Today we are bringing to your radar two more presentation tools with huge educational potential. You can use them to design visually attractive presentations that include a wide range of multimedia content such as text, sound, videos, images, PDFs …
The first pop song ever written by artificial intelligence is pretty good, actually
Researchers at Sony have been working on AI-generated music for years, and has previously used AI to create impressive jazz tracks. But this is the first time the Sony CSL Research Laboratory has released pop music composed by AI, …
Google’s AI is getting really good at captioning photos
It has open-sourced an algorithm that describes images with 94 percent accuracy.
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/23/googles-ai-is-getting-really-good-at-captioning-photos/…
6 new free Google tools to upgrade your classroom
These sites, as well as a few others, will help upgrade what you do in class if you and your students utilize Google Apps frequently. Not all are technically products of Google, but they all improve work done on …
The era of personal DNA testing is here
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Presentation of the week: Being Human in a Digital Age?
Why it makes sense to study online
Online learning is becoming more accepted and “normal” in today’s digital world, as opposed to when it was first introduced, which saw a lot of stigma attached to online degrees. We’ve listed just some of the main reasons why it …
MIT Creates A Camera That Can Read Books Without Opening Them
The wellspring of inventions, MIT, has shocked the world again. This time, with a camera that can read the pages of the closed book. The imaging system kept above a book uses terahertz radiation to identify different pages and …
Nextcloud Box – a private cloud and IoT solution for home users
Companies launch Raspberry Pi-based device to enable consumers greater control over their data.
http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/09/16/nextcloud-box-a-private-cloud-and-iot-solution-for-home-users/…
SanDisk Just Revealed a Monstrous 1 Terabyte SD Memory Card
There’s no word on when you’ll be able to buy it, or to what extent you’ll need to mortgage your home to afford one, but today SanDisk revealed a prototype of a one-terabyte SDXC card that will help ensure …
How IoT in Education is Changing the Way We Learn
Below, we’ve compiled a list of IoT (Internet of Things) education examples, including the uses of the IoT in higher education, the future of the Internet in education, and examples of companies that are using the IoT to enter …
The Complete Guide to Google Certifications
This is your complete guide to all of the Google Certifications for Educators: Google Certified Educator, Level 1 & 2, Google Certified Trainer, Google Certified Administrator, and Google Certified Innovator. This guide will help answer all of your questions …
Ten Myths About Machine Learning
Machine learning used to take place behind the scenes: Amazon mined your clicks and purchases for recommendations, Google mined your searches for ad placement, and Facebook mined your social network to choose which posts to show you. Unfortunately, several …
Should I Keep My Laptop Battery Plugged In All The Time?
Will my battery harm itself if the laptop is plugged in all time? It is one of the most searched battery-related questions on the internet. Some of you might be surprised to know that there’s nothing like “overcharging” a …
This education startup you’ve never heard of is in 75% of American classrooms
Newsela, a 3-year-old startup that promotes literacy in K-12 education, gives teachers curated news articles to share with their students. With the help of intelligent software that adjusts article text to match a student’s reading level, teachers can use …