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Training (and restraining) an AI writing coach
A new AI writing coach will work from a student's notes, turning ideas into sentences.

Joanne Jacobs
May 26, 20241 min read


To stop bullying, bring back consequences -- and to hell with 'root causes'
AI-powered “nudification” apps are letting teenage boys turn real photos of their clothed classmates into "deepfake" porn to be shared...

Joanne Jacobs
May 1, 20242 min read


Principals' problems: 'Hate' transcript is AI hoax, but drag queen at the prom is real
Eric Eiswert was suspended as principal of a Baltimore County high school when an audio transcript was released apparently showing him...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 26, 20241 min read


Sprechen sie ... Don't bother, AI will parlez vous for you
Learning a foreign language may soon be as obsolete as learning how to churn butter, writes Louise Matsakis in The Atlantic. Total...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 6, 20242 min read


Japan uses more adult diapers than baby diapers
A Japanese company will stop making diapers for babies and shift production to adult diapers, reports the BBC. Adult diapers have been a...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 30, 20242 min read


Top marks for low expectations: 'Rate your teacher' surveys could backfire
Asking students to rate their teachers is a dubious way to evaluate teachers' competence, writes Vladimir Kogan, a Ohio State political...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 8, 20242 min read


AI tutoring is ready for prime time
Artificial intelligence is generating laughs -- but not much respect -- due to the implosion of Google's Gemini tool. (It's not just the...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 2, 20242 min read


Artificial stupidity: Google's Gemini colors history
Google's new artificial intelligence tool, Gemini, isn't allowed to generate images of people any more until programmers worked the bugs...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 24, 20242 min read


To spot 'fake news,' students need to know things
It's Media Literacy Monday in journalism class at Cupertino's Monta Vista High School, and Silicon Valley students are analyzing...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 21, 20242 min read


Snorble wants to be your toddler's friend: Are AI toys good for kids?
AI playmates for toddlers will be in stores next year, writes Alyssa Rosenberg, who visited New York City's Toy Fair, in the Washington...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 10, 20231 min read


AI tutors will help motivated students, but . . .
"Motivated learners" will be able to "substitute AI for human tutors and teachers," predict Sean Geraghty and Mike Goldstein, co-leaders...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 24, 20232 min read


AI will change testing: Can it grade essays?
Number 2 pencils and fill-in-the-bubble are out, writes Matteo Wong in The Atlantic. Standardized tests are going digital. In a few...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 23, 20232 min read


Let AI do it: High schoolers don't need to write essays any more
"Good-bye and good riddance" to teaching students to write essays, writes Daniel Herman in The Atlantic. Herman, who teaches English at a...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 5, 20232 min read


No tests, inflated grades and now AI is writing admissions essays (instead of Mom)
Colleges are trying to figure out whether to ban chatbots or see AI as a way to level the playing field for students who don't have Mom...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 5, 20232 min read


Chatbot 'Ed' will tell LA parents how their kids are doing in school
An interactive, multilingual chatbot named "Ed" will tell parents about their child's grades, test results and attendance" and serve as a...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 11, 20231 min read


AI can be a teaching and learning tool -- or a crutch
Bots powered by artificial intelligence are getting smarter and smarter. Will people get dumb and dumber? Rick Hess of the American...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 11, 20233 min read


Set a bot to monitor a bot: Is the TA hallucinating?
Are two bots better than one? Georgia Tech is hoping its old-tech AI tutoring bot will keep its new-tech AI chatbot from "hallucinating,"...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 28, 20232 min read


What does the green light on the dock mean? Ask Gatsby
"Persona chatbots" emerging on platforms like Character.AI can let students talk to James Madison about the U.S. Constitution, writes...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 28, 20232 min read


Schools pair virtual teacher with in-person 'learning coach'
The geometry teacher is in Maryland. The students are in California. A small San Jose charter school is using virtual teachers and...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 1, 20232 min read


This time it isn't hype: How AI will change education
Like the web browser and the smartphone, AI will transform society, writes John Bailey on The 74. It's not quite there yet, but it's...

Joanne Jacobs
May 14, 20232 min read
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