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MESD Digital Learning News

May 2025

MESD Digital LearningNewsMay 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:

  • Executive Order: Advancing AI Education for America's Youth
  • Articles for Thought
  • Monthly UDL Resources
  • AI Resources
  • Monthly Tech Highlight: Natural Reader


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Executive Order: Advancing AI Education for America's Youth Executive Order: Advancing AI Education for America's Youth

Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth

Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background.

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances AI Education for American Youth

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances AI Education for American Youth

EMPOWERING AMERICA'S YOUTH: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to create new educational and workforce development opportunities

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

When Students Use AI in Ways They Shouldn't

When Students Use AI in Ways They Shouldn't

Students don't always follow instructions in using AI. Here are some tips for responding to student AI use that violates class policies.

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Google Plans to Roll Out Its A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13

Google Plans to Roll Out Its A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.

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Teaching AI Ethics 2025: Bias

Teaching AI Ethics 2025: Bias

This post initiates a nine-article series revisiting the "Teaching AI Ethics" resources from 2023 exploring bias in GenAI.

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Social AI Companions

Social AI Companions

Social AI Companions - Learn more and get Common Sense Media's research-backed tips.

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Monthly UDL Resources Monthly UDL Resources

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

Calling all students! NPR's Student Podcast Challenge returns for 2025

Calling all students! NPR's Student Podcast Challenge returns for 2025

For its seventh year, our national podcasting competition will invite students from all around the country, in grades four through 12, to bring us their best audio stories.

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AI Resources AI Resources

Guide to Integrating Generative AI for Deeper Math Learning - AI for Education

Guide to Integrating Generative AI for Deeper Math Learning - AI for Education

Detailed exploration of how to harness generative AI's (GenAI) power to enhance, not replace, the cognitive lift and meaningful learning in K-12 math classrooms. Provides practical strategies and use cases for both students and teachers with examples and recommendations.

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Check out all these great resources you can access for FREE to build your own AI literacy.

CHECK OUT THIS SITE WITH A GREAT WAY TO ATTRIBUTE AI!

Transparency is more important than ever in our ever-changing world of generative artificial intelligence. The goal for Attribution 4 AI focuses on a simple but effective way to communicate HOW AI is used in creative projects to benefit the end users and viewers. To improve transparency, creators may add the images below to their creative works to help clarify how they leveraged AI in their creative process and whether the end product will be sold for profit.

Monthly Tech Highlight: Natural Reader Monthly Tech Highlight: Natural Reader

NaturalReader AI Voice Generator Overview

AI Voices - NaturalReader Home

NaturalReader: Free Text to Speech for Online, Mobile App, Commercial license and Education with AI voices.

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