The principles of the current declaration rest on the common belief that human beings seek to grow as social beings endowed with sensations, thoughts and feelings, and strive to fulfill their potential by freely exercising their emotional, moral and intellectual …
Three lessons from rigorous research on education technology
Education technology is an area where innovation has outpaced rigorous research. We wanted to find all the studies and distill the main lessons so that decision makers can decide which programs to scale up and invest in.
https://hechingerreport.org/three-lessons-rigorous-research-education-technology/…
Ray Kurzweil on what the future holds next
Presentation of the Week: Technology Trends for 2019 and Beyond
A discussion on the risks and benefits to education of AI and automation
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.
10 Tips to Help Students Spot Fake News
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…
5 edtech tools that take personalized learning to the next level
In Putnam County Schools, students use a variety of carefully chosen digital resources to meet them where they are.
iPad Apps for Teaching World History
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. …
Opensource Apps for Educators
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.
Autograding System Goes Awry, Students Fume
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…
This AI-powered app aims to help people with autism improve their social skills
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 …
Giving students the tools of the future
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/…
Nvidia has created the first video game demo using AI-generated graphics
It’s a simple driving simulator but could be the beginning of a revolution in video game graphics.
Realistic AI Generated Voices
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 Malware of the Future Will Have AI Superpowers
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 …