youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Google and Khan Academy launch Gemini-powered tools that walk you through problems step by step; New Jersey goes bell-to-bell phone-free statewide; a new study asks whether AI can spot hurricanes sooner — a great media-literacy check; a Lviv student wins gold at a world robotics championship; a cyberattack scrambles a district right before school; and a Missouri district writes its first-ever AI rulebook. Civics- and systems-thinking-ready.This week on “Tech Innovators” (Grades 6–8):• Your Homework Helper Just Got Smarter• A Whole State Goes Phone-Free• Can AI See a Hurricane Coming Sooner?• A Student Wins Robotics Gold• A Cyberattack Hits a School District• A District Writes Its First AI Rulebook⏱️ CHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:45 Your Homework Helper Just Got Smarter1:35 A Whole State Goes Phone-Free2:24 Can AI See a Hurricane Coming Sooner?3:20 A Student Wins Robotics Gold4:03 A Cyberattack Hits a School District4:57 A District Writes Its First AI Rulebook5:47 Recap & takeaways#TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship
A reusable 6–8 worksheet and a copy-your-own Google Form. Same template every week, so students learn the routine once.
Middle School Innovators
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