Ethical Ed Tech

Practical frameworks and case studies for ethical AI integration in K-12 classrooms

With 86 percent of education organizations now using generative AI, teachers face daily ethical decisions about student privacy, data security, and responsible technology adoption. Ethical Ed Tech provides the practical frameworks and policy tools educators need to navigate these challenges confidently. Soundar-Shah delivers a philosophy-policy-practice model that transforms abstract ethical concerns into actionable classroom strategies.

Ethical Ed Tech features 12 realistic case studies spanning privacy, AI implementation, equitable access, and social media--each designed for use in professional learning communities and workshops. The book includes downloadable templates, discussion guides, and stakeholder personas that help educators balance innovation with student well-being. Teachers gain concrete tools for integrating AI, biometrics, and emerging technologies responsibly while maintaining focus on equity and student safety.

"As AI permeates everything, protecting what is human becomes more urgent, nowhere more than in K-12 education. In Ethical Ed Tech, Priten Soundar-Shah channels that urgency, giving educators and leaders a rigorous ethical framework for integrating AI with civic purpose and students at the center. This is the book the field has been missing."
--GAUTAM SETHI, Chief Information and Technology Officer, Fairfax County Public Schools