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Student Well-Being Teens Are Looking for Mental Health Support Online. What That Means for 69´«Ã½
Young people are turning to websites, social media, and apps for mental health support.
Lauraine Langreo, July 19, 2024
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Privacy & Security A New Digital Divide? Low-Income 69´«Ã½ See More Ads in the Tech Their 69´«Ã½ Use
69´«Ã½ from the lowest-income families are the most likely to attend schools that do not systematically vet their education technology.
Arianna Prothero, February 14, 2024
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Privacy & Security Saturn Is a New App for High Schoolers. Here’s Why It Has Educators Concerned
Saturn is billed as a time-management app, but experts see potential privacy concerns in allowing it broad access to students' schedules.
Alyson Klein, November 16, 2023
6 min read
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Classroom Technology Opinion Do Educational Apps Actually Help Kids Learn?
A new analysis shows that the overall effect is positive, but that's based on a variety of factors.
Rick Hess, October 23, 2023
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Privacy & Security Nonprofit Uses Halloween Run-Up to Showcase 'Scary' Privacy Issues in Learning Apps
Selling data for targeted advertising, sharing it with third party vendors, and vague data privacy policies raise concerns, nonprofit says.
Alyson Klein, October 20, 2023
4 min read
A middle school science team collaborates on their upcoming lessons at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta on Feb. 13, 2020.
A middle school science team collaborates on upcoming lessons at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta on Feb. 13, 2020.
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Teachers’ Stress Trickles Down to 69´«Ã½. Here's What 69´«Ã½ Are Doing About It
The past few years in the classroom have been grueling. But there are things districts can do to help teachers. Here are some examples.
Madeline Will, October 16, 2023
10 min read
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Privacy & Security Districts, Take Note: Privacy Is Rare in Apps Used in 69´«Ã½
Not protecting students' data privacy can cause real-world harms.
Arianna Prothero, July 20, 2023
4 min read
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Student Achievement Opinion How Do We Measure Student Engagement? A School Created Its Own App to Find Out
The school-created app enables students to share their feedback on lessons and teachers to find out what students are saying.
Jana Benson, May 31, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence 69´«Ã½ and Parents Are Bullish on AI's Potential for Education
69´«Ã½ are much more likely to have used ChatGPT than their parents, new survey finds.
Alyson Klein, May 15, 2023
2 min read
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Classroom Technology What the Research Says How Teachers Choose Apps for Their Classrooms
A study examines whether educators are more likely to select apps that have educational benchmarks or ones that feature buzzwords.
Lauraine Langreo, April 7, 2023
3 min read
69´«Ã½ attend a coding class at Hampton Street School in Mineola, N.Y., March 13, 2023.
69´«Ã½ participate in a computer coding class at the pre-K-2 Hampton Street School in Mineola, N.Y., on March 13, 2023.
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Classroom Technology What the Research Says What We’ve Learned About Technology and Learning in the Last 3 Years
See the lessons learned from a roundup of some of the most interesting research on tech use in schools.
Lauraine Langreo, March 27, 2023
8 min read
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Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT Is All the Rage. But Teens Have Qualms About AI
More than 90 percent of teenagers said they would like to learn more about artificial intelligence in their high school classes.
Arianna Prothero, March 23, 2023
2 min read
Classroom Technology Spotlight Spotlight on Online Learning & Integrity
This Spotlight will help you use tech to enhance student engagement, learn tips for creating assignments that outsmart ChatGPT, and more.

March 17, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion Three Steps to Prevent ChatGPT Misuse
First, it is important to understand what the artificial intelligence tool is—and what it is not.
Spencer Burrows, March 7, 2023
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