Ignoring The Instruction Option Of EdTech
When I first began writing professionally about K-12 use of technology in the mid-1900s, a popular approach was to organize content around the tutor, tool, tutee model. This model proposed that technology in the hands of students could deliver instruction (tutor), facilitate the activities of being a student (tool), and program/code (tutee)
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/05/06/ignoring-the-instruction-option-of-edtech/
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Searching the Scientific Literature
My work has always required that I locate, read, and keep track of the content of scholarly papers - mostly journal articles. This is typical of those of us whose academic interests combine research with teaching the core ideas of a science-related field of study. My personal focus was educational psychology and, even more specifically, reading skills and study
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/04/23/searching-the-scientific-literature/
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Less Expensive Equipment Alone Won’t Take Down Chromebooks
I have been an Apple in education guy since the 1980s. The potential of the new NEO for that market immediately caught my attention. So many podcasts have speculated about the potential of the Neo in the marketplace and one of the participants on Macbreak Weekly changed my mind concerning the Neo as a Chromebook ki
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/03/19/less-expensive-equipment-alone-wont-take-down-chromebooks/
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A return to RSS to combat the changing media environment
The combination of recent acquisitions of major news outlets by extremely rich individuals in combinations these owners are have made some efforts to influence the tenor of programming and the topics covered is causing me some concern. I admit that it is difficult to operationalize story selection, obje
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/03/07/a-return-to-rss-to-combat-the-changing-media-environment/
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AI reduces skill learning
When a technology offers advantages and disadvantages, the decision-making process can be quite complicated, especially when oversight cannot be guaranteed. For example, many states now ban cell phones, making a use such as telling parents when the schedule for after-school activities has changed difficult. The advantages and disadvantages vary with the field of application and my
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/02/22/ai-reduces-skill-learning/
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The Rise and Fall of the Twitter EdChat
For over a decade, the hashtag #Edchat allowed educators using Twitter to gather, share, and commiserate. However, as the platform formerly known as Twitter transitioned into X, the landscape of this digital discussion site shifted dramatically. Drawing from recent research, this post explores how educators have
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/02/15/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-twitter-edchat/
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The NYTimes has a good story on public schools in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/opinion/minnesota-maine-schools.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Evaluating the Consequences of School Choice
The education of learners in the K-12 range is undergoing a noticeable shift as the concept of “school choice” has become a political wedge issue, and state-level legislative policy decisions have given parents and their kids greater control over where and under what conditions students are educated. While often framed from a perspective of the in
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2026/02/03/evaluating-the-consequences-of-school-choice/
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Not the school I expected because the middle school near our home has posted several alerts, but this New Yorker describes ICE focus on schools in the greater Minneapolis area. https://apple.news/AHwlCpX28QXaslMlsZCbo-w