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Paula Jackson @paulawj.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Technology can be a game-changer for students with disabilities! From assistive tools to inclusive learning platforms. #EdTech helps create equal opportunities for all learners. Let's bridge the gap and make education accessible for everyone! @hycybull.bsky.social learnsafe.com/educational-...

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Educational Technology for Special Education - LearnSafe

Educational technology can empower students with learning disabilities and physical disabilities. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 13% of people enrolled in public scho...

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

A study in HS shows that a chatbot trained to act as a tutor did not bolster learning, and the standard chatbot harmed it. Edutopia is not deterred, looks to college students for confirmation. The article ends with what looks like ads for Khanmigo and MagicSchool. #EdTech #EduSkyAI #EduAI

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

"AI does not suffer from bias, fatigue, or inconsistency, making it theoretically capable of delivering equal and objective education to all students." This misconception is incredibly dangerous to teachers and students. These systems tend to amplify, not erase, bias. #AI #TLSky #EduSkyAi

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I'm just going to throw out there that one thing we can do about it is not use generative AI. (This suggestion is also free, by the way.) #EduSky #EdChat #AIEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I guess if you consider 'marking' student writing to be comparing two pieces of writing and determining which one is better... okay? Another case of tech changing criteria rather than meeting them. "AI essay markers have been around for the 1960s" <- Yep, this isn't the hard part. #AIinEducation

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Mark Anderson FCCT @ictevangelist.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Anonymisation is often crucial with #AiInEdu as today's final 🎯 #TopTips of the week explains: 🔒 "AI is Safe to Use" Why? Many assume AI tools are safe by default. Reality: Using AI without data privacy awareness can expose sensitive information. Always check before use. #EdTech #AiMythBusting

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I find it disturbing that "Ditch That Textbook" would advocate for circumventing thinking through how a template could work for a particular class. This is the type of cognitive labor that deepens teacher understanding of pedagogy and student experience. #EdTech #AIinEducation #EduSky

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

This post implies that 'AI' and LLMs are equivalent terms, and this person is running a PD on AI! The article itself demonstrates how #AIinEducation PD has become an avenue for marketing the products big tech is pushing on schools, rather than focusing on what works for student learning.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This "Vibe" approach is horrifically emblematic of the approach that edu-influencers are taking to #AIinEducation. No evidence, ignoring all the actual research, but whatever feels good (or brings $$$), just go with the vibes. It's so frustrating. #EduSky #AiEDU #Coding #CSeducation

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Alfonso Gonzalez @educatoral.com · 12/03/2025

> import humans Talking with our engineering team about education technology. "teachers are the largest in-school factor supporting student learning and that learning increases when teachers and students have a positive working relationship." #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEdu danmeyer.substack.co...

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> import humans

Talking with our engineering team about education technology.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm still hoping someone will make a bingo card with all of this AI hype marketing pressure, but this article does a great job of breaking it down. #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Can you really blame them for thinking that when charters are talking about replacing teachers with AI and we have posts like this from the man laughing about using a chainsaw to cut government jobs? This is not "empowering" to educators. #AIinEducation

Palmer Lucky tweet saying "What will happen in broader academia when clear scientific consensus is that AI-assisted education delivers better outcomes than 3.8M teachers currently do?"

Elon Musk quotes this tweet saying "That is already possible".

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Even with only 300 characters and an image, it seems like we should at least get a vague sense of what this product actually does, rather than a series of buzzwords haphazardly strung together. Also, BlueSky makes alt text so easy. Why not use it? #AIinEducation #Edtech #accessibility

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

"We have created an environment where both students and faculty are subtly incentivized to engage with knowledge in ways that are performative rather than substantive." #AIEdu

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Much of the work in #EdTech confuses specific tools and applications with general marketing hype, while ignoring connections to broader impacts of tools and the social and political narratives connected to the marketing hype. #AIEdu #EduSky

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

"[Teachers] feel guilty...as if efficiency is a moral failing." "But we must separate work that is tedious and replaceable from work that is meaningful and relational." The moral failing is not recognizing the meaningful and relational in what we cut for "efficiency". #EduSky #AIEdu #EdTech

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The number of edu-influencers who are taking old ideas, slapping 'AI' on them, and pretending they've found the 'golden key' to education is astounding. Often people publish books, but sometimes they want you to pay to read the second half of their blog posts. #EduSky #AIEdu

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

This so exemplifies the 'solution looking for a problem' conundrum that tech is having with these new tools. They are really hoping that users will come up with viable use cases that will lead to eventual profit. #EduSky #AIEdu

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

“If you go to a school, it’s very much the same as 300 years ago.” <- TIL education is still dominated by one room schoolhouses, teachers will little training, and kids leaving after just a few years. Why do we take these people seriously? #EduSky #AIinEducation

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Lisa Stampnitzky 🤷🏻‍♀️ @lisastampnitzky.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The kids are alright “AI is constantly incorrect, environmentally damaging and such a stupid way of learning. I started studying so I could be taught by professionals, not a robot telling me slop gathered from hundreds of places on the internet,” www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/universit...

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Outrage as university says AI tutors will run lectures in course

Three AI programs are set to replace lecture slides in a university course this semester.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Reflecting on how to create lessons that impact students, to inspire them to share ideas, and to support their individual needs are all ways we facilitate better connection with students. More time on software isn't. It's always efficiency over quality with these promotional posts. #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Teachers are quibbling over the percentage that ChatGPT contributes to cheating behaviors, while new charters are bragging about not having teachers and the face of the 'AI' takeover of government services is saying things like this. The objectives aren't secret. #EdTech #EduSky #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#AIinEducation #EdTech Students are outraged that they signed up for a university education and are getting AI slop instead. Big miss for experts in marketing, as young people appear much more skeptical of this tech than those who want to push it on them are.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Imagine dismissing communication with people about their children, tailoring lessons for your students, or deciding how you can best assess learning as 'paperwork' that should be offloaded to software. Let's advocate for better working conditions, not tech that dehumanizes our work. #EdTech #AIinEd

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I do think people are trying their best with this, but how do we go from "AI is an umbrella phrase for systems designed to mimic human intelligence" to "AI is a tool" in a single article? It's this sort of ambiguity in terminology that makes it hard to talk about efficacy and impacts. #EduSky #AIEdu

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The nonsense graphics aside, I'm most interested in how this guy (@aieducator.io) has crowned himself keynote king and created panegyrics to himself. Work that grift! #EdTech

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I don't understand why people keep posting videos of these products doing terrible jobs. The vocabulary is a mess, and I'm not convinced that encouraging students to share traumatic experiences is a 'perfect' discussion prompt. #EdTech #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

As appealing as it may be to offload this thinking work in a time crunch, teachers should reflect on the value we bring when we (not software) decide how to prioritize feedback, create action items, etc. How much are we okay asking tech to 'speak directly to the student' for us? #EduSky #AiEdu

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Are you a teacher who has a lot of extra time on your hands? Now you can donate your intellectual labor to grifters who make money spicing up the same ideas we've heard for decades with the latest hype-filled buzzwords. Don't miss this chance. #EduSky #AIeducation

#JournoRequest: What are your top AI tools for teachers for 2025?

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Share your experience to help other teachers around the world, and be featured in Forbes

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#edusky #aieducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I love this. It's like a podcast met an infomercial and had a baby. #EdTech #education

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Tom Mullaney @tommullaney.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Go to 34:00 of this fantastic @techconnectify.bsky.social video. Consider the ramifications for students and teachers. 🤔 What happens when students outsource thinking? 🤔 What happens when teachers use generated resources instead of speaking from expertise? #EduSky youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...

Silicon Valley seems hellbent on creating machines which can do our thinking for us.

Why should any of us want that? I certainly don’t want that - I don’t learn anything unless I do the mental work to create a complete framework of understanding in my mind.

I don’t talk about things I don’t understand because that’s the fastest way you can make a fool of yourself.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I like how this author takes something parents are really anxious about (college admissions) and connects it to a hyped-up new technology to raise everything to a fever pitch before telling them the product that will save them. Well played, Aviva Legatt. #EduSky #EdTech

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

If you don't want to look up a course of study on a university website, an LLM can instead spit out a statistically likely one for you. It can also simulate a sycophantic discussion partner. Libraries, the Internet, MOOCs, and now... this. #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

All this focus on saving time, and none on actual outcomes. If teachers need more time, teachers should be getting more time. What is the impact on students when we automate crucial parts of the job? What is the impact on the future of teaching? #EduSky #EdTech

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I don't know. I asked ChatGPT about this, and it was quite negative about having an LLM design rubrics. It told me teachers should do it themselves because the process of crafting a rubric prompts teachers to deeply consider what skills and knowledge matter most in an assignment. #EduSky #AIEdu

1. Lack of Skill Development → If AI is always generating rubrics, newer teachers might struggle to create clear, meaningful assessment criteria on their own.
2. Less Critical Thinking About Assessment → The process of crafting a rubric forces teachers to deeply consider what skills and knowledge matter most in an assignment.
3. Risk of Using Generic or Misaligned Rubrics → AI-generated rubrics might not always align with specific curriculum goals, teaching philosophies, or student needs.
4. Reduced Adaptability → Experienced teachers can quickly adjust rubrics for different contexts. If newer teachers don’t practice this skill, they might struggle to modify AI-generated rubrics effectively.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Out of curiosity, what makes one an AI in Education 'expert'? Do you need to have published any academic research or conducted any actual studies, or can you just put it in your social media handle? #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Have software take something you said, decide exactly what you mean, and decide what you want students to do about it. I'm not sure that this is more human, and I'm worried that it's coming from someone teaching the kids how to communicate effectively. We need more time, not more tech. #EduSky

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I'm imagining a student voice recording all of their ideas about something, then having ChatGPT turn that incoherent jumble into a well structured essay that they then turn in. Is this okay? Why or why not? #AIinEducation #EdTech

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I think if I were worried about mental health in this classroom, I'd start with having the kids take off their virtual reality classes and start interacting with other humans. #Education #AIEDU

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Educators, please do not fall into this trap, that you need to try out every piece of #EdTech before you can critically analyze its impacts. This 'fail fast' strategy of experimenting on your students is the 'disruption' that Big Tech wants in education. Trust your expertise. #EduSky

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Sarah Rankin @techrankin.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I sadly can’t remember where I found this, but as someone currently organizing a #Canadian #edtech conference, I think I’ll slide this into the folders for our event support staff.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

"It ultimately can save time and money for districts." No word in the article on whether these 'AI tutors' improve learning. (So far, research seems to say 'no'.) But, think of the efficiency! The cost savings! #EduSky #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

It is really that great for tech to be making up our evaluation criteria for us? Then to generate scales that essentially consist of "1-2pts: did it poorly; 3-5pts: did it somewhat; 6-8 pts: did it adequately; 9-10pts: did it very well" over and over? It's not a good rubric. #EdTech #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Citation, please. #EdTech #Research #AI "Improving accuracy" seems especially egregious.

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

"It is designed to produce the appearance of research, without any actual research happening along the way." I also love the observation that the best use case for this is creating documents that no one will read. #AIinEducation

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

According to a recent study, an 'AI' providing these safeguards may not harm learning, but doesn't appear to help learning either. Similarly, 'Tutor CoPilot' could help novice educators in the moment but not be a viable pathway to professional expertise. #EduSky #AIinEducation

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Generative AI Can Harm Learning

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize how humans work, and has already demonstrated promise in significantly improving human produc

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Alfonso Gonzalez @educatoral.com · 12/02/2025

It Is Fun to Pretend That Hard Things Are Easy! A new online math platform promises to teach math 4x faster. Here is how! by Dan Meyer Right on, Dan - it's not real Math! #EduSky #iTeachMath danmeyer.substack.co...

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It Is Fun to Pretend That Hard Things Are Easy!

A new online math platform promises to teach math 4x faster. Here is how!

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

SchoolAI continues to avoid answering the question of whether or not they have the permission of living people to be simulated in their product. It is a yes or no question. Note the subheading: "Interview Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai" #EdTech #AIinEducation

A public "Space" from SchoolAI with a thumbnail drawing of educational activist Malala Yousafzai, entitled "Malala Yousafzai, Interview Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai" with blurb "This space allows students to engage in an interactive interview with the AI persona of Malala Yousafzai. Students will explore her journey as an advocate for girls' education and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. They will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about her challenges and achievements, fostering a deeper understanding of education and human rights advocacy." and credited as "Created by SchoolAI".

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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I guess teaching novels used to suck, but don't worry teachers, it's groovy now because this product will generate a bunch of multiple choice questions for you. Also it can turn books into bullet points to boost productivity! Nothing groovier than MC questions and bullet points. #EdTech #EduSky

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