Welcome to the December 2025 Edtech Show & Tell, in which our editors share some of the new edtech products that have caught our attention this month. These are not reviews or endorsements, but a showcase of education-friendly items, platforms, and more that we think might be noteworthy for you.
This month's new offerings include a toolkit for teaching kids about AI, a platform that provides high-quality substitute teachers, a campus-wide safety solution, and much more.
Cook Center for Human Connection | Staff Guidance
Staff Guidance offers every school employee on-demand access to personalized insights and mentorship from trusted professionals, providing real-time support for stress management, burnout prevention, and professional growth. The platform’s unique blend of AI-powered expertise and human care was created to make staff feel heard and ready to meet the challenges of modern education.
Day of AI and Common Sense Media | Talking to Kids About AI Toolkit
The Talking to Kids About AI Toolkit explores topics such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, misinformation, and maintaining human connection in a digital world. The video and toolkit translate AI concepts into age-appropriate information to help families use AI safely and responsibly. It includes: conversation starters; hands-on activities, bias, and digital privacy; reflection prompts for media literacy and critical thinking; and a glossary and curated resource links.
Elevate K-12 | Teacher Selection Tool
The Teacher Selection Tool enables decision-makers to review, request, and match with certified teachers who align with their school’s instructional goals. Through the Elevate K-12 School & District Portal, leaders can now: browse teacher profiles; engage in mutual matching; conduct Interviews; retain familiar teachers, and access seamless integration.
IXL | LevelUp Diagnostic
Built using psychometric principles, the IXL LevelUp Diagnostic helps educators identify students for intervention, lead organization-wide improvement efforts, track student growth and more—without waiting for official state testing results. After the assessment, LevelUp guides students from diagnosis to practice with personalized action plans. By seamlessly linking precise, actionable data to learning, it helps educators make faster, smarter decisions to ensure every student succeeds.
Liberty DS42 TeamUp+™ Series Multiscreen BYOM Switcher / Extender
The DS42 consolidates video, audio (analog and Dante), USB 3.0, ethernet and power delivery into a single USB-C connection. Liberty’s companion receivers extend those signals up to 100 meters, providing additional USB ports and a second display output wherever needed. With native multi-display extension support for both PC and Mac devices, users can mirror or extend screens across multiple displays.
McGraw Hill | GenAI Tools
New features from McGraw Hill include Teacher Assistant, an embedded GenAI tool that provides educators with support to help them personalize learning, as well as Writing Assistant, an embedded GenAI tool for grades 6-12 that allows learners to ask for assistance with their short-form writing assignments and receive personalized guidance throughout the writing process.
Securly I Safety OS
SafetyOS unifies web filtering, student wellness, and campus safety into one connected platform, so schools can see more, respond faster, and support every student. From AI-powered monitoring and web filtering to wellness alerts and campus management, every Securly solution works together. Securly allows districts to share insights, streamline workflows, and give educators the clarity they need to act with confidence.
Sharp | E Series Laser LCD Projector
The XP-E501U E Series LCD laser projector is ideal for small to medium-sized rooms in education settings. The E Series LCD laser projector delivers 5,000 lumens of brightness and includes a 16-watt speaker. Dual HDMI inputs and NaViSet Administrator 2 software provide flexible connectivity and easy management. Designed for simplicity, it features ECO Mode, auto power functions, plug-and-play operation and a five-year or 20,000-hour warranty.
Singlewire Software | InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge
The InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge allows school staff to request assistance and alert others when issues arise. Three presses signal that a staff member is requesting assistance for situations such as fights in a classroom, medical issues, or damage to the building. Six button presses or more signals that a large-scale emergency is taking place, such as an active shooter or that the school should go into lockdown.
SpeechLP | SpeechLP
SpeechLP is an evidence based AI-powered articulation practice app that provides children with interactive speech therapy games designed to play with the sounds they need to practice. It offers speech therapy games to help with language development for toddlers to teens in a fun and engaging way, as well as personalized exercises targeting all consonant phonological processes, tailored to each child’s needs.
