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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

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Last week brought one of those surprising new gadget announcements from a tech giant, with Amazon unveiling a home robot it calls Astro, a rolling contraption about the size of a small dog with a screen for a head and a cup holder so it can bring its owner a drink. He’s the author of the book, “Should Robots Replace Teachers?”

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Student Success Relies on Future-Proofing Learning

A Principal's Reflections

For those who have not seen the show, it focuses on a futuristic family residing in Orbit City, whose architecture looks like it was invented by Google with all the living residences and businesses raised on adjustable col­umns high above the ground. The “Jetsons moment” has become engrained in our lives no matter where we live or work.

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All the Upgrades and Updates From Apple, Google and More at ISTE 2018

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Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Software Updates Google is reorganizing its Classroom platform to make it easier to sort materials by topic. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor.

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Voice-Based English Tutoring App MyBuddy Merges With a Friend: Edwin

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MyBuddy, an artificial intelligence-powered English tutoring app, features a friendly robot that guides children through speaking exercises. They’re so cozy, in fact, that the two companies have merged, and MyBuddy.ai As a part of the deal, half of his team—he and two others—will join the new parent company.

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Making Sense of AI & ChatGPT in Education

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer, machine, robot, or tech system to demonstrate characteristics of human intelligence. AI is commonly associated with platforms or systems that present human intellectual capabilities, such as the ability to reason, solve problems, use language, or learn from past experience.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. In one back room at Skyline High School, you can learn all you need to know about St. Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sylvester.

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The 2019 EdSurde Annual Special: Edtech April Fool’s News That Should Stay Fake

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BACK TO THE FUTURE: Weary of unwanted scrutiny, companies that once described themselves as the “Facebook of education” are now scrambling to disassociate themselves from the beleaguered social network. Friendster for Learning. Coming soon: Naughty Meals DAZED AND CONFUSED: No idea what personalized learning is?

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