The first thing that all students and teachers should know about Google Images is that it’s an image search engine, it is not a host of the images that it displays. Second, by default, Google Images serves up results from …
The Future of Education is Personal
How will machine learning disrupt education, say five to ten years down the road? My guess: individualized tutors. Imagine a tutor working with you teaching you important concepts, walking you through examples, answering your questions, going at your own pace.…
The AI future for lesson plans is already here
This article is about the future of AI-generated lesson plans and how we might think about this development today and into the future.
Is Google Tracking You? Here’s How to Check and Stop It
Google apps on your phone might be keeping track of you, but you can stop them.
Z-Library: The price of academic knowledge
Z-Library, recently taken offline by the FBI, was a free, online shadow library that offered students relief from these expenses. Users could download textbooks from numerous academic publishers through the site for free. For students, the shutdown of Z-Library seems …
The biggest challenges facing education now and ways to meet them
Why has covid produced a longing for in-person learning, rather than a great drive for online learning? In our professional lives, the appeal of space and place interactions, while increasingly augmented with online engagement, remains strong.
It’s Never Been Easier to Digitize Your Life
Do yourself a favor and save all your important documents on your computer.
https://lifehacker.com/its-never-been-easier-to-digitize-your-life-1849816670…
Best E-readers for Students and Teachers
The best e-readers to help you do paper-free while getting access to a wealth of digital content.
https://www.techlearning.com/buying-guides/best-ereaders-for-students-and-teachers…
The 8 Best Online Paraphrasing Tools You Need to Know About
Whether you’re looking to shorten work to meet a word count or you can’t quite get the wording right, these eight online paraphrasing tools will help.
Amazon Kindle Scribe Review: This Note-Taking E-Ink Tablet Strikes a Great Balance
It’s got some room for improvement, but the Scribe delivers on its promise of an e-reader that you can use to take notes, mark up documents and doodle.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-kindle-scribe-review/…
Keep Forgetting Things? Neuroscience Says These 3 Things Can Boost Memory When You Need It Most
The more background knowledge you have, the better you are at learning and retaining new information.
Cephalopods Can Pass a Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children
Last year, a test of cephalopod smarts reinforced how important it is for us humans to not underestimate animal intelligence. Cuttlefish were given a new version of the marshmallow test, and the results appeared to demonstrate that there’s more going …
Making Sense of Web 3.0 in Education
“Web 3.0” has been the center of much discussion this year. Advocates believe that Web 3.0 will unleash a radical and beneficial transformation of the Internet. Detractors claim that Web 3.0 is little more than a buzzword for marketing purposes. …
How To Get Started With Interactive Notebooks (Plus 25 Terrific Examples)
In the last few years, interactive notebooks (INBs) have become incredibly popular in all sorts of classrooms. If you’re new to the concept, or just unsure of where to start, here’s what you need to bring this learning tool to …
A platform that can read and write
Cohere is making natural language processing accessible to all developers and businesses.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90815628/a-platform-that-can-read-and-write…