While no official Windows version is available, Microsoft Edge and Chrome let you use ChatGPT as a native Windows app. Here’s how you can run ChatGPT as a Windows app using Microsoft Edge, create a Chrome shortcut for the AI …
The Best Pomodoro Timer Apps to Rocket Your Productivity
If you often hit a productivity wall after a few hours of work, a Pomodoro timer could help you keep your focus. This selection of timers has an option for every platform.
Google Bard Overview for Educators
Recently Google took a major step forward by opening up access to Bard, their generative AI chatbot. This tool is similar to other products such as ChatGPT from OpenAI. In fact, ChatGPT is built on top of the Transformer technology …
What we learned from the deep learning revolution
Terry Sejnowski, a renowned computational neuroscientist, discusses the progress and future of deep learning in artificial intelligence, highlighting its impact on various fields and the need for continued innovation in the field.
https://bdtechtalks.com/2023/04/10/deep-learning-revolution-terry-sejnowski/…
Free QR Code Generators for Teachers and Students
A collection of some of the best free QR Code generators for teachers and students. By definition, QR Codes are readable barcodes that store various types of data (e.g., the URL of a website, a YouTube video, address, contact information, …
Are we on the verge of having a ‘Universal Teacher’?
What we’re trying to support with AI is learning, not teaching. “The Universal Teacher is not a teacher at all, it is the learner learning from the cultural achievements from the past. The Universal teacher is us being taught by …
Outdoor Pedagogy: Open-air Teaching
Teaching outdoors? Why not! Outdoor learning brings several benefits such as improving students’ physical and mental health, but also improving teachers’ well-being. Beyond this, outdoor pedagogy goes hand in hand with active learning (whose benefits have been proven more than …
You Can Get Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Free. Here’s How
Here are the versions of Office 365, Microsoft 365 and their apps that you can find online for free.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-can-get-microsoft-word-excel-and-powerpoint-for-free-heres-how/…
Microsoft 365 quietly adds Artificial Intelligence (AI) Host to Windows 11, Windows 10
You’ll notice the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Host when you expand Microsoft Word or other Office apps in Task Manager. The AI Host is being added to all installations of Windows via Microsoft Office updates. If you don’t see it …
A Canadian godfather of AI calls for a ‘pause’ on the technology he helped create
Yoshua Bengio, the Canadian professor (Université de Montréal) who is considered one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence, said the technology he helped create should be paused before AI turns into something too big to control.
https://financialpost.com/technology/canadian-godfather-ai-pause-technology-helped-create…
Using ChatGPT to Create Multiple Choice Questions to Put into Moodle
This is a tutorial on having ChatGPT write questions to be imported into Moodle using the GIFT format.
ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns
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”.
Post, a publisher-focused Twitter alternative, launches to public
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.
These 5 Apps Can Maximize Your Productivity While Working Remotely
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/…
How mobile phones have changed our brains
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…