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  Walking the Ethical Rope: A Media Specialist’s Stance on Generative AI in K-12 Education   The digital era is dominated by clever machines and synthetic content, the role of the school media specialist has never been more critical or more ethically multifaceted. As generative AI tools like Grammarly, ChatGPT, and DALL·E AI become progressively common in classrooms, teachers must weigh innovation against accountability. For a media specialist, the choice is particularly nuanced: balancing the responsibility to promote digital literacy and inquiry with a commitment to intellectual integrity, authenticity, and equity. There are people who see AI as a transformational tool, but many media specialists view generative AI with caution. According to Hailey (2025) in “Advantages and Disadvantages of AI in Education” ( Schools That Lead ), AI enhances efficiency, makes things accessible, and creates personalized learning. Nevertheless, she warns of significant downsides: overdep...

 Resources for Accessible Technologies In an era where digital learning is critical to classroom engagement, inclusivity must remain the lead point to explore. There are many online tools available but one online tool stands tall for its adaptive technology potential, even though not conventionally labeled as assistive, Google Docs Voice Typing is the answer for today. Free within the Google Workspace suite, this platform supports visual impairment, voice-to-text functionality, learning differences, breaking down barriers for scholars with physical disabilities, or language processing tasks. While not formally labeled as an assistive device, disabilities, it supports a wide range of learning needs, particularly in inclusive K–12 educational environments. Tool Link: Google Docs Voice Typing Inclusive Education in Action Google Docs Voice Typing enables scholars to express their ideas without the physical effort of typing or the cognitive strain of spelling, keyboard use, or g...

  Who Would Have thought that Smart Pens Would be in Classrooms? Envision a pen that not only writes but remembers, listens, and syncs your transcriptions with what you’ve heard. That’s the magical world of a smart pen. This pen is a simple piece of educational technology with powerful potential for all who dare to pick it up. As school classroom educators and librarians seek to link analog learning with digital fluency, this smart pen offers a hybrid solution straddling familiar tools with heightened innovation. The Echo smartpen from Livescribe records everything you hear, say and write, and links your audio recordings to your notes, so you can find what you need with a simple tap. https://www.mentis.co.nz/livescribe-echo-ii-smartpen   Livescribe Echo Smartpen is one of the most well-known models which simultaneously captures handwritten notes and audio. A special dot is used on the paper that allows scholars to tap any written word or hear what was said at that exact ...

The juncture of technology, information literacy, and digital media effortlessness plays a core role in both the evolving responsibilities of educators and student learning, particularly school librarians. This week’s multimedia and readings resources emphasized how these concepts are deeply intertwined and progressively indispensable in 21st-century education environments. Technology is not just a tool for retrieving information, it forms how students learn, what they devour, and how they occupy with information. This week’s podcast episode highlighted that scholar are engrossed in digital ecosystems, but their ability to disapprovingly engage with what they come across is often immature. For instance, while they may be shrewdness with platforms like TikTok, YouTube, or Google, that doesn’t necessarily decipher information literacy, the ability to evaluate, information, and locate ethically and effectively. Core Competency for Information Literacy The readings stressed that A...