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AI in schools - a thesis unpacked

Deepseek sustainability, AI safety, school phone ban research, digital media literacy in early years, a warning about Magic School AI and much more...

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Don't miss the amazing new issue of Books for Keeps with all the books to look out for in 2025. I loved interviewing MG Leonard @mglnrd.bsky.social about her thrilling new time travel series and its intriguing origins in string theory, music and a rock band photographer's obsession with doorways...

Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal@booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 2y ago

Out now! #BfK270 the first issue of the NY & a bumper one! Authorgraph interview Jamie Smart, Windows into Illustration Caroline Magerl, new Beyond the Secret Garden & bonus interview with authors, MG Leonard interview PLUS best books, key issue of 2025 💫#KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

This week's newsletter is out! No intro essay this week as we start to wind down for Christmas but the usual bunch of lovely links to debate, news tools and resources to help keep educators up to speed with the latest digital developments: connectedlearning.substack.com/p/latest-dig...

Latest digital developments for educators

ChatGPT and lesson planning, slide creating tools, AI literacies, try a National Gallery mixtape (and Blob Opera!) and much more...

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This was fun to work on as an end of year festive treat - nine film studies academics choose their top movies featuring academic life - from Jurassic Park and Wicked to The Birds, Sorority Girl, Legally Blonde, Torso and more... blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...

Academic life on the big screen | LSE Higher Education

We asked nine film studies academics for their top picks of movies that feature academic life. From The Birds to Wicked, here are their recommendations.

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