youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Common Sense Media rated ChatGPT for Teens 'Unacceptable Risk' after 4,000+ test prompts — and OpenAI disputes the timing; South Korea plans to bar students caught with AI smart glasses from its college entrance exam for an extra year; Easthampton, Massachusetts, took every computer, printer and Wi-Fi network offline on purpose after suspicious network activity; a Senate grant bill and Washington's governor would keep phones put away all school day; and 17 students in Kazakhstan launched a 5-centimeter PocketQube satellite. Includes a reminder that anyone struggling can talk to a trusted adult or call or text 988. Systems-thinking- and debate-ready. IN THIS EPISODE
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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