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To comply with the state's Focus Act, school board members at a district in northern Alabama approved a policy outlining what the instructional day is, what's not allowed and what the exceptions are. bit.ly/4kr0ZFH

The new website includes a policy FAQ, toolkit and examples that school districts can use to design their own policies to restrict personal devices from being used on school grounds during the school day. bit.ly/404c7kt

The U.K. media giant is expanding its educational offerings internationally, starting with the U.S., with an online learning hub containing more than 1,000 videos, lessons and other resources for K-12 teachers. bit.ly/4etUnF2

ICYMI from #ISTELive25: With information-generating technologies advancing at unprecedented speed, the onus is on teachers as well as students to apply their human capacities to understand context and intent, and discern fact from fabrication. bit.ly/4nCC4Ss

ICYMI: Those stepping up to fill education’s new C-suite role say it's more than just understanding IT — it requires communication and skill-building across disciplines and comfort levels, and flexibility to create a road map. bit.ly/3GsWWuA

ICYMI from #ISTELive25: Technology leaders from a private boys’ school in New York City offered suggestions for engaging teachers to demystify AI and decide how to use it, including grade-by-grade ideas for K-8. bit.ly/4knpaF6

ICYMI: A new consortium of four historically Black colleges and universities offers a variety of programs virtually. The new portal includes 23 graduate and undergraduate degree programs, as well as 35 certifications. bit.ly/400BKmg

ICYMI from #ISTELive25: Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are in the process of revolutionizing education. Whether they do so for the better or worse will depend on educators. bit.ly/45OyOwM

ICYMI: After proposed legislation failed to pass a senate committee, an executive order made Oregon the latest state to restrict student use of cellphones during the school day, requiring districts to write their own policies. bit.ly/4krBh3Y

Ahead of a presentation at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio, a STEAM educator from Pennsylvania shared tips for making cybersecurity training personal and actionable for teachers. bit.ly/4l99BBV

Beaverton School District implemented digital hall passes after large groups of students started meeting each other in hallways during class, but a parent alleges that the new system constitutes behavioral monitoring. bit.ly/3GyyCaA

At the ISTELive 25 conference in San Antonio, a group of librarians said the potential of artificial intelligence to enable research must be weighed against costs not only to student learning but to content creators. bit.ly/4eBLF7P

Expecting a steep drop in federal funding next year, Denver Public Schools formed a working group of staff from IT, purchasing, curriculum and instructional departments to streamline the process for evaluating apps. bit.ly/3TZxZdi

A technology-focused charter school in Oklahoma City uses a state-of-the-art school garden to teach students about planning, data collection, species identification, hydroponic plant beds and gardening-related apps. bit.ly/404t4vb

A middle-school teacher in Riverside County, Calif., had students generate keywords from a section of a book, use them to prompt an AI image generator, then work in groups to see what the image was missing. bit.ly/44KN5IS

As the fast progression of AI raises both the stakes and urgency of professional development for teachers, education instructors have shared thoughts on what works — and what doesn't — to get them up to speed. bit.ly/40IHMrZ

A technology specialist in Pennsylvania created a computer game for first- and second-grade students that asks them to be digital detectives, challenging them to spot the real story or fact among fake ones. bit.ly/40B0NfW

The settlement was a victory for students and advocates who have made complaints nationwide over colleges lending their names to online courses that have few ties to campus faculty or typical university oversight. bit.ly/4nEFx2N

The research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group developed a road map tool to guide higher education IT leaders through cost optimization strategy, communication and implementation. bit.ly/3Txf3T4

There are pros and cons to homework, and school districts will have to decide their own stances on it. But teaching and expecting ethical responsibility from students should be a requirement at all educational institutions. bit.ly/44VDYpG