Reading this: Educators and AI Tutors: Complementary or competing roles?

If it happens, is it good or bad? What do you think?

Hi y'all. I have a great team member on my customer success team who came straight from the classroom into this role about 2 years ago. I'd love to find her some PD opportunities to learn with and meet other edtech customer success folks. Does anyone have recs for programs/ groups/ associations/ slacks/ newslettters etc? Ideal in my head would be structured group networking and learning.

Hello - looking for some guidance here, my typical voiceover workflow is to record 5-10 seconds of audio and then immediately listen to it and determine if it needs to be redone. When using TechSmith Audiate today for the first time, with the three second countdown (every time I press record) plus what appears to be 30 to 60 seconds of “processing” that occurs at the end of every audio recording – my workflow is essentially ruined. I don’t even know if the audio is going to turn out the way I like it before having to spend almost a minute waiting for it to process.

1.      Can I remove the 3 second count down (to match most other recording platforms

2.      Is there a way to significantly speed up the “processing recording” step at the end?

I just need this software to do the MOST SIMPLE version of audio recording.

Hi all,

Curious as to what features, UX, security, accessibility, proof points etc. people view as table stakes for ed-techs products focused on learning as of 2025 (so not LMS's, student management tools etc.) - more like your Prodigy or Lexia like products

What are the sorts of things without which the product is dead in the water.

3,000 employees immediately unemployed, app access shut off, with no warning.

This is not a 2019-2022 ESSER-chasing VC funded App -- they've been in the field for a while.

Curious what y'all think -- Terrible leadership, bad financial decisions, AI coming for tutoring, crowded market could all be a factor. Or maybe Ed Tech is coming for a reality check.

Stay safe out there, and if you're affected by this sudden closure, let us know what roles you're looking for.

No clue if this is the right place, but looking for some help The only LTI that auto grades, or even auto submits for me on Schoology is Edpuzzle.

Quizizz does also, but I have linked classes in Schoology, and it posts the link FIVE TIMES instead of one (Edpuzzle does not have this problem, it's only one link).

Nearpod doesn't auto grade or even auto submit in Schoology for. Nearpod doesn't even create class rosters.

Is there another LTI that integrates with Schoology well in terms of auto grading? Edpuzzle is great for listening practice, but I'd like another option.

We all would love to spend less time grading, right?

I mean out-of-pocket. I pay for Diffit, since I teach SPED and have to do a lot of leveling.

And please don't use this post to advertise your own products.

Hey everyone - 10 year science teacher here and will be transitioning to a technology coach for a middle school and high school next year. I am currently the go-to tech person at my institution currently, so much so that I wrote a proposal to my principal to move into this role and she’s granted it to me!

While I have a lot of resources under my belt and currently deal with a lot of tech issues with our current LMS & SIS (those enough will keep me busy 24/7), I would love more guidance on how I can best help my teachers and trainings everyone recommends. Even day to day tips would be great because I have NO idea what that will look like for me since I’m the one who created the position for us. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

As a Machine Learning Engineer, I’ve spent the past few years building models and systems to solve complex problems. Recently, I’ve decided to take a step into indie hacking and work on a project addressing a challenge I’ve felt passionate about for a long time: how we approach studying and learning.

The Problem: Inefficiencies in Studying
Despite all the advances in technology, traditional study methods still feel inefficient. Many students struggle with:

• Re-reading notes without truly retaining the information.
• Highlighting material but missing the bigger picture.
• Testing themselves without knowing where to focus next.

As someone who works with large language models (LLMs) daily, I started thinking: what if we could use AI to transform static study materials into something more dynamic and personalized? Could we make studying more engaging and impactful by integrating interactive tools that guide students where they need it most?

The Leap Into Indie Hacking
Moving from working on structured engineering projects to the unpredictable world of indie development has been a fascinating transition. While technical skills are essential, the biggest challenges have been understanding users deeply, iterating quickly, and staying focused on solving real problems with limited resources.

Exploring AI in Education
The project I’m working on aims to leverage AI to:

• Provide interactive feedback tailored to study materials.
• Simulate a personalized tutor experience.
• Help students identify areas for improvement through adaptive testing.

Right now, my focus is on building a lean MVP (minimum viable product) and learning as much as possible through early experimentation.

Discussion Points
I’d love to hear your thoughts:

1. What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve seen in how students approach studying today?
2. How can we make AI-powered tools more accessible and effective in education?
3. For anyone who’s worked on similar projects, what advice would you offer to someone transitioning into this space?

I’m excited to learn from this community and hear your insights about the intersection of technology and education.

Thanks for reading, and I’m looking forward to the discussion!

Does anyone know if SIS’s are being used in these parts of the world?

If so, who is the leading provider for K12 and higher ed?

Hello, my school is upgrading to Blackboard Ultra. I am the data person so they don't tell me these things. I have a bunch of reports that rely on Blackboard data into Tableau. Is the change mostly a UI/UX change? Or will I need to re-configure all of my reports after the change?

I teach high school math and use VR in my classroom with the PrismsVR headsets. What I've been wondering and I'm not having any luck finding is if anyone is making classroom experiences in VR? I'm talking about using our experiences from teaching remotely on zoom during the pandemic and doing it in VR instead where it could feel like an immersive experience of being in a classroom, moving around a school between classes, maybe even a VR lunch room, etc. The current climate in the US is people not wanting to pay taxes, cities facing budget cuts and not being able to afford building upkeep, and massive attendance issues.

Hello, I'd like to share info about a typing video game I recently released, but there doesn't seem to be a dev/sales thread for this month yet. Was it posted but not stickied, perhaps? Or should I just use the Decemeber thread?

So after using Brilliant for a while, I ran into this issue where whenever I scroll up too much the tool much is “rammed into” the top box, and it stays like that. Because that, I can’t do most of the exercises in there because the tools that I do need is stuck up there and I can’t seem to scroll down. Any fixes to this?

https://preview.redd.it/x08rgcjaeuee1.jpg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a23c4693922d4395a899a79e0e1c6ca5c49045d0

Hello everyone! I am trying to prepare for my foray edtech sales interview next week. I am currently a teacher and don’t have any sales experience but know that teaching has a lot of transferrable skills. Any advice on interview questions to prepare for and good questions to ask at the end of the interview? Thanks!

At my job, I go into classrooms a couple of times a year for a week or so at a time and teach a specific curriculum. The curriculum we bought was back in the paper days which isn’t functional for a few reasons.

There are SO many pieces of paper for these kids, some informative, some are activities, some are assignments. It’s difficult for them to keep up with them and it’s even more difficult for me to prepare a week’s worth of worksheets for 80+ kids (most days we use several worksheets) and make it work with my temporary classroom.

I was trying to work with Google Classroom, but I can’t figure out how to do a lot of things, like convert worksheets from a pdf into a usable format. I think the issue might be that I am on a “free” account.

Are there other alternatives or is there a way to use Google Classroom effectively outside of being connected with the pro-versions the school systems have?

We’re a small nonprofit with very little money to put towards these classes, so I’m looking for cheap/free options.

For me it’s Duolingo. Think it’s an excellent app that encourages daily learning and compounding growth. Also enjoy the gamification elements. Curious to get other perspectives!

I'm a teacher with about 6 years experience and would like to move to es tech. I'm already doing my masters in education with the focus being Educational Technology. Any tips on how to get started?

Hi everyone - whats a great flashcard hosting site or app i can upload and sell flashcards on?

Hi All - It's early 2025 and I'm in the market to purchase a digital whiteboard (probably 75 inch). I was curious if anyone has experience with particular brands? My biggest criteria would probably be IRL whiteboard types of functions (but digitized).... such as easy-to-use User Interface, ability to save screens, clarity of screen, no lag, ability to design on the screen as it were an IRL whiteboard, ability to cut/copy/paste. And... as a more outlier request,.. ability to edit an Excel type of file, either with a digital keyboard or an attached keyboard. FINALLY, just about quality... does it feel high quality, works cleanly, and/or easy vendor to work with... Thank you for any input!

I am a network engineer with a strong telecommunications background. I am starting to explore the idea of moving back to my rural hometown and would love to get involved with the k-12 school district to be apart of a community again. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to study to set myself up for success? I know there isn’t a clear cut answer for this as every school district uses different systems and technologies. Just looking for something that will give me a general path

Hey yall. In high-school I made a bunch of stuff out of fischertechnik mechatronics (Pneumatic nerf turret, lego car assembly line, various TSA contest projects) and I had a blast. I now have 4 kids and I'd love to get them a similar toy but I don't have $4,000 for the full educational kit that I had. Any recommendations? Lego mindstorm? Some arduino kits? Basic drag and drop programming is a plus.

Does anybody have the MBA behavior Plugin Implemented in their PowerSchool Servers?

I'm having to try and figure out what fields to add for my principals to use when they make log entries and I wondered if I could, "Take a look at your homework"

Hi all,

I work at an education company that utilises remote access software for virtual lessons. Our aim is to enable tutors to view and assist students with their work in real-time. A key requirement is that the tutor can see all students' screens simultaneously, which rules out basic screen-sharing tools like Zoom or Webex.

Currently, we use BeyondTrust for this purpose, but the pricing is becoming ridiculous for a small business.

Do any of you know of a remote access software solution that meets these specific requirements?

Transient: The software should run temporarily, starting a session and removing itself afterward, allowing screen sharing and control without permanent installation.

Tabs: Tutors often manage 4–6 students per class, so switching between tabs is a lot easier than managing that many windows.

Direct Connections: It should provide a link that connects clients directly to the tutor without messing about with codes, passwords as this is definitely not workable especially for younger kids!

I’ve tested numerous options, but none other than BeyondTrust seem to offer this specific feature set. If you know of any solutions—or have alternative approaches to achieving this functionality—please share your thoughts.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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