DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
The first handheld cellphone call was made 50 years ago, and since then these devices have become an essential multi-tool that helps us run our lives. But are they also altering the way our brains work?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230403-how-cellphones-have-changed-our-brains…
Some tech titans think AI development past GPT-4 should be halted for 6 months. Here’s why I’m not so sure they should be the ones calling the shots.
https://www.coolcatteacher.com/should-ai-be-stopped/
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Post, a Twitter alternative of sorts that’s rethinking how publishers should engage with social media — and how they should monetize their readership — has opened its doors to the public.
The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US start-up OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft. The regulator said it would ban and investigate OpenAI “with immediate effect”.
Microsoft Insider users can now insert their own choice of videos on a PowerPoint slide. and create more personalized presentations.
https://www.makeuseof.com/use-your-own-videos-powerpoint-web/…
The choice of an app can decide your effectiveness when working remotely. See if these productivity tools make a difference to your day.
https://www.makeuseof.com/apps-maximize-productivity-working-remotely/…
This is a tutorial on having ChatGPT write questions to be imported into Moodle using the GIFT format.
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our AI writing detector. The detector will support over 2.1 million educators and more than 10,700 institutions, reaching more than 62 million students. It is a milestone that represents an incredible …
Microsoft Designer is a new AI-powered tool that enables users to quickly generate many variations of a graphic design with just a few clicks. The purpose of Microsoft Designer is to give you a gallery of designs based on your …
Your PC, smartphone, and other devices can all be spied on. Spyware isn’t always installed by hackers either. Here’s what you need to know.
We know Screen-Pal, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, as a screen recording program. However, they also have added in interactive video quizzes and polls. They’re kind of doing the Edpuzzle thing within their own tool. We saw Screencastify do this about a year …
EdWeek Research Center asked teachers, principals, and district leaders across the country this open-ended question: “What is the worst or most misguided use of educational technology you have experienced during your career in K-12 education?” See the answers below.
It allows you to create your own lessons or use our AI generator to create engaging and interactive lessons and activities. Curipod makes reading, writing and drawing engaging and makes it easy to create fantastic learning experiences.
When looking for the best AI image generator, the end result is important. Does the image look good? Does it match the prompt? Can it be edited further? But there are other factors to consider as well. Ease of use …
We think of Bard as complementary to Google Search. We want to be bold in how we innovate with this technology as well as be responsible.
https://www.digitalbodies.net/google-bard-ai-arrives-can-it-compete-with-chatgpt/…