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edCircuit Weekly Roundup: The Stories That Matter, Issue 1

This week’s edCircuit lineup spans college rovers, the origins of edtech, data privacy, creative classroom tools, and immersive VR. Each…

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Why Learning Management Systems (LMS) Have Become the Heart of Modern Education and Training

A decade ago, most learning management systems (LMS) were designed with limited functionality. In schools, they served primarily as repositories…

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How AI-Powered Rovers Are Changing College Life

They beep. They chirp. They wait patiently at crosswalks. And they almost never get lost. Autonomous delivery robots—sometimes affectionately called…

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From the Screech to the Cloud: How AOL Dial-Up Sparked a Generation of Learning

On September 30, 2025, AOL will officially retire its dial-up internet service after 34 years, ending the era of that…

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Opening the World: VR and AI in Today’s K–12 Classrooms

For generations, students have relied on textbooks, photos, and videos to glimpse faraway places and historic moments. Today, a new…

5 months ago

From Projectors to Virtual Dashboards: How Driver’s Education Has Transformed in the Age of AI

For much of the 20th century, high school driver’s education was a rite of passage. Students piled into classrooms to…

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Remember the Human: Deploying AI in Your District

In K–12 education, artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept; it’s here, shaping classrooms, leadership, and operations. The Consortium…

5 months ago

A New School Year, A New Horizon: Welcome Back, Educators!

In June, our article Celebrating Growth and Preparing for New Beginnings reflected on the quiet rituals of closing a classroom—packing…

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Safer Science & STEM Safety Protocols for a Safer School Year

As students and teachers return to classrooms this fall, excitement is high for experiments, projects, and hands-on creativity in science…

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Welcome Back to School with a Digital Survival Guide: How IT Teams Can Empower Every Educator and Administrator

The first few weeks of school? Organized chaos. New staff, new students, tech updates, forgotten passwords, printers acting up, all…

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