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Interview with Dr. Tony Bates on his views of how automation and AI are likely to impact on security, privacy, interaction, and personalization in education.

https://www.tonybates.ca/2018/11/27/a-discussion-on-the-risks-and-benefits-to-education-of-ai-and-automation/

We are sharing with you 10 good tips that will enable you to critically assess the veracity and credibility of online content (e.g. news stories).

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/11/10-tips-to-help-students-spot-fake-news.html

In Putnam County Schools, students use a variety of carefully chosen digital resources to meet them where they are.

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/11/26/5-edtech-tools-that-take-personalized-learning-to-the-next-level/

Here is a collection of some great iPad apps we compiled specifically for history teachers.  We have based our selection on World History collection in iTunes App Store and have also added some of our favourite titles from this category. …

The idea is that you can log into the service and quickly launch any of a large number of open source applications. It was set up by a group of people in British Columbia.

https://oet.sandcats.io/

Computer science students at the University of California, Berkeley, are frustrated with a malfunctioning autograding system.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/11/30/autograder-issues-upset-students-berkeley

Could artificial intelligence benefit children with autism? Ned Sahin, a neuroscientist and founder of company Brain Power, thinks so. He is part of a wave of scientists who hope technology can improve the social communication and interaction skills of people …

Intel’s new Tech Learning Lab is preparing students for careers in the modern workplace and revolutionizing the future of learning.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/sponsor-content-intel-tech-learning-lab/

It’s a simple driving simulator but could be the beginning of a revolution in video game graphics.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/3/18121198/ai-generated-video-game-graphics-nvidia-driving-demo-neurips

Voicepods is a great service that will turn any typed text or highlighted page text into an automated voice recording. Voicepods will read text aloud in your choice of voices and in your choice of ten languages. You can use …

The cybersecurity threats of deep learning and neural networks are emerging. We’re just beginning to catch glimpses of a future in which cybercriminals trick neural networks into making fatal mistakes and use deep learning to hide their malware and find …

Investments in current technology like virtual reality and AI could have major implications for higher education in 2019.

https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2018/11/2019-tech-trends-highlight-technology-integration-opportunities-universities

Have you talked to Siri or Alexa recently? Then you’ll know that despite the hype, and worried billionaires, there are many things that artificial intelligence still can’t do or understand. Here are five thorny problems that experts will be bending …