Essays written by AI language tools like OpenAI’s Playground are often hard to tell apart from text written by humans.
Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR
Both companies announced they are partnering to collaborate on how people will work and even game in virtual reality. That starts with Microsoft bringing its biggest services — Teams, Office, Windows, and even Xbox Cloud Gaming — to Meta’s Quest …
Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students
The purpose of this post is to provide researchers, students, educators, teachers (and anyone else frustrated with paywall restriction to human knowledge) with a set of open access journals and websites for free scholarly articles and research papers.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2022/10/best-open-access-journals-and-scholarly.html…
7 Ways to Remember What You Learn From Podcasts
Use these tips to never forget about something cool you learned from a podcast.
https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-remember-what-you-learn-podcasts/
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Google’s AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people
Just like 90s Photoshop, Google’s tricks are opening up image manipulation to a wider audience, while challenging our definition of what a photo actually is.
A Search Tool For Serendipity
The fun of stumbling upon random old media with “LOC Serendipity”.
https://clivethompson.medium.com/a-search-tool-for-serendipity-eb6916562939…
Cybersecurity: Why schools must improve their data defences
The Department of Education issued new cybersecurity standards – and recent attacks on schools and trusts show how important it is that education settings protect themselves, says this trust IT director.
How to Create Your Own Search Engine
Thanks to Google’s Programmable Search tool it’s much easier to create your own search engine than you might think it is. In the short video embedded below I demonstrate how to create your own search engine.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/10/how-to-create-your-own-search-engine.html…
How Web3 is Reshaping Education in the Metaverse
The upcoming Web3 education platform is ready to transform the education system with its unique model. This platform has the potential to change the way students learn through the latest technology like AI/ML, AR/VR, blockchain, and the metaverse. Education in …
Tips and Tools to Help Students Study, Take Notes, and Focus
Whether you’re in elementary school or college, these apps and services offer study guides, mindfulness exercises, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/tips-apps-help-students-study-notes-homework-help/…
How to Add Background Music to PowerPoint Presentations
In this short video I demonstrate how to add background music to your PowerPoint presentations and play it on a continuous loop. In the video I also mention a great place to find free music to use in your presentations.…
Remove your personal info from the top 7 people search sites without charge
I always say that what you post on the internet is forever. That’s why it’s crucial to protect your personal information. Think, for example, how bad it would be if a risqué photo you thought was safe on your computer …
How to Spot Fake News- Classroom Poster
Helping students spot fake news is an important part of their overall media and news literacy. In a digitally focused world where all kinds of news are just a tweet away, students are required to develop robust skills and practices …
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing
E-Ink tablets have a small but devoted following, and Amazon seems to think it can take them mainstream.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/28/23375663/amazon-kindle-scribe-e-ink-tablet-stylus-event-price
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Design for Learning
This is an open access book that came out last year. The first part focuses on the design practice itself, while the second part underpins that practice in theory. It makes an excellent introductory text, covering a lot of ground, …