youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Common Sense Media rated ChatGPT for Teens 'Unacceptable Risk' after 4,000+ test prompts — and OpenAI disputes the timing; South Korea plans to bar students caught with AI smart glasses from its college entrance exam for an extra year; Easthampton, Massachusetts, took every computer, printer and Wi-Fi network offline on purpose after suspicious network activity; a Senate grant bill and Washington's governor would keep phones put away all school day; and 17 students in Kazakhstan launched a 5-centimeter PocketQube satellite. Includes a reminder that anyone struggling can talk to a trusted adult or call or text 988. Systems-thinking- and debate-ready. IN THIS EPISODE
A reusable 6–8 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.
Middle School Innovators
Apple and Spotify carry the full show; use the feed URL for a Grades 6–8-only subscription.
8 min 📺 🎧 This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Clover School District in South Carolina paused student access to most AI tools b…
📺 This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Frederick County, Maryland's school board voted 6-1 to ban student generative AI …