The EdTech News Brief Jake Miller

Where does Magic Write work in Canva? Everywhere. Same with their new Draw feature. We check them both out today. Also, I break down the capabilities of Microsoft’s Bing AI and how it compares to ChatGPT. Next, Google has added stopwatches and timers to Google Docs, but is it available in all accounts (spoiler alert: it’s not). Google has also updated the ChromeOS Screencast app with a new web player, new transcription languages, and new effects. Plus, Joe Merrill joins to share about Reading Coach in Flip.
 
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TODAY'S CONTENT:
 
00:00 - INTRO
 
00:51 - 1. Canva Magic Write
Canva Create: Brand New Era - canva.com/canva-create 
Canva Create: Brand New Era - youtube.com/watch?v=YMQEjf0_C-M
 
02:44 - 2. Canva’s Draw Feature
Canva Create: Brand New Era - canva.com/canva-create 
Canva Create: Brand New Era - youtube.com/watch?v=YMQEjf0_C-M
 
03:48 - 3. Stopwatches and Timers in Google Docs
New teaching and learning features in Google Workspace for Education - blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/workspace-updates-2023
 
05:14 - Today’s Sponsor: VIZOR
VIZOR.cloud/jake
 
16:14 - 4. Reading Coach in Flip with Joe Merrill
TheMerrillsEDU.com - @TheMerrillsEDU
 
17:07 - 5. ChromeOS Screencast Web Player, Additional Languages, & Cursor Effects
5 Chromebook updates for students and teachers - blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/chromebook-updates-2023
 
19:54 - 6. Microsoft Bing AI
Confirmed: the new Bing runs on OpenAI’s GPT-4 - blogs.bing.com/search/march_2023/Confirmed-the-new-Bing-runs-on-OpenAI%E2%80%99s-GPT-4
Microsoft Bing - microsoft.com/en-us/bing
Introducing a big update to Windows 11 making the everyday easier including bringing the new AI-powered Bing to the taskbar - blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2023/02/28/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar 
Bing Preview Release Notes: AI-powered Knowledge Cards and Stories -  blogs.bing.com/search/march_2023/Bing-Preview-Release-Notes-AI-powered-Knowledge-Cards-and-Stories 
Tweet from @debarghya_das that shows Bing Ads - twitter.com/debarghya_das/status/1640892791923572737 
Microsoft’s Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar, and people love it - The Verge - theverge.com/2023/2/15/23599072/microsoft-ai-bing-personality-conversations-spy-employees-webcams 
 
27:11 - Dad Joke Time
 
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What’s so Magic about Canva’s new Design features? Speaking of design features, Google has added a small one - an eyedropper - that I’m really excited about. Also, in all my talking about ChatGPT, I haven’t taken much time to address Google’s AI efforts. What do they have happening? And, another Merrills’ Microsoft Minute: this time about Microsoft Math Solver.
 
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TODAY'S CONTENT:
 
00:00 - INTRO
 
00:43 - 1. Canva Magic Design
Canva Create: Brand New Era - canva.com/canva-create
Canva Create: Brand New Era YouTube Live Stream - youtube.com/watch?v=YMQEjf0_C-M
Try our Magic Design - canva.com/?highlight=magicDesign
 
02:54 - 2.  Canva Magic Presentations
Canva Create: Brand New Era - canva.com/canva-create
Canva Create: Brand New Era YouTube Live Stream - youtube.com/watch?v=YMQEjf0_C-M
 
03:46 - Today’s Sponsor: VIZOR
VIZOR - vizor.cloud/jake
 
05:16 - 3. Google Adds a Color Eyedropper
Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - February 3, 2023 - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/02/release-notes-02-03-2023.html
 
06:52 - 4. Microsoft Math Solver
Learn how to solve math problems with Math Solver in Microsoft Edge - techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/learn-how-to-solve-math-problems-with-math-solver-in-microsoft/m-p/2195689
themerrillsedu.com
 
08:01 - 5. Google Bard & Google’s Other AI Advancements
Google's AI chatbot Bard makes factual error in first demo - The Verge - theverge.com/2023/2/8/23590864/google-ai-chatbot-bard-mistake-error-exoplanet-demo 
Google AI updates: Bard and new AI features in Search - blog.google/technology/ai/bard-google-ai-search-updates 
New Google Maps features including immersive view, Live view updates, electric vehicle charging tools and glanceable directions - blog.google/products/maps/sustainable-immersive-maps-announcements
Google opens early access to its ChatGPT rival Bard — here are our first impressions - The Verge - theverge.com/2023/3/21/23649794/google-chatgpt-rival-bard-ai-chatbot-access-hands-on 
Bard - bard.google.com 
 
12:17 - Comparing Bard, Bing, and ChatGPT
AI chatbots compared: Bard vs. Bing vs. ChatGPT - The Verge - theverge.com/2023/3/24/23653377/ai-chatbots-comparison-bard-bing-chatgpt-gpt-4 
 
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ChatGPT creator OpenAI has changed the age limit in their terms of service. What did they change it to? Does it change everything for educators? Also, they’ve upgraded the language model ChatGPT is based on to GPT-4 and it’s CRAZY. What can it do? Tune in to find out. In other news, Canva released Canva Docs recently. How does it measure up to Google Docs and Microsoft Word? They also released a new plan for colleges and universities. Also, my friend Joe Merrill stops by the EdTech News Brief studio to share about Microsoft Reading Coach.
Access this episode on YouTube as well: youtu.be/DTqxXLpXRnA
TODAY'S CONTENT:
00:00 - INTRO
00:50 - 1. ChatGPT Reduces Age Limit
Terms of use - OpenAI - openai.com/policies/terms-of-use 
01:49 - 2. Open AI Announces GPT-4
GPT-4 - openai.com/research/gpt-4 
GPT-4 Developer Livestream - youtube.com/watch?v=outcGtbnMuQ
Introducing GPT-4 - youtube.com/watch?v=--khbXchTeE
Confirmed: the new Bing runs on OpenAI’s GPT-4 - blogs.bing.com/search/march_2023/Confirmed-the-new-Bing-runs-on-OpenAI%E2%80%99s-GPT-4 
05:14 - Logitech's New Tech
Logitech Pen - logitech.com/en-us/education/pen-features.html
Logitech Crayon - logitech.com/en-us/products/education/ipad-solutions/logitech-crayon-digital-pencil-edu.html
Rugged Combo - logitech.com/en-us/products/education/ipad-solutions/rugged-combo-3.html
12:25 - 3. Canva Docs
Canva Docs - Free & Easy Online Document Editor - canva.com/docs 
15:48 - 4. Canva for Campus
Introducing Canva for Campus - canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-for-campus
17:19 - 5. Microsoft Reading Coach
Learning Accelerators: Tools for Students | Microsoft Education - microsoft.com/en-us/education/learning-tools/learning-accelerators
20:03 - Dad Joke Time!
 
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In this episode, I try out 5 different AI-generated text detection tools. Tune in to see if they can tell us if our students are cheating. Also, on the topic of artificial intelligence - Open AI has announced that there are now free and paid plans for ChatGPT. I’ll break down the differences today.  In non-AI news, Google Slides has an awesome new “follow” feature that’ll kick your collaboration up a notch and Flip has implemented a bunch of the updates that they announced back in the summer.
Access this episode on YouTube as well: youtu.be/aoFcsM3KMfg
TODAY'S CONTENT:
00:59 - 1. ChatGPT Free and Plus
“Chat GPT Plus” - help.openai.com/en/articles/6950777-chatgpt-plus
02:00 - 2. AI-Detection Tools
02:40 - 2A GPTZero
A college student created an app that can tell whether AI wrote an essay - npr.org/2023/01/09/1147549845/gptzero-ai-chatgpt-edward-tian-plagiarism
04:08 - 2B. AI Text Classifier
ChatGPT’s creator made a free tool for detecting AI-generated text - The Verge - theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579942/chatgpt-ai-text-detection-openai-classifier
05:10 - 2C. Fictitious.ai
FictitiousAI - Features - fictitious.ai/features
06:40 - 2D. AI Writing Check
AI Writing Check - aiwritingcheck.org
A Toolkit for Addressing AI Plagiarism in the Classroom - s3.amazonaws.com/quill-image-uploads/uploads/files/A_Toolkit_for_Addressing_AI_Plagiarism_in_the_Classroom_2747.pdf
07:26 - 2E. Writer.com AI Content Detector
AI Content Detector | GPT-3 | ChatGPT - Writer - writer.com/ai-content-detector
08:23 - 2F. AI Detectors Wrapup
10:08 - TODAY’S SPONSOR: VIZOR
vizor.cloud/jake
11:11 - 3. Follow Feature in Google Slides
“Collaborate with colleagues in Google Slides through a new ‘Follow’ feature” - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/12/follow-collaborator-google-slides.html
12:35 - 4. Flip Updates
16:51 - TODAY’S SPONSOR: Screencastify
screencastify.com
18:13 - Contest Winners!
18:26 - Dad Joke Time
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ChatGPT has taken the world by storm and, while causing many to rejoice, has caused many in education to panic. In this episode, I go over what it is and what it can do as well as whether you need to worry now and if I think it should be blocked in schools.
Access this episode on YouTube as well: youtu.be/HWrP_WIOj8Q
TODAY’S SPONSOR: Smore - smore.com/podcast
TODAY'S CONTENT:
00:00 - INTRO
01:43 - ChatGPT: Intro
03:10 - ChatGPT: What is it?
04:53 - Today’s Sponsor: Smore
05:49 - ChatGPT: What Makes it Different
11:12 -  ChatGPT: Implications for Education
15:19 - ChatGPT: Should We Block It?
17:50 - Dad Joke Time
 
ChatGPT - chat.openai.com
“ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education - Ditch That Textbook” - ditchthattextbook.com/ai
Tony's TikTok Video - tiktok.com/@learninginhand/video/7176445303011233070
“ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue” - openai.com/blog/chatgpt
“No, ChatGPT Is Not The End Of High School English. But Here’s The Useful Tool It Offers Teachers.” - forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2022/12/11/no-chatgpt-is-not-the-end-of-high-school-english-but-heres-the-useful-tool-it-offers-teachers/?sh=3a90f0601437
 
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Did you know you could live stream your holiday choir concert to YouTube using Google Meet? Fa la la la la la la la yup. What about having students fill out PDFs using an app built into the Chromebook?  Speaking of PDFs - Book Creator now lets you import PDFs. They also have added the ability to crop images and photos. Plus, a few more updates from Quizizz and a contest! 3 winners will each get a prize worth $72!
View on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=6pNCqsKqRTQ
Table of Contents: 00:00 - INTRO 01:53 - 1. Live Stream Google Meet to YouTube 03:04 - 04:44 - TODAY’S SPONSOR: Smore 05:19 - 3. Import PDFs into Book Creator 06:52 - 4. Crop Images in Book Creator 07:20 - 08:34 - 5. Import and Edit Google Slides in Quizizz 10:01 - Holiday Gifts! 10:55 - 6. The Gift Power-Up in Quizizz 12:08 - 7. Live Reactions in Quizizz 13:08 - Dad Joke Time!