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This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. I once gave a talk titled “Using technology to procrastinate”. An idea that I have used since my sophomore year in high school. We had a big research paper due, and it had…
ChatGPT, creativity, and being successful – Edcerpts for January 23, 2023
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New templates feature in the Microsoft Whiteboard app for iOS and Windows 10
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Getting started with bookmarks – A great time saving tip!
Getting started with bookmarks is one of the best time saving tips you can learn. Sure, it’s not one of the most talked about features, but it is a feature that is guaranteed to save you time! In fact, I’ve mentioned it several times in the past. With a bookmark, you can jump directly to…
Switch your Google Docs/Sheets/Slides from /edit to /preview with this bookmarklet
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🤖 Generative AI and search, failure of edtech, celebrating the 25th birthday of the iMac, and more – Of bits and bytes for August 21, 2023
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