Tech Reignites IT Leaders and Educators in K–12 Districts

Paul Thurrott / Thurrott:
Google’s latest Pixel drop brings VPN by Google and Clear Calling to Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, automatic speaker labels in the Recorder app to Pixel 6 and up, and more  —  Google today announced the latest Pixel drop, which brings new features to Pixel phones, Pixel Watch, and Pixel Buds.

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Stockholm-based Mavenoid, which offers human- and AI-enabled product support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies, has raised a $30M Series B  —  Mavenoid, a Swedish company that provides both human- and AI-enabled support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft plans to integrate DALL-E 2 with the newly announced Microsoft Designer app and Image Creator tool in Bing and Microsoft Edge  —  Microsoft is making a major investment in DALL-E 2, OpenAI’s AI-powered system that generates images from text, by bringing it to first-party apps and services.

Staff and students have been through so much over the past few years. Many are hopeful that this year will bring a welcomed sense of renewed energy and change, but by no means does the new year come without challenges.
So, what are we doing to face the discipline issues, emotional heartache and academic challenges, as well as the celebrations and memorable moments? How will we address the needs educators and students face? Similarly, how do we highlight and celebrate the moments of success that should be celebrated, showcased and amplified?
As innovation leaders, Jeni Long and Sallee Clark,…

The pandemic, which accelerated tech use in K–12 schools, also changed how that technology is consumed. Today’s educators are using more applications to facilitate student…

Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
An in-depth look at crypto and blockchains: the underlying tech, its uses and meaning, the crypto financial system, and trust, money, and community  —  – What If You Don’t Like It?  — Digital Cash  —  Part II  —  What Does It Mean?  — A Store of Value  — A Distributed Computer