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Announcing a host of new tools, Microsoft seeks to accelerate learning and reporting in the classroom. These tools expand on their ongoing effort to reimagine education with technology. Their tools seek to empower teachers and students with coaching and progress …

Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, said educators should see ChatGPT as a teaching tool for reading and writing.

https://www.edweek.org/technology/sal-khan-to-schools-dont-ban-chatgpt/2023/02

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Google’s mobile app Socratic allows students to scan questions with their phone’s camera, and a few seconds later get an answer. It’s a powerful studying tool that could help students double-check their homework, or get across the last hurdle if …

Want to make the right choice when choosing your next note-taking app? Here are some important factors to keep in mind.

https://www.makeuseof.com/essentials-to-choosing-note-taking-app/…

Lumen5 is a tool that will produce a video for you based upon your written work.

To create a video with Lumen5 you can enter the URL of your published work or submit the text of an article you’ve written. …

Hoping to better connect with disengaged students, some professors are experimenting with TikTok in their teaching.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-02-02-professors-try-teaching-with-tiktok-but-it-s-not-for-boring-lecturing-things…

Wikipedia is open for updates from everyone, but did you know you can become an editor? Here’s how to become a Wikipedia editor.
https://www.makeuseof.com/become-wikipedia-editor/…

Scientists have come a step closer to making multi-tasking ‘quantum’ computers, far more powerful than even today’s most advanced supercomputers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64492456

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In an interview with the host of YouTube channel EduKitchen, Chomsky explained: “For years there have been programs that have helped professors detect plagiarized essays,” Chomsky says. “Now it’s going to be more difficult, because it’s easier to plagiarize. But …

Whether augmenting Google searches to give better information or completely replacing it with a new app, try these awesome new search engines.

https://www.makeuseof.com/web-search-apps-make-google-better-or-replace-google…

It has a lot of caveats, but this AI text classifier can at least help people determine if what they’re reading was written by a human.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579942/chatgpt-ai-text-detection-openai-classifier…

This is my updated list of backchannel and informal assessment tools for gathering real-time feedback from students.

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2023/02/10-tools-for-gathering-real-time.html…

This page provides a brief overview for educators seeking to learn more about the capabilities, limitations, and considerations for using ChatGPT for teaching and learning.

https://platform.openai.com/docs/chatgpt-education…

Different universities, colleges, and high schools have different standards. What is good and allowed for one, will be a red flag for another one. Mostly, no more than 20% of text coincidence can be tolerated, while more means the text …

If you are looking for a powerful tool to create interactive digital quizzes, iSpring QuizMaker is a very good option to consider. iSpring QuizMaker is a quiz creation tool that you can use to create interactive quizzes, surveys, and assessments. …