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MESD Digital Learning News

April 2025

MESD Digital LearningNewsApril 2025

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Welcome to the MESD Digital Learning Newsletter! This monthly newsletter includes resources and information to support digital learning in the classroom to empower students to become active critical thinkers, creators and responsible digital citizens.


This month's newsletter includes:

  • AI Empowered EDU Conference Registration
  • ODE Updated K12 Generative AI Guidance
  • Articles for Thought
  • Monthly UDL Resources
  • AI Resources
  • Monthly Tech Highlight: Signs AI


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AI Empowered EDU Conference 2025: Register Now! AI Empowered EDU Conference 2025: Register Now!

Registration is now open for the AI Empowered EDU Conference for all educators and school leaders who work in the Clackamas, Multnomah and Northwest Regional ESD regions.

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AIEmpoweredEDU2025 Schedule

AIEmpoweredEDU2025 Schedule

University of Portland - See the full schedule of events happening May 13 - 13, 2025 and explore the directory of Speakers.

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NEWLY UPDATED: ODE Generative AI K12 Guidance NEWLY UPDATED: ODE Generative AI K12 Guidance

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for K-12 Schools

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for K-12 Schools

The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to grow at a rapid pace, with new abilities, new platforms, and new functions appearing frequently. This website includes resources to support educators with the rapid evolvement of Generative AI in K-12 education settings.

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Articles for Thought... Articles for Thought...

Dozens of Engaging Ways to Make Media Literacy Meaningful to Teenagers

Dozens of Engaging Ways to Make Media Literacy Meaningful to Teenagers

This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it's made, connect it to their lives - and make media of their own.

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Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks

Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks

Schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology to monitor students on school-issued devices like laptops and tablets.

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No elephants: Breakthroughs in image generation

No elephants: Breakthroughs in image generation

When Language Models Learn to See and Create

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Monthly UDL Resources Monthly UDL Resources

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5 Ways AI & UDL Work Better Together

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Try out some of these uses of AI to Support UDL and provide students multiple options for comprehension

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Overview of Prompting Strategies for Educators - AI for Education

Overview of Prompting Strategies for Educators - AI for Education

Summary of the four primary prompting strategies, what they're best for, and examples. These prompting strategies are more detailed than most casual users will likely require, but can be helpful to understand, especially for those of you tasked with training others or for adding to your toolbox of s

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5 new ways we're helping students and young people learn and grow using AI

5 new ways we're helping students and young people learn and grow using AI

These efforts, including new responsible AI curriculum and a $1 million grant to MIT RAISE.

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Check out the below Google Vid I made to explain the latest Copyright and Artificial Intelligence report: Copyrightability

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence for Educators

Monthly Tech Highlight: Signs AI Monthly Tech Highlight: Signs AI

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Signs - Learn and Contribute to American Sign Language with AI

Join Signs, where you can learn American Sign Language through interactive AI or contribute ASL videos. Help create a collaborative ecosystem that supports both learners and the Deaf community.

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MESD Upcoming Professional Development MESD Upcoming Professional Development

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