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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 58m

What Should A Teacher Do When Faced with AI Reluctance? Check out my new blog via @getting_smart www.gettingsmart.com/2025/09/25/w... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #aireluctance #teachingwithAI

What Should A Teacher Do When Faced with AI Reluctance?

Exploring reasons behind AI reluctance in students, from psychological and social influences to ethical concerns, and how educators can approach it.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 59m

AI and the Future of Learning: Promise, Peril, and a Path Forward via @AEI www.aei.org/technology-a... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #edpolicy

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 59m

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data via @pennstate www.psu.edu/news/bellisa... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #AIbias #pennstate

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data | Penn State University

When recognizing faces and emotions, artificial intelligence (AI) can be biased, like classifying white people as happier than people from other racial backgrounds. This happens because the data used ...

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1h

5 Human Skills AI Can’t Replace — And How Schools Can Teach Them via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/sarahh... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #futureofwork #21stcenturyskills #4Cs

5 Human Skills AI Can’t Replace — And How Schools Can Teach Them

As AI automates routine work, 5 human skills—judgment, empathy, creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability—are becoming essential. Here’s how schools can teach them.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1h

I Let an AI Avatar Teach My University Course via @macleans macleans.ca/education/i-... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #highered #teachingwithAI

I Let an AI Avatar Teach My University Course - Macleans.ca

She looked and sounded exactly like me—and left us all with more questions than answers

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1h

At This Rural Microschool, Students Will Study With AI and Run an Airbnb via @edsurge www.edsurge.com/news/2025-09... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #microschools #ailiteracy

At This Rural Microschool, Students Will Study With AI and Run an Airbnb - EdSurge News

A rural district in North Carolina is putting its hopes in a new microschool where students operate an Airbnb and study through AI-powered lessons.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 3h

Teachers can now build their own AI tools inside Google Gemini. In my new post, I walk through how to create Gems, customized assistants that handle lesson plans, quizzes, and communication.
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From ChatGPT to Gemini Gems: The Next Level of AI Training for Teachers

Teachers are ready to move beyond the basics of ChatGPT. In my latest blog, I explore how Google’s Gemini platform now lets educators design their own custom AI tools — called “Gems.” These no-code as...

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

An AI platform called edYOU is rolling out to California schools and universities to help students study more efficiently edyou.com #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #openAI #writing #UNESCO #microsoft #curriculum #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #study

edYOU - Empower Yourself

edYOU is a smart learning platform with personalized tools, adaptive resources, unlimited quizzes, real-time analytics, and an interactive AI tutor. It empowers students, educators, and institutions t...

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft is rolling out Teach to help streamline class prep and adapt AI to support educators’ teaching expertise with intuitive and customizable features. www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #microsoft

New AI experiences and academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Education Blog

Explore new AI-powered experiences at no additional cost for educators and students—plus an academic offering for Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

FutureProof Education brings together a cohort of 6 European education systems to advance strategies and tools for the ethical, meaningful, and safe use of AI in schools via @UNESCO www.unesco.org/en/digital-e... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence

FutureProof Education: Supporting schools in the AI evolution

Funded by the European Union through the Technical Support Instrument, this joint UNESCO-EU initiative seeks to support education authorities to shape the ethical, meaningful, and safe use of AI in

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

What Writing Across the Curriculum Teaches Us About Student AI Literacy via @substack open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #writing #english #languagearts

What Writing Across the Curriculum Teaches Us About Student AI Literacy

Where is the institutional will to supplement increasing AI tool access with thoughtful, systemic approaches to student AI literacy?

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI will roll out its age-verification system in December. I will post details on how that will impact student usage when the details become clear. help.openai.com/en/articles/... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #ageverification

What happens after I submit my ID for age verification? | OpenAI Help Center

Once your ID documents have been submitted successfully, it usually takes a few hours to validate the documents and verify you meet the minimum age requirements for using our services.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

Social Media Broke a Generation. Generative AI Will Break the Next One via @substack open.substack.com/pub/jeppestr... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #socialmedia

Social Media Broke a Generation. Generative AI Will Break the Next One

Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation (2024) went viral and landed like a brick through a window we’d been carefully avoiding looking through.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 1d

The final chapter in Interesting Ways to Die… in South America drops today. Bureaucracy, bad luck, and a doomed romance collide in Buenos Aires.

✈️ Read it now and laugh at my pain. open.substack.com/pub/davidpbl... #TravelWriting #Memoir #SouthAmerica #BuenosAires #TravelHumor #WritersOfBluesky

10. Engine 1 Is on Fire

In the final chapter of Interesting Ways to Die… in South America, our weary traveler bids a reluctant farewell to the continent that nearly adopted—and possibly killed—him. From a near eviction into ...

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

New California law forces chatbots to protect kids’ mental health via @calmatters calmatters.org/economy/tech... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #mentalhealth #AIcompanions

New California law forces chatbots to protect kids' mental health

California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved mandatory monitoring and reminders when kids use chatbots. Child advocates backed a different bill.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

A report found that 19% of HS students surveyed have had or know someone who has a romantic relationship with an AI, and 42% reported using it or knowing someone who has for companionship cdt.org/insights/han... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence

Hand in Hand: Schools’ Embrace of AI Connected to Increased Risks to Students

Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to alter the educational experiences of teachers, students, and parents during the 2024-25 school year. The frequency and variety of AI uses continues to gro...

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

How Math Teachers Are Making Decisions About Using AI via @StanfordHAI hai.stanford.edu/news/how-mat... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #math #stanfordHAI #stanford

How Math Teachers Are Making Decisions About Using AI | Stanford HAI

A Stanford summit explored how K-12 educators are selecting, adapting, and critiquing AI tools for effective learning.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

Where in the Curriculum Should AI Literacy Live? Three Competing Models open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #curriculum #AIliteracy

Where Should Student AI Literacy Live?

Let's consider three competing models for Student AI Literacy initiatives in the 25-26 school year!

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

Dartmouth launches an AI chatbot called Evergreen to help student’s well-being via @darthmouth home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #dartmouth #chatbot #mentalhealth

Announcing Evergreen, an AI Tool for Student Well-Being | Dartmouth

The app being built by students and faculty provides personalized guidance and support.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

When AI “Analyzes” Your Students: What Is Actually Happening? Via @substack open.substack.com/pub/nickpotk... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #studentdata #FERPA #COPPA

When AI “Analyzes” Your Students: What Is Actually Happening?

Gen AI analytics offer great descriptive content, but is it accurate and reliable? Can we explain to stakeholders how it arrived at particular conclusions?

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

AI is reshaping childhood in China via @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/ai-chin... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #china #childhood #AIpolicy

AI is reshaping childhood in China

Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

Disciplinary-Specific AI Literacy (DSAIL) framework is worth taking a close look at www.linkedin.com/pulse/buildi... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence #AIliteracy

Building AI Literacy Through Disciplinary Practice: The DSAIL Framework

Disciplinary-Specific AI Literacy (DSAIL) is built on a single repeatable move that works across all disciplines and grade levels: students encounter AI-generated content, then interrogate it through ...

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI via @harvardmagazine www.harvardmagazine.com/teaching-lea... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
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Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI | Harvard Magazine

Faculty across Harvard are rethinking assignments to integrate AI.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

What Parents Need to Know About AI in the Classroom via @StanfordHAI hai.stanford.edu/news/what-pa... #parenting #stanford

What Parents Need to Know About AI in the Classroom | Stanford HAI

From immersive learning and personalized tutors to lesson plans and grading, AI is everywhere in K-12 education.

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 2d

📺 + 🤖 = 📚
Students spend hours on YouTube — why not turn it into a study buddy?
Pair YouTube transcripts with Gemini to create notes, flashcards & quizzes.
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#AIinEducation #StudySkills #TeachingWithAI #google #gemini #youtube

Maximize AI-Powered Functions of YouTube as Your Study Buddy and Tutor

Most students already spend hours on YouTube every day — but what if they could turn that screen time into serious study time? In my latest blog, I show how pairing YouTube’s transcript feature with G...

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