ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/scrolled-wants-to-turn-textbooks-into-tiktok/
#EdTech #AI #SocialMedia
#edtech
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#Introduction: V U This (say "view this") turns any TV, projector or screen with a browser into a display you control from your phone.
Open vuthis.com on the screen, scan the QR code, show: photos, a PDF, large text, a notice, a clock, a countdown timer, a tally counter or a Wi-Fi QR code.
No app, no cable, no screen mirroring. Free, no sign-up. Self-hostable.
https://vuthis.com
#DigitalSignage #EdTech #SmartTV #SelfHosted #WebDev
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#postdoc #hiring - I have a 1-year opening to be started early next year (possibility for 1-year renewal) in #hci and #edtech in a Horizon Europe project on adolescents' reflective usage of digital media. The ideal candidate will be interested in mixed methods research design, and in designing and evaluating engaging and reflective technology in this area. Contact me for questions, applications must be via the job portal: https://jobs.tugraz.at/en/jobs/0bffdb1b-7815-4306-8044-e5f674b58f6e
@tugraz@birdsite.am-institute.swiss
The following is a thread based on The Digital Delusion by Dr Jared Cooney Horvath
Many points can be transferred to AI apologists.
Apology #1: EdTech Has so Much Potential (or Tech is the Future…) Potential is not a basis for policy. Schools should only adopt tech when it has shown clear unequivocal benefits. Fighting Back: Prove it with data! Then we will talk.
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#EdTech #Education
The Three Screens That Made Us Still - An exploration of how television screens, algorithms, and learning machines quietly reshape what it means to be awake https://elearningworld.net/the-three-screens-that-made-us-still/ #tv #algorithms #socialmedia #learning #edtech #AI
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Hi, I'm building sheiragames, an indie math-teaching app — nice to be here.
#introduction #IndieDev #EdTech
'Used right, AI is a patient tutor. Used wrong, it's a shortcut around the learning': we spoke to the creator behind an AI tool that's changing the way students learn
We spoke to Ashish Bansal, Founder & CEO of StarSpark AI, about his AI educational tool and how it's impacting the way kids learn math and science via K-12 and AP coursework.
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/used-right-ai-is-a-patient-tutor-used-wrong-its-a-shortcut-around-the-learning-we-spoke-to-the-creator-behind-an-ai-tool-thats-changing-the-way-students-learn
#Education #EdTech #AI #Learning Tools #AI in Education #Educational Tech [Tom's Guide Deals]
Kiwix 3.16 for #macOS and #iOS has been released!
It comes with a new wave of improvements and bug fixes like:
- Sort & filter local library books
- Better app restoration
- Better multi languages handling
- In app recurring donation
Complete changelog at https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-apple/releases/tag/3.16.0
To install it:
- Apple App Store: http://apple.kiwix.org
- DMG: https://download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-macos/kiwix-macos.dmg
A milestone for K12 SIX and the wider K-12 education community: "National Council of ISACs Welcomes K12 SIX, Extending Critical Infrastructure Threat Intelligence to the K-12 Education Sector" https://www.nationalisacs.org/post/national-council-of-isacs-welcomes-k12-six-extending-critical-infrastructure-threat-intelligence-to #edtech #ISAC #K12SIX
How Toniebox and Hasbro built games kids can play without a screen
https://www.fastcompany.com/91579083/how-toniebox-and-hasbro-are-built-games-kids-can-play-without-a-screen
#Innovation #Design #EdTech
Hey Fedi privacy folks!
Can public school systems in the US share student and family data with any 3rd party they choose?
Can they do so if the school hasn't shared a data privacy policy?
It's my understanding of FERPA that parents have to be given a copy of that policy + opt in. Maybe I'm wrong, tho. Our school is doing some heavy pushing of ed tech with the start of the year and providing no documentation. Half expect RFID tags by Sept.
#AskFedi #privacy #law #EdTech #ThisIsSomeBullshit
Synthesia's AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/synthesias-ai-training-platform-is-moving-beyond-videos-into-live-coaching/
#AI #Startups #EdTech
RE: https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116953187312162666
There are even older articles (some were print-only!) about Waldorf schools thriving in Silicon Valley, but this post is a good sampler with several links.
This is enough to show how the #edtech for thee, not for me culture of privilege continues to operate.
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A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute, Matt Richtel, New York Times, 2011
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html
Why the Silicon Valley titans who got our kids addicted to screens are sending their own children to tech‑free Waldorf schools, Danny Fortson, Sunday Times, 2018
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/silicon-valley-titans-got-our-kids-addicted-to-screens-are-sending-their-own-children-to-tech-free-waldorf-schools-xl7vm60bk
Tech execs protect their kids from their own products. America’s children deserve the same, Katie A. Paul, Fast Company, 2023
https://www.fastcompany.com/90900166/tech-social-media-protection-children
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RE: https://glammr.us/@hedgielib/116936741852184427
My wife (editor-in-chief of a top-ranked #EdTech journal) would concur.
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From the editor in chief at Science
AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aek5570
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highlights from #Dweb camp (cont.)
Convos with Micah and TB Dinesh about offline-first #edtech tools like Kolibre and "re-narration" across contexts of lived experience #localknowledge #webannotation #datastorytelling bridging wip with @eirliani@home.social and the GRTL Alliance on #epistemicjustice #responsibleAI
Photo by Anton Tal
'New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash'
#edTech #technology #pedagogy #ai #genAI
https://gothamist.com/news/all-education-tech-purchases-on-pause-as-nyc-schools-wrestle-with-ai
RE: https://mastodontech.de/@flbergerdev/116857659645322620
Our developer @flbergerdev@mastodontech.de was around at #MootDACH26 to learn from the 25 year old #MoodleCommunity .
#MoodleMoot #EdTech
Okay, help: what's a good compromise for a whiteboard for one-off use in a lecture? I want to collect student ideas, group them together and talk them through interactively while showing the whiteboard on a screen. Nothing more.
For a long time I would have used Flinga Whiteboard (https://flinga.fi/) but my employer stopped paying for it. They do pay for Miro but it's horrendously complicated to use, and a steep learning curve for a one-off activation exercise in class.
Is there something simple, freely available (maybe - ideally - open source) that is at the Flinga end of complexity rather than Miro?
#education #EdTech #whiteboard #AcademicChatter
Coursera has partnered with India's Mission Karmayogi to upskill civil servants and government officials. The collaboration will deliver curated courses through the iGOT platform, focused on advanced competencies for public servants. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/coursera-partners-with-mission-karmayogi-to-upskill-indias-civil-servants-govt-officials/articleshow/129410415.cms #India #Tech #Edtech