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Microsoft is launching a simple graphic design app called Designer that will be available for free and as part of Office productivity software subscriptions, the company said Wednesday. The software represents an alternative to Canva, a design app boasting more …

Essays written by AI language tools like OpenAI’s Playground are often hard to tell apart from text written by humans.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g5yq/students-are-using-ai-to-write-their-papers-because-of-course-they-are…

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 …

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…

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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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.

https://www.techradar.com/opinion/googles-ai-editing-tricks-are-making-photoshop-irrelevant-for-most-people…

The fun of stumbling upon random old media with “LOC Serendipity”.

https://clivethompson.medium.com/a-search-tool-for-serendipity-eb6916562939…

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.

https://www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/compliance/cyber-security-why-schools-must-improve-their-data-defences…

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…

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 …

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/…

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.…

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 …

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 …

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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