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6th grade Math, Science, STEM Robotics, Esports, family man (lovely wife & daughter), NBCT, ISTE Capstone, MAT, Zombie Runner, gamer, he/him. #edtech #stem #gamification #gbl #esports #edreform, #AI

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Major Labels Sign Licensing Deals With AI Music Company Klay | Pitchfork
“Warner Music Group (WMG), Universal Music Group (UMG), and Sony Music Entertainment (SME) have signed new licensing deals with artificial intelligence (AI) music technology company”
Major Labels Sign Licensing Deals With AI Music Company Klay
Klay Vision Inc. is now the first artificial intelligence music startup to land deals with Warner, Universal, and Sony
pitchfork.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The New Writing Process in the Age of AI
"in many schools, the conversation still stops at one shallow question: “Did you use AI?” That question misses the point. Using AI responsibly is not cheating. Using it secretly or deceptively is."
The New Writing Process in the Age of AI
Instead of policing whether AI was used, educators should focus on how it is used to help students learn and produce quality work.
www.techlearning.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Take9 - 9 seconds for a safer world.
"Take a 9-second pause and think before you click, download, share. A short pause goes a long way."
Take9
Learn how to protect yourself from cyber threats. Take 9 seconds to pause and think before engaging with suspicious emails, messages, or links to avoid phishing and online scams.
pausetake9.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
7 tips to get the most out of Nano Banana Pro
"Our latest update to image generation and editing, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), includes advancements in text rendering, world knowledge, creative controls and more. Here are some tips to get the most out of the model."
7 tips to get the most out of Nano Banana Pro
Here are some tips for writing more effective prompts for image generation and editing in Gemini using Nano Banana Pro.
blog.google
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
TROUBLE IN TOYLAND 2025
Toys with artificial intelligence bots or toxics present hidden dangers. Tests show A.I. toys can have disturbing conversations. Other concerns include unsafe or counterfeit toys bought online.
publicinterestnetwor...
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Organization warns against giving AI toys to children - UPI.com
"Young children are especially susceptible to the potential harms of these toys, such as invading their privacy, collecting data, engendering false trust and friendship"
www.upi.com/Top_News...
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UPI.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Outdoor Activities for Elementary Students | Edutopia
Taking lessons outside can help elementary students feel more connected to and excited about the content they’re learning.
5 Outdoor Activities to Reenergize Your Class
Taking lessons outside can help elementary students feel more connected to and excited about the content they’re learning.
www.edutopia.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Science Investigations in High School | Edutopia
High school students get the most out of lessons when they receive direct support along with consistent opportunities to explore concepts on their own.
How to Structure Successful Science Investigations
High school students get the most out of lessons when they receive direct support along with consistent opportunities to explore concepts on their own.
www.edutopia.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Self-Driving Cars
"As of 2025, self-driving cars continue to be unavailable to consumers. These vehicles rely on radar, cameras, lidar, and advanced AI to process data and make real-time driving decisions."
Self-Driving Cars | 1440
Self-driving cars are autonomous automobiles that can operate without human intervention. This includes safely navigating from one destination to another while adhering to traffic rules and responding
join1440.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Gemini 3 Dropped Yesterday, & I'm Already Rethinking What's Possible - UnconstrainED
"The big shift is in how it thinks. There’s a new “Deep Think” mode that breaks problems into sub-problems, evaluates multiple solution paths, & self-corrects"
Gemini 3 Dropped Yesterday, and I'm Already Rethinking What's Possible - UnconstrainED
Google released Gemini 3 Pro about 12 hours ago. I'm in transit from Mumbai to Taiwan for a school training, and I've spent my entire layover testing it and
unconstrained.blog
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NotebookLM adds Deep Research and support for more source types
"The latest NotebookLM update introduces Deep Research, helping users add diverse, high-quality sources and broadens the types of content you can analyze, including sheets and Word docs."
NotebookLM adds Deep Research and support for more source types
NotebookLM adds "Deep Research" for discovering sources, support for Word and PDFs, and a preview of Sheets.
blog.google
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If we don’t raise wages at the bottom, we’re all cooked
"The reason? He says we’re becoming a two-tiered economy, and lower- and middle-income customers can no longer afford fast food."
If we don’t raise wages at the bottom, we’re all cooked
The Big Mac has a problem that’s partly due to the corporation that makes Big Macs
robertreich.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Are State Policies on AI in Education Thinking Too Small?
"Factor said she worries that rapidly issued AI guidelines for schools focus on things like privacy and plagiarism, but not on the deeper demands for teaching, learning and the future of the workforce."
Are State Policies on AI in Education Thinking Too Small?
States are issuing new guidelines for artificial intelligence in school at a rapid pace, but ed-tech leaders say many of the policies lack the vision needed for deeper classroom transformation.
www.govtech.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Google's NotebookLM adds 'Deep Research' tool, support for more file types | TechCrunch
"a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research. Google says the tool acts like a dedicated researcher"
Google's NotebookLM adds 'Deep Research' tool, support for more file types | TechCrunch
The service is rolling out "Deep Research," a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Will we run out of data? Limits of LLM scaling based on human-generated data
"Even if models come to be trained on all available public human text data, this would not necessarily lead to a complete halt of progress in model capabilities."
Will we run out of data? Limits of LLM scaling based on human-generated data
If trends continue, language models will fully utilize the stock of human-generated public text between 2026 and 2032.
epoch.ai
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Education in the Age of Globalization » Fixing the Past or Inventing the Future?
“America’s educational crisis was manufactured to advance certain political and economic agendas”
zhaolearning.com/202...
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A.J. Juliani | A Five-Step Progression to AI Fluency (For Adults and for Students)
“AI fluency is a progression. Just like reading fluency or mathematical fluency, it builds over time through repeated, authentic use”
A.J. Juliani | A Five-Step Progression to AI Fluency (For Adults and for Students)
If you’re a school leader trying to help your teachers, staff, and students meaningfully integrate AI into learning, there is no one and done professional learning experience that will get you there. But, I think you already knew that. I believe AI fluency is a progression. Just like reading fluency or mathematical fluency, it builds over time through repeated, authentic use…not through one professional development session labeled “AI 101.” The good news? We’re beginning to understand the staged journey people follow as they move from AI novices to confident, discerning (this is my favorite word around AI right n
www.ajjuliani.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in | TechCrunch
"The AI helps identify proteins that are unique to a specific pest but absent in humans, beneficial insects, or aquatic organisms like water fleas."
Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in | TechCrunch
Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
"This tech is really new, and it's basically unregulated, and there are a lot of open questions about it and how it's going to impact kids."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Does Having a Male Teacher Make a Difference? Not as Much as Some Think | KQED
“a new national analysis finds no evidence that boys perform or behave better with male teachers in elementary school”
Does Having a Male Teacher Make a Difference? Not as Much as Some Think | KQED
A teacher’s gender doesn’t matter for young boys, national study shows. 
www.kqed.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reset to Rise: What Happens When You Ask Students Why They’ve Checked Out | LinkedIn
"They crave direction and meaning, not less work, but more worth. Many said group work feels forced, assignments lack depth, and they’re unsure what they’re even working toward."
Reset to Rise: What Happens When You Ask Students Why They’ve Checked Out
By Michael Maring | The AI Social Studies Teacher Last week, I paused instruction and asked a different kind of question: What’s really going on with learning right now? Instead of pushing harder on content, we slowed down for a restorative reflection day I called “Reset to Rise.” The goal wasn’t to
www.linkedin.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump's Truly Sh*tty Economy
"And 10 things Democrats should pledge to do about it when they’re back in power"
Trump's Truly Sh*tty Economy
And 10 things Democrats should pledge to do about it when they’re back in power
robertreich.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Scientists discover key protein that helps regrow finger joints
“For the first time, scientists at Texas A&M University have identified a crucial protein that can regrow an entire finger joint, a discovery that could one day make human limb regeneration possible.”
Scientists discover key protein that helps regrow finger joints
Texas A&M scientists identify FGF8 protein that regenerates finger joints, marking a breakthrough in limb regeneration.
interestingengineering.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hypersonic breakthrough could enable planes that fly 10 times the speed of sound | ScienceDaily
“A route such as Sydney to Los Angeles, which now takes about 15 hours, might be reduced to only one hour.”
Hypersonic breakthrough could enable planes that fly 10 times the speed of sound
Hypersonic flight could one day make long-haul travel as quick as a short movie. Researchers are testing how turbulence behaves at extreme speeds, a critical hurdle for designing these aircraft. Their laser-based krypton experiments suggest turbulence at Mach 6 behaves more like slower airflow than expected. The results could simplify hypersonic vehicle design and accelerate progress toward ultra-fast travel.
www.sciencedaily.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM