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DATE: August 17, 2026 at 05:01AM
SOURCE:
NEW YORK TIMES PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGISTS FEED

TITLE: What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/student-writing-essays-ai.html

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/student-writing-essays-ai.html

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DATE: August 17, 2026 at 02:41AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEED

TITLE: Scientists tracked kids for 8 years — the screen time result was unexpected

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064803.htm

An eight-year Finnish study found that children who spent more time on screens tended to show better cognitive processing as teenagers, challenging common assumptions about screen use. Researchers say the key may be balancing physical activity with screen activities that encourage learning, creativity, and active thinking.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064803.htm

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😂 Oh no, not the beloved Canvas LMS! How will students survive without their daily dose of glitchy course content and relentless notifications? Meanwhile, the #ransomware attackers are probably begging to give it back after realizing the code is as organized as a toddler's crayon drawing. 🙈💾
https://www.theverge.com/tech/926458/canvas-shinyhunters-breach #CanvasLMS #Glitches #EducationTech #StudentLife #HackerNews #ngated

Boris Cherny: TI-83 Plus Basic Programming Tutorial (2004)

https://www.ticalc.org/programming/columns/83plus-bas/cherny/

#HackerNews #BorisCherny #TI83Plus #BasicProgramming #Tutorial #ProgrammingHistory #EducationTech

Math Notepad

https://mathnotepad.com

#HackerNews #Math #Notepad #MathTools #TechInnovation #EducationTech

🤖🚀 So, apparently people are integrating AI into their lives faster than a toddler with a sugar rush, but surprise surprise, no one knows if they're doing it right! 🙄 Meanwhile, students are using AI to cheat...err, "create reports," while educators automate their jobs into oblivion. 🎓🔧
https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-fluency-index #AIIntegration #EducationTech #StudentCheating #AutomationChallenges #FutureOfWork #HackerNews #ngated

Wasted money and staff time are the consequences of tech systems that don't fit the classroom. IT leaders must take ownership of the final outcome. #Budgeting #EducationTech

Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru

https://www.nber.org/papers/w34495

#HackerNews #OneLaptopPerChild #RuralPeru #EducationTech #DigitalDivide #Innovation

PyTogether: Collaborative lightweight real-time Python IDE for teachers/learners

https://github.com/SJRiz/pytogether

#HackerNews #PyTogether #PythonIDE #CollaborativeLearning #RealTimeCoding #EducationTech

Paul Hegarty's updated CS193p SwiftUI course released by Stanford

https://cs193p.stanford.edu/

#HackerNews #PaulHegarty #CS193p #SwiftUI #Stanford #CourseUpdate #EducationTech

The tech world is buzzing about a potential budget MacBook. While colorful laptops sound fun, crushing the Chromebook's iron grip on classrooms is a whole different beast. Are Chromebooks too entrenched in education for Apple to truly compete, or is this the shake-up we need?

Link: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/a-budget-macbook-makes-sense-but-crushing-the-chromebook-won-t-be-easy/#ftag=CAD590a51e

#Apple #MacBook #Chromebook #EducationTech #TechNews

The Continual Learning Problem

https://jessylin.com/2025/10/20/continual-learning/

#HackerNews #ContinualLearning #MachineLearning #AIResearch #EducationTech

Level up your classroom! Get #Odoo Education Free for 24 months. A step-by-step guide for educators to integrate real-world business software. Check out the resources & tips! #OdooEducation #ERP #EducationTech #FreeSoftware

https://teguhteja.id/odoo-education-free-guide/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

PARENTS ALERT: Your kids are using ChatGPT for homework - but are they sharing sensitive data?

New BBC guidelines reveal the hidden privacy risks when students upload personal info, family details, or school data to AI tools.

Teaching digital security starts young! 🎓🔒

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy0vj5r5kzyo

#DigitalSafety #AIPrivacy #ParentTech #StudentSafety #CyberSecurity #EducationTech #PrivacyMatters #TechParenting #AIEthics

Data on How America Sold Out Its Computer Science Graduates

https://ifspp.substack.com/p/data-on-how-america-sold-out-its

#HackerNews #DataOnAmerica #ComputerScience #Graduates #EducationTech #WorkforceIssues

Don't miss the webinar series on Generative AI in Higher Education and Teacher Education!

"Generative AI, OER, and OEP"
🌟 Join Prof. Glenda Cox from the University of Cape Town

June 20 @ 08:30 UTC

Register: https://bit.ly/461xK8K

Organized by the Centre for Educational Technology and Media (CETMe) in collaboration with the Faculty of Education, OUSL

#AI #EducationTech #OER #OEP#OpenEducation

Don't miss the webinar series on Generative AI in Higher Education and Teacher Education!

"Generative AI, OER, and OEP"
🌟 Join Prof. Glenda Cox from the University of Cape Town

June 20 @ 08:30 UTC

Register: https://bit.ly/461xK8K

Organized by the Centre for Educational Technology and Media (CETMe) in collaboration with the Faculty of Education, OUSL

#AI #EducationTech #OER #OEP#OpenEducation

🧠 On Intelligent Machines, Prof. Matthew Kirschenbaum joins @leo, @jeffjarvis & Paris Martineau to explore how AI is changing writing—and teaching.
📚 AI tools in higher ed, the MLA’s response, and more.
🎧 Download and subscribe here: https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/824
#ArtificialIntelligence #EducationTech

🎥 Netflix revamps its UI—think TikTok meets TV.
🎧 Spotify updates, AI cheating in schools, and Snapdragon X powers Surface.
@mikahsargent & @amanda explore it all with Brian Westover on Tech News Weekly 386.
🎧 https://twit.tv/tnw/386
#TechNews #Streaming #AI #EducationTech

Investigation reveals AI-powered student monitoring tool Gaggle, used by ~6M US students, isn't always secure & lacks research proving it enhances safety. #AI #StudentSafety #EdTech #PrivacyConcerns #Gaggle #TechRegulation #DataSecurity #EducationTech #DigitalPrivacy

AI detectors are sparking a new debate in #education as students face false accusations of cheating. How reliable are these tools, and what's the impact on #trust in academic integrity? #AI #EducationTech #EdTech
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-18/do-ai-detectors-work-students-face-false-cheating-accusations

A teacher I know is looking for classroom projector recommendations. They're looking for reasonably bright projectors with at least 4000 lumens and at least 1280×800 output. It should be compatible with different computers, including Apple and Chromebooks, and have the ability to output to speakers. Their maximum budget is around $2000 per projector, but of course schools are always budget conscious, so cheaper is better.

#edtech #educationtech (other hashtag suggestions welcome)

Attended @ericcurts EdTech Links of the Week webinar last evening. It was awesome! In addition, he has a ton of resources for educators and students. Check out his blog, Control Alt Achieve here for more: https://www.controlaltachieve.com/ #edtech #educationtech #edutooters #edutoot

Just started using Mastodon earlier this week and find it easy to use. Not a real fan of the EduTooter hashtag. but I suppose I will get used to it. And I probably won’t use a ton of other hashtags in my posts, since I find them distracting and I just want to get info out to teachers in a simple and understandable way! Follow me for more! #EduTooter #EducationTech @edutooters

@JenniferBarnett Hi, Jennifer. You can find my tips at https://go.mgpd.org/feditoots (including a few videos) and the #EduTooter listing that you can save and import to follow educators who have chosen to share.

Here’s my official welcome:

Welcome! 🖖 😀

There are many educators here. Some tips to connect:

1) Add #EduTooter hashtag to your toots/posts;

2) Join the EduTooters Unite! List at https://tinyurl.com/joinedutooters;

3) Follow and include @edutooters group in every education related post;

4) Add hashtags #EducationTech to your toots. 🤩

5) Finally, check out these “tootorials” at https://go.mgpd.org/feditoots for quick tips. Don’t be afraid to boost toots/posts and share a hashtag rich #Introduction with others with that hashtag. :-)

@ixy_pixy Welcome! 🖖 😀

There are many educators here. Some tips to connect:

1) Add #EduTooter hashtag to your toots/posts;

2) Join the EduTooters Unite! List at tinyurl.com/joinedutooters;

3) Follow and include @edutooters group in every education related post;

4) Add hashtags #EducationTech to your toots. 🤩

5) Finally, check out these “tootorials” at go.mgpd.org/feditoots for quick tips. Don't be afraid to boost toots/posts and share a hashtag rich #Introduction with others with that hashtag. :-)