Skip to main content
DEEP
Blog Category

Educational Technology

Explore articles about Educational Technology from educators around the world.

9 articles in this category

Illustration comparing a stack of EdTech subscription logos against a single API key, representing the shift from wrapper products to direct AI access in schools
Educational Technology

Why Smart Schools Are Ditching EdTech Subscriptions and Buying an API Key Instead

Every AI EdTech product is a wrapper around the same foundation models. Forward-thinking schools are cutting the middleman and building bespoke tools with direct API access.

Alex Gray
#AI in Education#EdTech#API
Illustration of a difficulty dial with Ladder and Socratic modes, a hint trade exchange cycle, and a chat bubble, representing Athena's negotiation system for frustrated students
Educational Technology

The Negotiation Engine: Teaching an AI to Bargain With a Frustrated Kid

How Athena detects student frustration and turns it into a structured deal that keeps learning alive. The feature that required the most thought about how children actually learn.

Alex Gray
#AI Tutoring#Athena#EdTech
MIT RAISE: The Programme Teaching 25 Million Students That AI Is Something You Build
Educational Technology

MIT RAISE: The Programme Teaching 25 Million Students That AI Is Something You Build, Not Just Something That Happens to You

MIT RAISE has built the largest open-access AI literacy infrastructure in the world: free curricula from ages 5 to 18, 25 million learners on MIT App Inventor, and research-backed pedagogy now being deployed at national scale in Dubai. Here is what their approach looks like and why it matters.

Alex Gray
#AI in Education#AI Literacy#MIT RAISE
Grounding AI Responses in Actual Curriculum — Why RAG is the difference between a homework helper and a homework hazard
Educational Technology

Grounding AI Responses in Actual Curriculum

Why RAG is the difference between a homework helper and a homework hazard. How Athena uses a three-layer knowledge system to teach using the exact curriculum your child follows — not whatever Wikipedia happens to say.

Alex Gray
#RAG#AI Tutoring#Athena
How I Built My Kid's AI Homework Tutor — A non-technical guide to the tools and thinking behind Athena
Educational Technology

How I Built My Kid's AI Homework Tutor

A non-technical guide to the tools and thinking behind Athena — an AI tutor that teaches through questions, not answers. Built for free, designed for privacy, and controlled by real curriculum content.

Alex Gray
#AI Tutoring#Athena#EdTech
Google logo surrounded by classroom tools like notebooks, music notes, and data charts representing AI features
Educational Technology

How Educators Can Leverage the Latest Google AI Updates in the Classroom

Google I/O brought a wave of AI updates with real classroom potential. Here's how educators can put them to work.

Alex Gray
#Google AI#Classroom Technology#EdTech Tools
A teacher at a digital whiteboard with SAMR and TPACK framework diagrams displayed alongside classroom technology tools
Educational Technology

The Role of Teacher Training in Successful EdTech Integration

Without proper teacher training, EdTech tools may never reach their full potential. Explore the frameworks and strategies that make integration work.

Alex Gray
#EdTech Integration#Teacher Training#SAMR Model
A DNA double helix intertwined with digital circuit patterns symbolising technology evolution
Educational Technology

Mutations: Good or Bad for EdTech?

How lethal mutations in pedagogy apply to EdTech — and what happens when we keep getting the technology right but the teaching wrong.

Alex Gray
#Educational Technology#Evidence-Based Teaching#AI in Education
A game controller merged with educational icons like books and lightbulbs
Educational Technology

Unleashing the Power of Gamification and Game-Based Learning in Education

How gamification and game-based learning work in the classroom — concepts, strategies, and insights from esports expert Philip Wride.

Alex Gray
#Gamification#Game-Based Learning#Teaching Strategies