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Today, @jbpleasa.bsky.social writes about why should pay attention to Alpha Schools. And especially what we can learn from the recent reporting of @benjaminjriley.bsky.social www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/alpha-s...

Today, Amy Allen and David Hicks share "technocurious" approaches to investigating AI in the History classroom. Oh, and they have written a book as well! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/from-te...

Today, Alan Foley shares his recent work on AI, tech, and disability justice: "We conclude with a call for participatory, justice-oriented approaches that center disabled people and resist the erasure of disability from imagined technological futures." www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/disabil...

Genuine inquiry into AI's socioenvironmental impacts requires multidisciplinary thinking, critical education, and rigorous, community-led research. www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/data-ce...

Today, Santiago Ojeda-Ramirez shares some of the excellent work that he is doing with Latino youth. Read all about it, and in Spanish if you prefer! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/latino-...

What A Conference! A tremendous shout out to all who participated. What an amazing community we have! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/what-a-...

Final call for conference registration! The deadline is tomorrow (Wednesday Aug 5) at noon. After that time, the conference page will be password protected. If you're registered, you'll get the password via email. Register on the conference page! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

Our conferences is THIS WEEK! *Get yourself registered* so that you get access to the conference page and Zoom links. Registration is free! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

Today, Kelsey Stokes writes about EdTech as a form of Technofeudalism. Read more, and join our upcoming book conversation about it! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/technof...

"We are inspired by our partners and critical friends to continue pushing in whatever areas of influence we have." @mariekheath.bsky.social, @miriamreynoldson.bsky.social, and Dan Krutka for @civicsoftech.bsky.social. www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/communi...

A couple new, well old, quotes for our critical tech quotes activity, which now appropriately starts with a letter from the Luddites since it is our oldest quote! #MachineBreakers cc @bcmerchant.bsky.social

Civics of Technology is a space for public scholarship, and at this year's conference we'll be recognizing several outstanding contributions from our community. Read about it and check out those contributions in today's newsletter! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/public-...

Our 2026 Conference schedule has been posted! You won't want to miss these excellent sessions. New research, lessons to share, workshops, and more! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

"In this technological age, what does it mean to be human—to teach, to learn, to love, to be?" Beatrice Dias explores this question in today's newsletter: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/interro...

Pay attention to "School Safety" tech! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/attack-...

We've got a book club this week! We're reading Techno-Negative: A Long History of Refusing the Machine by Thomas Dekeyser. Join us on Wednesday, June 24th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Register: sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... www.upress.umn.edu/978151791773...

We've got a book club this week! We're reading Techno-Negative: A Long History of Refusing the Machine by Thomas Dekeyser. Join us on Wednesday, June 24th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Register: sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... www.upress.umn.edu/978151791773...

Today's the day to get your session proposals in! What are you doing to resist tech hype? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

One week left to get your proposals in for our 2026 conference! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

One week left to get your proposals in for our 2026 conference! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

Today for the blog, Aaron Gierhart writes about his experiences educating future teachers about generative AI: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/intenti...

Want to present at our 2026 conference? You've got two weeks to put a proposal forward! Share your research, your instructional approaches, proposal a panel, or something else that you think would interest our audience. forms.gle/rKEwypkdJpHL...

Today, @jbpleasa.bsky.social shares practical tools for rethinking and redesigning course writing assignments. We cannot walk away from writing! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/approac...

We added 2 quotes to our Critical AI Quotes activity from Pope Leo XIV's “Magnifica humanitas." What do you think? Activity: www.civicsoftechnology.org/ai-quotes-ac... Thx to @bcmerchant.bsky.social for his analysis and collection of quotes: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-anthro...

Kids are watching a whole lot of read-aloud videos on YouTube, at home and at school. But what are those videos actually like? And what do we lose when reading books to children is delegated to screens? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/an-expl...

New curriculum resources to share! "We hope this curriculum helps students see invention not simply as technological progress, but as part of larger struggles over freedom, recognition, and human dignity." www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/inquiri...

We are excited to announce our fifth annual online conference! We are accepting session proposals until June 14. Read all about it here👇 www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/announc...

Feeling stuck in the EdTech loop? What can we do about it? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/is-it-a...

Check out board member, @philnichols.bsky.social, saying stuff on NPR.

"Students aren't great at asking questions well." So says Kristen DiCerbo. But how do those in EdTech misunderstand how questions function in teaching and learning? In three ways: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/three-q...

Why has Khan consistently failed to make good on his promises? Perhaps it's because he fundamentally misunderstands learning (and teaching). Punya Mishra explains in today's newsletter: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/why-sal...

From the Vault: Three great critical tech inquiries (that aren't about AI!) www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/flashba...

Join us tomorrow for our conversation about The Digital Delusion! April 22, 7:00 PM ET Register on our Events page: www.civicsoftechnology.org/book-clubs www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/read-th...

What does it look like to critically examine AI in the middle school Computer Science classroom? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/introdu...

This week, we are sharing highlights from a symposium led by @mariekheath.bsky.social and Stephanie Smith Budhai at AERA - with discussion from @dankrutka.bsky.social www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/ghosts-...

Today, @banvillemorgan.bsky.social shares how she challenges her students to critique the argument that we have nothing to fear from surveillance provided we have "nothing to hide." Read about her approach and hear from three of her students! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/nothing...

We're putting together a Critical Tech Hall of Fame! And we want you to be a part of it. Read about it here! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/welcomi...

AI: The latest labor-saving tech for teachers Today, @alliethrall.bsky.social, @jbpleasa.bsky.social, and @dankrutka.bsky.social write about how they have been questioning the "labor-saving" narrative with future teachers: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/questio...

EdTech is NOT inevitable. Join the community. Share your work of resistance. www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/caregiv...

Midweek blog post: Signs that (Ed)Tech has entered its decadent phase? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/a-good-...

Check out our newest addition to the curriculum library, courtesy of @mariekheath.bsky.social www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/new-cur...

See you soon at today's Tech Talk!