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edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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  1. AI deepfakes as a school safety threat: a glitching hacked face looms over a school at night while phones showing the same face spread outwardAI Deepfakes: The New School Safety ThreatAI deepfakes are creating school safety risks through cyberbullying, impersonation, sextortion, misinformation, and attacks on trust.Sep 413 min readEdCircuit Staff
  2. Team of professionals collaborating around a table with laptops and documents, discussing data in a conference room with a large dashboard on the screen behind themMeasuring Technology Impact in SchoolsMeasuring technology impact in schools requires more than usage statistics. District leaders must identify meaningful outcomes and align metrics with goals.Sep 36 min readEdCircuit Staff
  3. A woman and a teenage student meet with a school staff member at a round table near a school hallwayOhio School Attendance Law Shifts Focus to SupportOhio schools must now contact families after a student misses 5 percent of school time. What the 2026 attendance law requires, and how it differs from truancy.Sep 27 min readEdCircuit Staff
  4. Young man wearing a helmet rides an electric bike along a campus sidewalk with students and a bus in the background.E-Bike Safety Is the New School Commute ChallengeE-bike safety is becoming a school priority as more students arrive on electric bikes and scooters amid changing rules and rising injuries.Sep 27 min readEdCircuit Staff
  5. A collage of diverse people working on laptops and notebooks around a central smiling woman, connected by circular icons representing teamwork and learning (charts, books, user, badge, idea, group).Teacher In-Service Is No Longer One Size Fits AllTeacher in-service is becoming more personalized, giving educators professional learning tailored to their roles, experience, and career growth.Sep 16 min readEdCircuit Staff
  6. Young woman in a denim jacket looks at her phone, circled by floating social media thumbnails and icons with a campus backdrop.Digital Footprint: Why Schools Must Teach It NowA digital footprint follows students for years. What it is, its types, how to build a positive one, and classroom activities schools can use by grade.Aug 3112 min readEdCircuit Staff
  7. Four adults collaborate at a classroom table, looking at tablets and notes.Teacher Input in Edtech Adoption Drives SuccessTeacher input in edtech adoption helps districts select better tools, strengthen training, support classrooms, and improve student learning.Aug 2811 min readEdCircuit Staff
  8. AI in rural schools: a single line of glowing AI light runs along a fence across the prairie to a one-room rural schoolhouse at sunsetAI in Rural Schools: How Districts Can Get StartedRural districts can use AI to expand access and support teachers by starting small, targeting real needs, and building trust before scaling.Aug 275 min readEdCircuit Staff
  9. AI literacy for students grade by grade: three glowing steps of AI light holding crayons and a picture book, a magnifying glass over a laptop, and a graduation capAI Literacy for Students: A Grade-by-Grade GuideAI literacy for students should grow with age, from recognizing AI and protecting privacy to verifying sources, disclosing use and exercising judgment.Aug 2616 min readEdCircuit Staff
  10. Teacher smiles and talks with a student at a desk in a bright classroomWhy Students Need Relationships Before RigorWhy students need relationships before rigor starts with belonging. Strong connections create the foundation for academic success.Aug 266 min readEdCircuit Staff
  11. Diverse team around a conference table discussing strategy, with a glowing central target and connected goal icons.Technology Strategy Must Align With District GoalsTechnology strategy succeeds when investments support district goals, instructional priorities, and community expectations.Aug 256 min readEdCircuit Staff
  12. Collage of student reporters and editors filming, editing, and broadcasting in a multi-scene media studio, with a drone overhead and a news desk in the background.How High School Media Programs Prepare Future CreatorsHigh school media programs prepare future creators through journalism, video, podcasts, AI, broadcasting, and digital storytelling.Aug 247 min readEdCircuit Staff
  13. A woman presenting to a diverse conference table; glowing data lines connect colleagues in separate scenes.Leadership Storytelling Builds Support for TechnologyTechnology leadership storytelling in 2026: what parents trust, what boards need, and how to build a clear technology report.Aug 219 min readEdCircuit Staff
  14. AI rules for schools: a glowing AI traffic light above three assignment sheets lit red, amber and green on a back-to-school deskAI Rules for Schools: A Back-to-School GuideAI rules for schools should leave no student guessing. A practical guide to assignment AI levels, disclosure, privacy, detection and family communication.Aug 208 min readEdCircuit Staff
  15. Training room setup: open laptop showing an online learning platform, smartphone playing a podcast, notebook with 'Learning Anytime Anywhere', binder and badge reading 'All-Day In-Service' on a wooden desk with an auditorium in the background.Teacher In-Service Beyond the AuditoriumTeacher in-service has expanded beyond the auditorium, giving educators flexible, technology-driven professional learning throughout the year.Aug 207 min readEdCircuit Staff
  16. Three adults in a library: man loading a large printer, another man holding a tablet and reaching the ceiling sensor, woman using a touchscreen board.10 CoSN Back-to-School Resources for Ed Tech LeadersExplore 10 CoSN back-to-school resources for 2026, including tools for AI, cybersecurity, E-Rate, procurement, and professional learning.Aug 199 min readEdCircuit Staff
  17. AI in rural classrooms, a day in the life: desks of rising sizes each with an AI panel at its level, and the sun arcing over farmland from dawn to duskAI in Rural Classrooms: A Day in the LifeAI in rural schools in 2026: what a national field scan found on access, workload and training, and what remains unproven.Aug 198 min readEdCircuit Staff
  18. Diverse students collaboratively view a laptop screen at a round-collage educational scene, emphasizing technology in learning.Educational Technology Benefits Beyond the ClassroomEducational technology benefits extend beyond instruction, influencing communication, operations, cybersecurity, access, and student opportunities.Aug 186 min readEdCircuit Staff
  19. Flock cameras in schools, safety or surveillance: an administrator watches a camera wall tracking licence plates in the school drop-off line, a hand on an open privacy policy binderFlock Cameras in Schools: Safety or Surveillance?Flock cameras in schools can strengthen campus security, but their license plate tracking raises urgent privacy and oversight questions.Aug 1710 min readEdCircuit Staff
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EdCircuit Staff

edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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