As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). This post describes its use in education …
The 5 Best Free Screen Recording Apps Without Time Limits or Watermarks
These are the best free screen recording apps that have no time limit, or watermarks, and are available in high resolution videos.
https://www.makeuseof.com/free-screen-recording-apps-without-time-limits-or-watermarks/…
On the Path To an Enhanced Pedagogy: Globalised Education In the Age Of Metaverse
With decreasing attention spans and increasing complexity across the disciplines studied, newer pedagogical methods are imperative.
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.
A Short Guide to Using Pictures from the Web
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 …
Online solutions to new post-pandemic realities
COVID changed education, and post-pandemic learning will look different–here’s how edtech plays a crucial role.
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2022/12/06/online-solutions-to-new-post-pandemic-realities/…
Vanier College launches the Campus Biodiversity Network during the UN COP15 Conference
Vanier College is proud to announce that the newly created Campus Biodiversity Network will be launched during the United Nations COP 15 Conference on Biodiversity to be held in Montreal December 7-19, 2022. The new Campus Biodiversity Network is a …
The Brains of Teenagers Look Disturbingly Different After Lockdown
The stress of living through pandemic lockdowns has accelerated aging in the brains of teenagers. A recent study by researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco, concluded the pandemic had ‘sped up’ some of this reorganizing, …
OpenAI’s Amazing ChatGPT: Is It Promising for Niche Topics?
OpenAI has recently released their latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot prototype powered by a model from the GPT-3.5 series. It provides a service where you can ask questions and it comes back with a detailed answer in a conversational way. …
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 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.
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.…
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…
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.
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/…