UNESCO released a 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report. As you might suspect, the report makes these claims. The Fading Attraction of EdTech I had a laugh (then a cry) about this image: Image above via Larry Cuban on Technology in Schools as cited by Dr. Gary Ackerman (@garyackerman@qoto.org) …
Ok, you’ve heard that Meta.ai is now available for free. The question is, “What features are in place to secure your data? Can you trust Meta/Facebook/Threads/Instagram/Whatsapp/Messenger?” Facebook, now Meta, has faced numerous privacy issues while maintaining its supremacy as the top social media …
I love the title of this article by Jessica Grose: Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated It makes me think of a gardener ruthlessly pruning roses in a garden, pulling out weeds, making space for growing things. Ok, that’s the extent of my gardening knowledge. …
To offset this foolish trend by Microsoft, I have been testing living 100% in Linux Mint on a Microsoft Surface (take that you ad-monger!). so far, not bad. Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders …
This has to be the scariest article ever…what will the impact be on all those professional learning facilitators, conferences, and more as the education budgets for countless districts implodes? How far will the shockwave reach as schools reduce in force? How will teachers caught in the mushroom …
That tempter of old has crept again into the garden offering forbidden knowledge, knowledge unearned and undeserved, once again. Tony Wan writes a wonderful article on the subject of AI, covering key points we must all remember as we rush to bite the apple from the tree of knowledge, forbidden …
“All is well” by Henry Scott Holland
Image Source: Generated in Bing’s Image Creator AI, then modified with Sketch.io. Based on Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force series featuring the best AI of all, Skippy “Trust the Awesomeness.” Is AI dumb? If you read Seth Godin, "ChatGPT is dumber than it looks,” …
When your students say, learning hurts their brain, believe them… New research reveals that the process of remembering something long-term comes at a cost – specifically, inflammation in the brain and DNA damage in nerve cells, as the memories get ‘fused’ into neurons and stored. But …
In the screenshot of above of my son and I, in transit to a mission, he’s the one determining which mission to go on, while I stand looking on off the left. “Get a cup of Liber-TEA,” yells a Helldiver as he flings a grenade into the oncoming horde of mechanicals. Yes, I have joined …
What a wonderful wall decoration featuring this saying, or “dicho:” It says, “Eat and drink for life is brief.” You could also say, “Eat, drink for life is short.” The food at El Catrin Mexican Restaurant was delicious. It consisted of: Huevos rancheros Huevos …
I don’t understand why some folks engage in censorship, especially here in America. When I read reports like Books Unbanned I reflect on my own experiences with reading. Werewolves and Cave Bears My first experience with books centered around exciting conventional reads, like Max Brand and Louis …
Interested in moving large files from one device to another? I know I was after setting up an obsolete Win10 machine with Linux Mint to give it new life. One of the things I want to do is quickly move files from one device to another. While I had experimented with Syncthing, I had failed utterly …
Perhaps, I’m easily amazed at how AI makes hard things easy. I stumbled across a micro.blog RSS feed file earlier this morning, saved it to my phone, then, maybe, went back to sleep. Later this morning, I tried to import the micro.blog RSS file into Feedbro, a fantastic browser-based RSS feed …
Evolution is an old debate, and every year, I learn something new about it. I still remember studying this in my Catholic High School, explaining it at nineteen years of age to my girlfriend (later my wife). I can’t imagine how we would have continued if she had believed in the literal …
In an upcoming blog entry on evolution attitudes changing, I cite some info from the National Center for Science Education. I ran into the group on Facebook, so I was curious as to whether it was a reputable organization. You might enjoy their Misconception of the Month. Prompt to AI: Is the …
Have a Windows 10 device in your life? Then it may be time to look for that exit strategy. Running a Surface Book laptop, I realized that I didn’t want to mess with Windows 10 craziness. So, I decided to trade it in for GNU/Linux machine. Of course, I decided that before finding out that the …
Leonardo da Vinci failed, if he hoped to keep men and women in ships safe: … I do not publish nor divulge [methods of building submarines] by reason of the evil nature of men who would use them as means of destruction at the bottom of the sea, by sending ships to the bottom, and sinking them …
“How do you change the time a screenshot was created?” asked a friend yesterday. What a curious question, I thought. “What’s up?” I asked? So, she explained the situation that required a file that she generated after a deadline to have a certain date and time. …
What about dental care? David Truss writes this sermon about doing hard stuff. But is dental care even mentioned once? Flossing is hard. Most dentists recommend it. Lots of people don’t do it. Harder Things Bring Results David Truss makes this point: Harder things bring results that you can see, …
Reposting this from Neil DeGrasse Facebook group: Imagine I said something profound connecting our experience creating and being a part of a team with this bee pic…..
The things bad managers value in their employees? Technical skill Lack of complaints about stupid ideas managers foist on staff in their bid to be relevant, innovative, responsive to the market Obedience Initiative aligned to organization goals, but not too much Patience while company takes forever …
Slack adds AI features… A quick summary via Perplexity recap: Recap Feature: Start your day informed with daily summaries of key channels. AI-Powered Search: Find answers and relevant messages quickly with smart search. Conversation Summaries: Click to catch up on threads—highlights and action …
Unbelievable…. library-friendly measures are being outpaced by bills in mostly red states that aim to restrict which books libraries can offer and threaten librarians with prison or thousands in fines for handing out “obscene” or “harmful” titles. At least 27 states are considering 100 such bills …
What is high-impact tutoring? Could it involve more human relationships and connections, more personalized learning? …preliminary research released earlier this month found that high-impact tutoring could increase attendance. A study by the National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford …