the first step in relieving teachers from implementing their own AI policies on the fly.
Trends To Watch Beyond AI and Other Tips From A Retiring Edtech Leader
Award-winning supervisor of technology and data Frank Pileiro is stepping down from his district position. He shares his thoughts on what his successor might face.
AI Isn’t Yet a Huge Help to Writing Students, Says Director of Harvard’s Writing Center
Jane Rosenzweig sees potential for AI in the future but is critical of many of its current classroom applications.
AI Detectors Discriminate Against Non-Native Speakers, Says Stanford Research
The AI detectors got it wrong more than half the time when evaluating writing from non-Native English-speaking students, recent research found.
ChatGPT Can Now Access The Internet. What This Means for Teachers
ChatGPT Plus subscribers now have an internet-enabled version of the chatbot, providing students who can afford the subscription version with more opportunities to learn and cheat.
4 Tips For New Edtech Professionals
Advice for those new to the edtech field from award-winning technology director Sandra Paul
Best Free Veterans Day Lessons & Activities
Plan your Veterans Day classroom activities and lessons with quizzes, videos, primary sources, and more
