Five Questions for Evaluating School Technology
Khan Academy Blog

EDITOR BRIEF
The excerpt says schools should examine classroom technology carefully because parents and teachers worry about distraction, cheating, and weak learning. It argues that tools should support a teacher’s method, help students practice and improve, and give educators useful data. It introduces questions such as whether a tool serves a clear goal and whether there is strong evidence it improves learning.
INSIGHTS
For coding or AI learners, this is a reminder to judge tools by the problem they solve and the evidence they have. A good next step is to ask: what learning goal does this tool support, and how will we measure progress?
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