EdTech Digest

1 week ago | edtechdigest.com | Victor Rivero

This innovative Hungarian company, Balázs-Diák Ltd. has developed an innovative product and a very cool tool called StarSchool, which can be described as an advanced online learning support system that dynamically adapts to the individual abilities and knowledge levels of children. StarSchool holds a unique position in the educational technology landscape by integrating the latest trends in online education while providing a safe space on the internet for children.

1 week ago | edtechdigest.com | Victor Rivero

Rather than shielding students from AI’s limitations, we should be guiding them through them. GUEST COLUMN | by Owen Matson, Ph.D.There’s a strange contradiction at the heart of many conversations about AI in education. We worry that students will become too passive. That AI will do the thinking for them. That it will encourage plagiarism and weaken critical agency. But in the same breath, we worry that AI isn’t reliable—that it hallucinates, gets facts wrong, or lacks reasoning skills.

1 week ago | edtechdigest.com | Victor Rivero

A product expert shares perspective on where we’re headed in an age of AI. GUEST COLUMN | by Chris HaganLately, nearly every conversation or news article around higher ed centers on AI and how it’s ruining, saving, revolutionizing or redefining the academic landscape. While much of the debate understandably focuses on academic integrity challenges, there’s a bigger picture emerging — one that’s gaining momentum across campuses.

1 week ago | edtechdigest.com | Victor Rivero

CoSN conducts an annual survey to learn more about how the roles of K-12 EdTech Leaders are evolving. As districts continue to modernize their digital infrastructure, their role and importance expand. EdTech Leaders are integral to ensuring the safety of technology used for curriculum as well as technology used for building security. They help shape the learning environments intended to support all students, teachers, admins, and parents.

1 week ago | edtechdigest.com | Victor Rivero

Technology’s value lies in reinforcing pedagogical goals, not in replacing them. GUEST COLUMN | by Arléne BotokroSchools have always relied on attendance as a stand-in for learning—but showing up isn’t the same as engaging. Real comprehension occurs when students ask questions, formulate new ideas, collaborate, and reflect. It’s not about being present—it’s about being mentally invested.