Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Sep. 2025

Posted on September 26, 2025 by JimS

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
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[Also see Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Aug. 2025, Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Oct. 2025, Educational Technology in Higher Education: Five Issues & Strategies (Oct. 2025)]

1. Google’s Learn Your Way: AI-Powered Personalized Textbook Transformation

The story of Google’s “Learn Your Way” unfolds in a global digital landscape, primarily driven from Google’s research hubs in the United States, with its experimental launch occurring in mid-September 2025. This initiative emerged amid the accelerating integration of generative AI into education, timed perfectly as schools worldwide grappled with post-pandemic learning gaps and the need for more engaging remote and hybrid models during the 2025 academic year. The technology itself is an AI-driven system built on Google’s LearnLM model and integrated with Gemini 2.5 Pro, designed to reimagine traditional textbooks by transforming static content into dynamic, personalized learning experiences.

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Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Aug. 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 by JimS

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)
Editor

[Also see Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Sep. 2025, Five Top Ed Tech Stories in Late Oct. 2025, Educational Technology in Higher Education: Five Issues & Strategies (Oct. 2025)]

Introduction: To test drive Grok on my Windows 11 desktop, I asked it to identify and rank five of the top stories on educational technology published between August 15 and 20. After 2 minutes and 7 seconds of “thinking,” it produced the following report. For the quality of results, I didn’t mind the brief wait time. See the epilogue below for some test images I asked Grok to create. Initial impression of the report and images: Excellent! -js

1. Dex: The AI-Powered Camera Revolutionizing Language Learning for Children

The story of Dex unfolds primarily in the United States, with its creators based in a tech-savvy ecosystem likely influenced by Silicon Valley’s innovation culture, though specific development locations are not detailed. The time frame centers on its recent launch and ongoing development as of August 20, 2025, building on founders’ prior experiences in tech companies and aiming for immediate market entry during the back-to-school season. Dex is an AI-powered camera device designed like a high-tech magnifying glass, featuring a camera lens and touchscreen that allows children aged 3 to 8 to snap photos of objects in their environment.

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