Based on popular demand, we’re trying to get a bimonthly @ssr-sig.bsky.social writing group going! Fill out the form linked in the flyer to join us!

Last call for the free, online @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference happening this week! Registration closes tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5, at 12pm ET. For more information on the sessions and to register, go to: www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

So excited for the @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference this week! Especially excited to highlight “Voices from the Caregiver Resistance to Edtech.” Hope you can join us Thursday at 1pm EST!

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · last mo.

This year’s @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference schedule is now live! Join me and @alliethrall.bsky.social for a panel featuring @lbyock.bsky.social, @kellyclancy.bsky.social, and Chad Hamilton. We’ll reflect on their experiences as caregivers challenging ed-tech. See the full schedule at:

Join us in a couple hours!

AERA Social Studies Research SIG@ssr-sig.bsky.social · last mo.

Join us! We will review tips for submitting to the SIG, writing a strong proposal and provide time and support for writing during the session. Non-graduate students are also encouraged to join to share insights and work on AERA proposals. See the flyer for more info and the Zoom registration link.

Join us! We will review tips for submitting to the SIG, writing a strong proposal and provide time and support for writing during the session. Non-graduate students are also encouraged to join to share insights and work on AERA proposals. See the flyer for more info and the Zoom registration link.

Social studies folks! Join me and @ssr-sig.bsky.social for some online AERA proposal writing time tomorrow! We created this space for grad students, but all are welcome. Register using the link or QR code below

Our 2026 Conference schedule has been posted! You won't want to miss these excellent sessions. New research, lessons to share, workshops, and more! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

This year’s @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference schedule is now live! Join me and @alliethrall.bsky.social for a panel featuring @lbyock.bsky.social, @kellyclancy.bsky.social, and Chad Hamilton. We’ll reflect on their experiences as caregivers challenging ed-tech. See the full schedule at:

It’s Special Issue Summer for #HackYourStack at @cite-ela.bsky.social! First up is @mraleosays.bsky.social! In addition to his study, check out our video essay card on Notion for mentor texts, scholarship, and teaching resources for video essays. bit.ly/hackyourstack1

Two more days to submit a proposal. Let’s fight against tech hype together!

Civics of Technology@civicsoftech.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are excited to announce our fifth annual online conference! We are accepting session proposals until June 14. Read all about it here👇 www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/announc...

Today for the blog, Aaron Gierhart writes about his experiences educating future teachers about generative AI: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/intenti...

Intention Meets Practice — Civics of Technology

Civics of Technology Announcements Annual Conference : We are holding our 5th Annual Conference on August 6th-7th, 2026! Our keynotes this year are Dr. Meredith Broussard (data journalist & aut...

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📚New Pub! Ashlynn Kogut, Sharon Matthews, and Ambyr Rios write on “Preservice Teachers’ Choice of Online Popular Sources to Inform Evidence-Based Practice: An Application of the WHY Method to Education Source Evaluation.” Check it out!

Thrilled to share a new @atpost45.bsky.social cluster on "The Specter of High School English" that I co-edited with Robert LeBlanc. It's an effort to foster richer dialogue between secondary and university English—and it was a joy to work with such brilliant contributors. post45.org/sections/con...

📚New Pub! From our guest edited special issue series on Digital Texts and How to Teach Them, Wendy Williams writes on “Capturing Stories in Motion: Visual Elements as Tools for Analyzing and Composing Animated Narratives.” Check it out!

📚New Pub! From our guest edited special issue series on Digital Texts and How to Teach Them, Mary Elizabeth Talian, Jen Freed, @clarabbott.bsky.social, Julia Adler & @amystorn.bsky.social discuss "Learning Alongside Youth in an Online Writing Community: A Digital Field Site for Teacher Learning”!

Looking forward to sharing what @charleswlogan.bsky.social and I have been learning from parents pushing back against edtech at @4sweb.bsky.social this fall!

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh hey excited to attend my first 4S to present, “Parents, Caregivers, and a Growing Resistance to TechnoPower in Schools" with @alliethrall.bsky.social and “Refusing AI Hype in an Undergraduate Classroom: Reflections on AI, Equity, and Public Education" with Sepehr Vakil. See you in Toronto 🍁

Crowdsourcing for a project @alliethrall.bsky.social and I are leading. We're asking: "How do educational technologies condition and rearrange parental/caregiver labor in relation to their children's education? And, with what effects?" It's lit review time, so 🙏🏻 for any recommendations!

As an elementary teacher, read alouds were one of my favorite times of the day. The first time I went into an elementary classroom and saw students sitting on the carpet, huddled around the Promethean board, watching a read aloud on YouTube, I was startled.

Civics of Technology@civicsoftech.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kids are watching a whole lot of read-aloud videos on YouTube, at home and at school. But what are those videos actually like? And what do we lose when reading books to children is delegated to screens? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/an-expl...

I talked to Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth for a story about screen-time limits in schools. Short version: we need to think about the social and academic trade-offs when we allow private edtech to become primary infrastructures for classroom teaching and learning. www.fox4news.com/news/richard....

Richardson ISD considers limiting screen time in classroom

As the conversation around screen time in the classroom gets louder across the country, Richardson ISD is looking at its own use of technology.

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Don’t miss this! Get your proposals in!

Civics of Technology@civicsoftech.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are excited to announce our fifth annual online conference! We are accepting session proposals until June 14. Read all about it here👇 www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/announc...

For teachers who want to end the year with a critical tech unit, check out my More Work for Mother unit guide! Happy Mother’s Day 😊

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Writing in a @civicsoftech.bsky.social post from 2024 about Cowan’s book, @alliethrall.bsky.social and Paige Arnell note that rather than being “liberating and time-saving devices for women, [new technology] actually eliminated male household labor, while creating more work for women.” Read at:

Check out board member, @philnichols.bsky.social, saying stuff on NPR.

Phil Nichols@philnichols.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Talked to NPR for this story about the Canvas hacks. Short version: it’d be nice if schools were as concerned about protecting student data when there isn’t a ransom note involved. www.npr.org/2026/05/09/n...

Here’s to caregiver-educator coalitions against Big Tech! And as @alliethrall.bsky.social and I begin analyzing survey responses for our caregiver edtech resistance study, we’re seeing some caregivers attuned to building relationships *with* teachers rather than seeing them as adversaries.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 4mo ago

This article frames tech as a battleground between parents and schools. But I was chatting the other day with a school official who's leading an effort to shift her district away from device-based learning, and she told me--every teacher she's talked to is on board. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/t...

Join @charleswlogan.bsky.social and I soon to talk about caregiver resistance to edtech at tonight’s @civicsoftech.bsky.social tech talk! www.civicsoftechnology.org/events

Andrew del Calvo and I organized my second #AERA26 symposium today exploring past-present connections as “Civic Histories.” I’ll be sharing a paper with @lizmagill.bsky.social, @philnichols.bsky.social, and Paige Arnell that invited elementary students to inquire into a social history of technology!

Two sessions today at #AERA26! I organized a symposium for @mclsig.bsky.social that aims to Disassemble Mis/Disinformation to Reassemble Democracy. I’ll be presenting on “The Missing Politics of Mis/Disinformation” with @philnichols.bsky.social.

Parents/caregivers of school-aged children - if you’ve been working to challenge ed-tech in your kids’ schooling, please consider taking this survey! The survey will be open until April 12!

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Update: we're collecting surveys until April 12. I'm collaborating w/ @alliethrall.bsky.social and Tony Talbert to explore why and how caregivers challenge ed-tech in their child's/children's K-12 school/s in the US. Caregivers doing this work can complete our survey at tinyurl.com/CaregiversEd...

We're putting together a Critical Tech Hall of Fame! And we want you to be a part of it. Read about it here! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/welcomi...

Welcoming Submissions for the Inaugural Class of the Critical Tech Hall of Fame — Civics of Technology

Civics of Technology Announcements AERA Meetup: Meet up with us at AERA! Friday, April 10, 2026 4:00-5:30 PT at the Yard House in LA. Please RSVP for the event here. Next Tech Talk: Our Apr...

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“I want to talk about the way that the survival of the AI industry depends upon you, the generation coming of age right now, agreeing with them that you have essentially no say in your own future.” Great open letter by @civicsoftech.bsky.social partner!

Andy Liddell@andyliddell.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A beautiful open letter to Georgetown students by the Executive Director at the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law. medium.com/center-on-pr...

Truth be told, I want to see studies that look into these emotional burdens more! It seems like with AI we’ve put emerging teachers in a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t position, that isn’t super relatable for me as a seasoned teacher who feels comfortable articulating my refusal.

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"[W]e remain concerned about the emotional burdens that AI may be placing upon early career teachers" and "how this emotional burden may be exaggerating divides between experienced and inexperienced teachers at schools," - @jbpleasa.bsky.social, @dankrutka.bsky.social, and @alliethrall.bsky.social