youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: students in a Wisconsin district got a fake 'job offer' email (word of the day: PHISHING); four members of Congress introduced a bill that would make chatbots tell kids they're AI, not people (CHATBOT); Google's new Googlebooks went on sale, and school Chromebooks keep getting updates until 2034 (OPERATING SYSTEM); Australia's eSafety office found that several big games mostly trusted typed-in ages (AGE CHECK); and the ALBATROSS robot spins down like a maple seed, then sails with just three actuators (ACTUATOR). Vocabulary-rich and discussion-ready. IN THIS EPISODE
A reusable 3–5 worksheet and a copy-your-own Google Form. Same template every week, so students learn the routine once.
5 quick polls, a story-of-the-week vote, and a 4-question quiz. Answers are anonymous and count toward your class on the grade-band leaderboard. This one has closed — results and answers are up.
Tech Adventurers
Apple and Spotify carry the full show; use the feed URL for a Grades 3–5-only subscription.
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