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Microsoft Teams has launched a massive overhaul of one of its most popular features as it looks to beat biggest rival Zoom.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2020/12/01/microsoft-teams-declares-battle-with-zoom-with-massive-new-feature-overhaul/…

The Indian state of Gujarat has proved its ability to be agile and continue to offer effective learning pathways for its students during COVID-19.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/india-gujarat-education-model-covid19-pandemic/…

A new wave of startups is trying to optimize meetings, from automated scheduling tools to facial recognition that measures who’s paying attention.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-can-run-work-meetings-now-headroom-clockwise/…

A faster way to estimate uncertainty in AI-assisted decision-making could lead to safer outcomes.

https://news.mit.edu/2020/neural-network-uncertainty-1120…

Your note-taking habits can be the heart of your productivity. Do you like to go old school with paper notes or prefer digital notetaking apps?

https://www.makeuseof.com/digital-vs-paper-notes-which-should-you-use…

The last nine months have put most of us in front of a webcam more than ever before. Which is why I’ve had more questions about webcams and microphones in this year than in the previous twelve years combined.  

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/11/inexpensive-equipment-to-improve-online.html…

The Montreal-based firm that creates artificial intelligence solutions for large organizations announced Monday that it has signed a deal to be purchased by ServiceNow, a Santa Clara, Calif., company that offers a cloud-based workflow technology.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7492176/montreal-element-ai-sold-deal/…

A ransomware attack on a school district in Maryland has halted classes for more than 115,000 pupils. Ransomware is a type of cyber-attack that locks down affected systems and make them unusable.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55129564…

Predicting how a protein folds into a unique three-dimensional shape has puzzled scientists for half a century. London-based AI lab, DeepMind, has largely cracked the problem, say the organisers of a scientific challenge.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55133972…

This article presents the creation of a training course aimed at helping teachers to shift from in-person classes to distance learning. It highlights the issues and challenges encountered and pinpoints the first observable impacts of this course, as well as …

Here are summaries of five ways of improving online learning for all students, using data, evidence and research. 

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-11-25-remote-learning-is-not-going-away-soon-this-is-how-to-make-it-better…

Here’s what the Wall Street Journal thinks is coming for education: “Faster, cheaper, specialized credentials closely aligned with the labor market and updated incrementally over a longer period, education experts say. These new credentials aren’t limited to traditional colleges and …

Microsoft Photos includes a video creation tool for making short audio slideshow-style videos. You’ll find this by just opening the native photos app in Windows 10. Within the editor there are tools for adding animated effects to still images, insert …

In today’s post we are re-sharing with you this collection of what we think are some the best audio recording apps we reviewed in the past. We came up with apps for both Android and iPad.

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/11/audio-recording-apps-to-use-in-your.html…

This unprecedented shutdown of in-person education has prompted teachers, parents and politicians ponder: what exactly does the future of digital schooling look like?

https://attentionfwd.com/insights/2020-lost-year-of-schooling-or-year-one-in-a-new-era-of-education/…