This week, we're tackling big questions about how technology is evolving classroom learning. From the unsolved problem of search (just Google it!) to 1:1 device programs, from the possibilities of virtual reality to the intricacies of ChatGPT and its competitors: we're analyzing current trends, platforms popular with students in 2023, and what might come in the future as we brace for a digital dystopia potentially populated with deep fakes.

Correction: During the show, the number of circulations of digital titles commonly used by publishers to "expire" eBooks in circulation was underestimated; rather than 10 circulations, the accepted standard seems to be closer to a whopping 26.

Sources:

EdTech Magazine: Tech-Savvy School Librarians Provide Value to Modern Learners by Amy Burroughs

Jacobs Media Strategies: Getting Schooled By A Bunch Of High School Students by Paul Jacobs

Inside Higher ED: Pandemic Boost for Digital Course Materials by Doug Lederman

Study Finds: Libraries are more popular than ever — even as people borrow fewer books by Chris Melore

UNICEF - Accessible Digital Textbooks

Science Direct - Understanding the role of digital technologies in education: A review by Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid, Mohd Asim Qadri, Rajiv Suman

WordsRated: Educational Publishing Statistics

Scientific American - The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screen by Ferris Jabr

jaltcalljournal - Virtual reality in education: The promise, progress, and challenge by Ryan Lege and Euan Bonner

stream - 36 EdTech Statistics & Facts: The State of Technology in Education by Sarah F. 

TechCrunch - US teens have abandoned Facebook, Pew study says by Amanda Silberling

eLending Position Paper

The Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books