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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

While all of these schools have been rushing to block ChatGPT , many don’t realize that generative AI tools are making their way into Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365. (If I received some great-sounding stuff on Microsoft Immersive reader and a new Google AR Service called “The Hidden World of National Parks.”

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Each of these experts has a background in education, a unique voice and a passion for using technology in the classroom. Lindy Hockenbary.

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LIVE: @Microsoft_EDU @SWAY is an Awesome New Presentation Tool for your Classroom

TeacherCast

I’d like to introduce you to the brand new Microsoft SWAY. teaches 5th grade in Manteca Unified School District and Pre-Service Technology at Teachers College of San Joaquin (Stockton, CA). She has led so many trainings from 2005-present that she has earned the designation of Microsoft Innovative Educator Master Trainer.

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Just who are the people behind today’s educational software?

The Hechinger Report

February 2005: Bellevue, Washington. His biggest fame and fortune came from his fourteen years at Microsoft, where he worked on every big project, including starting the Internet Explorer team in 1994. Blended Learning Computers Technology' CHAPTER 9: Sci-Fi-Inspired Software. So he stepped off the train. Point accepted.

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Podcast revisited

Kathy Schrock

I created a podcast series when I was an Administrator for Technology and had teachers who were doing cool things in the classroom share their passions. The series of 14 podcasts ran from 2005-2008. After reading that, I realized I had not produced a podcast in a very long time.

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Adobe Flash End of Life & the Threat to Education

myViewBoard

Many of their technologies are in our school computers, software programs, and internet applications we use every day. Flash peaked around 2005 when other programming platforms starting to gain tractions including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. What does the Adobe Flash end of life mean for educators? They offered: .

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