DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Microsoft has recently introduced a convenient and easy-to-use eraser tool called Generative Erase within the built-in Photos app. Here’s an overview of what this feature is and how you can start using it on your PC.
https://www.slashgear.com/1528047/how-to-use-windows-photos-generative-ai-magic-eraser-tool/…
A new tool called Writable, which uses ChatGPT to help grade student writing assignments, is being offered widely to teachers in grades 3-12.
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/06/ai-tools-teachers-chatgpt-writable…
I’ve considered the quality of the software, the content, and the overall influence the apps had on my own study. One thing I’ve been less fussy about is the price. However, language learning is worth investing in, and many of …
Microsoft will reveal the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 on March 21, according to a report. This isn’t likely to just be a matter of a hardware refresh, however. Microsoft is expected to call these systems its first …
Intelligence “is the ability to comprehend and purposefully react to information, usually sensory data from the surrounding environment.” Human intelligence, by contrast “is the capacity to acquire, process, and apply knowledge effectively, solving problems, adapting to new situations, and demonstrating …
I’ll show you some easy tweaks for your email settings so you can make sure all the emails you need are landing right where they should be – in your inbox. Let’s keep your email safe and make sure you’re …
The article discusses the emergence of Sora, a synthetic video engine following the likes of DALL-E and MidJourney, noting its advanced rendering and movement prediction capabilities but also highlighting its lack of a physical or causal understanding. It raises concerns …
PowerNotes, a provider of tools that help students and professionals create high-quality research quickly and efficiently, has added Composer, an advanced, web-based word processor, to its PowerNotes+ platform. The new tool provides a semi-proctored environment for organizing research and writing …
Some are useful, some aren’t the gamechangers that are promised.
https://mashable.com/article/my-week-with-generative-ai-review…
Clipchamp arrived to serve as the new default video editor in Microsoft’s operating system, and it comes with a variety of useful features that can help you put together impressive-looking footage.
https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-use-clipchamp-in-windows-11…
Nomie is a paid web application that allows for the creation of meaningful connections between students and teachers in a fun and inclusive way. Teachers create virtual classes and invite students to join. Students answer fun questions that automatically generate …
Here are the best free apps every iPhone user needs on their phones.
https://www.slashgear.com/1514619/apps-every-iphone-user-should-have-installed…
A new generation of AI tools based on large language models creates a wealth of opportunities for learning analytics and arguably may supersede some existing AI tools that have been used for Learning Analytics until now.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-learning-analytics-generative-ai-matthew-riddle/…
As the sector evolves, five key trends are emerging. These trends are already shaping the world of EdTech and education — and will continue to do so for years to come for hundreds of millions of people around the world.…
Conversations with chatbots may feel intimate, but you’re really sharing every word with a private company.
https://www.makeuseof.com/things-you-must-not-share-with-ai-chatbots…