Tech

As DVD players disappear from classrooms and homes, viewing opportunities for educational videos become more challenging when considering individual interests and reading time. Stepping in to fill the gap is VidieGoGo, a booklike device with an embedded screen.

LOTE4Kids is an online resource designed to strengthen language learning by providing access to digital children’s books in over 75 languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

From Quick, Draw! and DALL·E to Stretch AI, these tools provide fodder for idea generating, problem solving, and more.

Used in concert with traditional teaching methods, these resources for creation, instruction, research, and grading can make learning more dynamic.

Playaway products have long been a staple in libraries as an audio option for accessing materials. SLJ reviews its Wonderbook, a preloaded audiobook device.

Suggestions for teaching strategies, prompt-writing skills, and tools, plus an overview of those ethical questions. 

Pragda Stream is an educational streaming platform with a fresh offering of Latin American films, documentaries, and series to a U.S. audience. See what our reviewer had to say about its curated list for middle and high schoolers.

School librarian Jean Darnell prompted ChatGPT to write a paper on Black history, and the result had glaring omissions. That's just one part of the problem, she says.

If our goal is to prep students for high-stakes tests, they won't stand a chance against AI. Changing the outcomes of education becomes the imperative, says Christopher Dede.