ISTELive 2022: How Emerging Technology Can Supercharge K–12 Learning

Team LOKGEN June 30, 2022

Jaymian Campbell-Milner, who teaches at Kings Valley Academy II in Hanford, Calif., doesn’t want his students to get left behind.
For the innovative educator, connecting emerging technology with curriculum is not optional — it’s a hallmark of an effective 21st-century education.
He shared his thoughts at this year’s ISTELive 2022 conference in response to a panel discussion titled “The Future is Now: Embedding Immersive Technology into the Classroom.” Panelists explored the ways educators can integrate cutting-edge technology such as drones, virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence and…

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Billionaire tech investor Yuri Milner renounced his Russian citizenship in August, after leaving Russia in 2014; Milner has been an Israeli citizen since 1999 (Joseph Pisani/Wall Street Journal)

Joseph Pisani / Wall Street Journal:
Billionaire tech investor Yuri Milner renounced his Russian citizenship in August, after leaving Russia in 2014; Milner has been an Israeli citizen since 1999 — His firm, DST Global, has invested in technology companies including Facebook, Twitter and Airbnb

October 11, 2022

Sources: US senators raise concerns as hundreds of China-made DJI recreational drones have violated restricted airspace over Washington, DC in recent months (Politico)

Politico:
Sources: US senators raise concerns as hundreds of China-made DJI recreational drones have violated restricted airspace over Washington, DC in recent months — Hundreds of Chinese-manufactured drones have been detected in restricted airspace over Washington, D.C., in recent months …

November 24, 2022

Watch & Learn: Network Upgrades Connect Students to Immersive Experiences

Interactive and immersive technologies, like augmented and virtual reality and esports, are trending in K–12 schools. Educators and IT teams are working together to bring these elements to students as a way to engage them in learning and prepare them for future STEM careers.
At Compton Unified School District in California, staff quickly found that introducing these advanced technologies strained the school’s bandwidth. The resulting slow speeds made VR feel less immersive and eliminated the option to compete in esports leagues.
Michele Dawson, the district’s senior director of educational…

January 18, 2023

A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to Satya Nadella in 2019, as some remain skeptical about its revenue (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to Satya Nadella in 2019, as some remain skeptical about its revenue — Behind ChatGPT and other AI breakthroughs was Sam Altman’s fundraising—but skeptics remain — ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence …

December 19, 2022

The European Commission announces the AI Liability Directive, seeking to make it easier to sue makers of AI-based drones, robots, and other products (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The European Commission announces the AI Liability Directive, seeking to make it easier to sue makers of AI-based drones, robots, and other products — The European Commission on Wednesday proposed rules making it easier for individuals and companies to sue makers of drones …

September 28, 2022

A look at Anthropic, which raised $580M led by SBF in April to research “AI safety”, and 70 AI-related organizations SBF and FTX executives invested $530M+ in (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times:
A look at Anthropic, which raised $580M led by SBF in April to research “AI safety”, and 70 AI-related organizations SBF and FTX executives invested $530M+ in — Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence.

December 1, 2022

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