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Digital learning specialist reports AI and ed-tech takeaways; staff discuss classroom guidance
Summary
Digital learning specialist Steve Gagnon summarized key takeaways from a large ed‑tech conference in Texas, including the rise of AI in tool updates and curriculum. Board and staff speakers discussed introducing students to AI safely and teaching news literacy and critical consumption of images and videos.
Steve Gagnon, Stratham’s digital learning specialist, reported on an Austin, Texas education technology conference he attended with 700+ sessions and hundreds of exhibitors. He described three practical aims of conference attendance: reinvigoration, learning about specific tools and app updates, and vetting exhibitor products.
Gagnon said AI dominated sessions and vendor releases. He noted…
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