I remember the panic and general anxiety surrounding the use of Artificial Intelligence in education a number of years ago, but in my opinion, there has been a gradual shift in the general mood surrounding AI and its acceptable use. Of course, there are still issues and concerns relating to responsible usage, particularly student AI-generated
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Before you read on, pick a number between one and ten. Don’t think about it. Just pick one and hold on to it. This week a graph popped up in my social media feed. Someone had asked AI chatbots to pick a random number between one and ten, over and over again. If the answers
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A new AI recorder is being marketed with a ten-year-old recording his class. Most teachers have never heard of it. Here is what all teachers and school leaders need to know. Meet Evan Evan is ten years old, and he is a young man with a lot to say for himself. The advert in which
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In the latest edition of the TeachNet Podcast, Dr. Michael Hallissy is joined by Tina Austin, educator, researcher and AI strategist whose work has supported schools, universities and teacher organisations across the US and beyond in navigating the opportunities and challenges of AI in education.
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Schools are busy places. Really busy. Between teaching, planning, assessment, meetings, emails, supervision, initiatives, policies, circulars, updated guidelines and everything else that happens in a school week, it can feel almost impossible to find the time and headspace to sit down and properly read a new specification from start to finish. And yet, as teachers,
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Recently, ISTE + ASCD partnered with the Google for Education team to release the Google AI Educator Series, which is a completely free on-demand training programme leading to a Google badge. The series is built around 15-minute sessions and class-based use cases. The focus is on Google AI tools such as Gemini for Education and
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TeachNet is once again delighted to provide a comprehensive suite of fully online, EPV-approved summer courses for the summer 2026 season. Among this year’s offerings are updated digital technology courses to reflect the growing use of GenAI in society and education. Google Gemini and Microsoft CoPilot TeachNet is once again delighted to offer our staple
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The algorithm has figured you out. If you are a teacher, your Instagram, TikTok and FaceBook feeds this week are once again full of AI EdTech platforms being advocated by mainly American and UK-based teachers, almost all of them promising the same thing. More time for teaching. Less time on planning. Save fifteen hours a
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At this point, I have delivered AI training to thousands of teachers across Ireland and, increasingly, to students. Through seminars, workshops, conferences, and school visits, I’ve seen every level of engagement with these tools, from complete scepticism to uncritical enthusiasm. Both extremes miss the point. There are many frameworks for using AI effectively. The Department
The 5 P’s of Effective AI Use: A Practical Framework for Teachers and Students Read More »
I suppose at times I come across as being generally very cautious about AI. That reputation is deserved, and anyone following the Grok image generation controversy this week will understand why. When AI is in the wrong hands, the consequences are serious. But in the right hands, used ethically and with genuine subject expertise, AI
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