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Bi-weekly tech news updates curated young children across programming, AI, cyber security, game development and other tech domains

  1. 3d ago

    The classroom AI gold rush, a brutal week in court for social media, KOSA moves in the Senate, and the chatbot-law wave.

    This week on TechCheck for grades 9–12: Google, OpenAI, and Quizlet flood classrooms with AI as experts urge caution; three court rulings in one week test social media's legal shields (a $567M Meta ruling in New Mexico, a Section 230 decision at the 9th Circuit, and California's 'addictive feeds' law upheld); the Senate advances the Kids Online Safety Act; states race ahead on chatbot-disclosure laws; teens compete at the International AI Olympiad; and the sharpest-ever images of the Sun reveal tiny plasma whirlpools. Debate- and career-ready. This week on “Tech & Society” (Grades 9–12): • The Classroom AI Gold Rush • A Brutal Week in Court for Social Media • Congress Moves on Kids Online Safety • States Are Making Chatbots Say They're Bots • Your Peers Are Winning the AI Olympics • The Sharpest Photos of the Sun Ever Taken ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:48 The Classroom AI Gold Rush 2:11 A Brutal Week in Court for Social Media 3:48 Congress Moves on Kids Online Safety 5:10 States Are Making Chatbots Say They're Bots 6:35 Your Peers Are Winning the AI Olympics 7:52 The Sharpest Photos of the Sun Ever Taken 9:20 Recap & takeaways

  2. 3d ago

    AI study tools hit your classroom, teens medal at the AI Olympics, a student ships a real AI app, and the great cellphone ban of 2026.

    This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Google opens Gemini to students inside Classroom; districts roll out very different AI rulebooks as school returns; U.S. and Vietnamese teens win big at the International AI Olympiad; a high-schooler builds a genuinely useful Claude-powered tool for job seekers; a wave of states put phones away bell-to-bell; and a federal agency hands schools a free cybersecurity kit. Civics- and systems-thinking-ready. This week on “Tech Innovators” (Grades 6–8): • AI Study Tools Land in Your Classroom • How Your School Is Handling AI This Year • Teens Win Medals at the AI Olympics • A High-Schooler Built a Real AI Tool • The Great Cellphone Ban of 2026 • Free Tools to Stop School Hackers ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:45 AI Study Tools Land in Your Classroom 1:58 How Your School Is Handling AI This Year 3:11 Teens Win Medals at the AI Olympics 4:18 A High-Schooler Built a Real AI Tool 5:30 The Great Cellphone Ban of 2026 6:34 Free Tools to Stop School Hackers 7:34 Recap & takeaways

  3. 3d ago

    A total eclipse, Minecraft caves for real science, phones away all day, satellites that text your phone, and a solar milestone!

    This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: a total solar eclipse crossed Greenland, Iceland, and Spain — Europe's first since 1999; Minecraft Education adds sulfur caves and geysers for earth science; new state laws keep phones away bell-to-bell; giant new satellites beam a signal straight to an ordinary phone; and the world passes 3 terawatts of solar power. Vocabulary-rich and discussion-ready. This week on “Tech Explorers” (Grades 3–5): • A Total Eclipse Crossed the Top of the World • Minecraft Adds Caves for Real Science • Phones Away, Bell to Bell • Satellites That Text Your Phone From Space • Solar Power Hits a Giant Milestone ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:41 A Total Eclipse Crossed the Top of the World 1:40 Minecraft Adds Caves for Real Science 2:31 Phones Away, Bell to Bell 3:25 Satellites That Text Your Phone From Space 4:17 Solar Power Hits a Giant Milestone 5:11 Recap & takeaways

  4. 3d ago

    The Moon hid the Sun, robots learn to walk, phones rest at school, and the clearest Sun photos ever!

    This week on TechCheck for grades K–2: on August 12 the Moon slid in front of the Sun in a solar eclipse — and why we NEVER look without eclipse glasses; two companies are building robots that walk like people but still need human helpers; new school rules keep phones put away so kids can focus and play; and scientists took the sharpest photos of the Sun ever taken. Kid-friendly, classroom-safe, and ready for circle time. This week on “Tiny Tech, Big News” (Grades K–2): • The Moon Hid the Sun! • Robots That Walk Like Us • Phones Take a Rest at School • The Clearest Photo of the Sun Ever ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:37 The Moon Hid the Sun! 1:26 Robots That Walk Like Us 2:16 Phones Take a Rest at School 3:00 The Clearest Photo of the Sun Ever 3:46 Recap & takeaways

  5. Aug 2

    Make a game just by talking, phones rest at school, and why we always check AI! 🎮

    This week on TechCheck for grades K–2: a new tool builds a game from the words you type, a new school rule keeps phones away so kids can focus and play, we learn that a chatbot is a computer and not a real person, and our big rule — a computer helper can be wrong, so we always check. Kid-friendly, classroom-safe, and ready for circle time. This week on “Tiny Tech, Big News” (Grades K–2): • Make a Game Just by Talking! • Phones Take a Rest at School • A Chatbot Should Say 'I'm Not Real' • A Computer Helper Can Be Wrong #TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship

  6. Aug 2

    Teens win an AI contest and internships, students draft a 'model' law, and two states pick rival age checks. 🔐

    This week on TechCheck for grades 9–12: high-schoolers win an AI challenge and land internships, the business behind AI-in-education (imagi's $4.5M round), a non-binding student 'model' AI policy vs. real law, federal bills to make chatbots disclose they're machines, Illinois' device-based vs. New York's ID-based age verification, and one district's rule that humans keep the high-stakes calls. Debate- and career-ready. This week on “Tech & Society” (Grades 9–12): • Teens Win an AI Contest — and Internships • The Business of Teaching Kids to Code With AI • Students Draft a National AI Policy — Sort Of • Making Chatbots Admit They're Machines • Two States, Two Ways to Check Your Age • A District Adopts AI — but Humans Keep the Big Calls #TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship

  7. Aug 2

    Type an idea and get a game, kids code with words, and phones go away at school! 🌐

    This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: an AI tool turns a written prompt into a playable game, students build real websites by describing them ('vibe coding'), Illinois keeps phones away bell-to-bell, lawmakers want chatbots to say they're AI, and one district allows a single school-safe AI tool while blocking the rest. Vocabulary-rich and discussion-ready. This week on “Tech Explorers” (Grades 3–5): • Type an Idea, Get a Game • Kids Build Real Software With Words • A State Says: Phones Away, Bell to Bell • Should a Chatbot Have to Say 'I'm AI'? • One AI Tool In, the Others Blocked #TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship

  8. Aug 2

    When AI builds the game, who's the creator? Plus model laws and device-based age checks. 🏛️

    This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: when generative AI builds a game, who counts as the creator; 'vibe coding' reaches classrooms with COPPA/FERPA guardrails; students pass a non-binding MODEL AI bill in a replica Senate; companion chatbot-disclosure bills move through the House and Senate; Illinois builds age checks into the device itself; and how a signed phone ban actually becomes real. Civics- and systems-thinking-ready. This week on “Tech Innovators” (Grades 6–8): • When AI Builds the Game, Who's the Creator? • 'Vibe Coding' Comes to the Classroom • Students Pass Their Own 'Model' AI Law • Two Chambers, One Chatbot Problem • Your Device Might Vouch for Your Age • How a Phone Ban Actually Becomes Real #TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship

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Bi-weekly tech news updates curated young children across programming, AI, cyber security, game development and other tech domains

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    Tech For Everyone
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    2026
  • Episodes
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