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EdTech vendors pitch AI, VR and assistive technology to Senate panel; privacy and teacher support top concerns
Summary
A string of education‑technology vendors told the Education Committee that AI, voice‑enabled tools, virtual‑reality STEM content and assistive technology can improve learning and reduce teacher workload — but speakers and other witnesses emphasized data privacy, interoperability and teacher professional development as prerequisites for adoption.
Multiple representatives from education‑technology companies told the Ohio Senate Education Committee that new tools — from voice‑enabled classroom orchestration to virtual reality and assistive AI — can expand student access and assist teachers, but that successful deployment requires data‑privacy safeguards and teacher support.
Curtis Barnes, CEO of 1EdTech (a standards and interoperability nonprofit), praised a House amendment that would require districts to track and publish vendor data‑privacy agreements…
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