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Google’s Search AI is getting much more definition-heavy. The latest update to the Search Generative Experience will feature AI summaries of long articles. Search will also categorize the articles for users’ quick-viewing pleasure, though the company will have to contend …

Here are nine of the best ChatGPT alternatives you can use right now.

https://www.makeuseof.com/best-alternatives-chatgpt/…

In this blog post, I’m thrilled to share some of these alternatives to Kahoot, shedding light on their unique features and how they might better serve specific educational objectives. Whether you’re in search of a new way to engage your …

With student demand for campus PCs in decline, higher education leaders are replacing the spaces with modern alternatives.

KQED’s MindShift podcast visits a language arts classroom where an extroverted teacher has developed creative ways of invited – of inviting introverted students to share their thinking. Hosts Kara Newhouse and Nimah Gobir take it from here.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/13/1193668486/how-to-invite-introverted-students-to-share-their-thinking-in-class…

BestColleges’ ninth annual report provides the latest online and remote learning experience data with insights from students and school administrators.

Hackers could use artificial intelligence tools to steal user passwords with near-perfect accuracy by “listening” to an unsuspecting person’s keystrokes, according to alarming results of a study published earlier this month.

https://nypost.com/2023/08/15/ai-can-steal-passwords-with-95-accuracy-by-listening-to-keystrokes-alarming-study-finds…

To determine if the Turing test is outdated, you must first understand how it works. For an AI to pass the Turing test, it must convince a human interrogator that it’s a human. But there is a catch—the AI is …

Want to dial up the security on your Windows computer? Here are the best encryption apps to help you.

https://www.makeuseof.com/best-encryption-apps-for-windows/…

Below is a list featuring  a wide variety of educational technology tools and websites for teachers and students to use in and out of class. 

Besides being helpful when answering help requests from students or colleagues, Loom’s Chrome extension could be useful in having students explain exactly what they need help with when they send you an email. Sometimes students don’t know exactly how to …