Raspberry Pi slow Internet
I was trying to think of something to do with my spare pi zero… from r/raspberry_pi
Archive of ‘technology literacy’ category
Ethermap
https://practicaledtech.com/2020/01/22/ethermap-streamlines-collaborative-map-creation/
Ethermap is a new tool that simplifies the process of collaboratively creating online maps. Unlike Google’s My Maps, Google Earth, or ESRI’s mapping tools, Ethermap doesn’t require user registration.
To invite others to work on your Ethermap with you, you simply have to give them the link to your map.
Google Maps & Earth – More Than Just Social Studies.
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more on Polly Google in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=polly+google
blockchain against college admissions scandal
the service can be used for a variety of functions at schools and colleges, including verifying credentials, tracking donations and payments, or handling other student records.
a K-6 educational app called SpoonRead
Blockchain is a decentralized system where every record is linked and transparent, and any alterations leave a trail that supposedly can’t be hidden.
Some have questioned whether there is a need for blockchain in student records, considering that other kinds of encryption techniques already exist to protect and verify things like credentials.
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more on blockchain in education in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=blockchain+education
AI and cybersecurity
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more on AI in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=Artificial+Intelligencehttps://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=Artificial+Intelligence
AI laptops
AI is coming to a laptop near you https://t.co/MRoWy0PpOg
— CNET (@CNET) November 14, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/news/intel-will-build-ai-brains-into-your-laptop-for-tomorrows-speed-boost/
AI computing involves two phases: training and inference. Training requires computers that can process enormous amounts of data. For example, getting an AI system to recognize what’s in photographs requires a computer to sort through billions of labeled photos to create a model. That model is used in the second step to infer, or identify, what’s in a specific photo.
Intel already sells its Nervana chips for training and inference to data centers packed with servers, computing infrastructure that often powers services at AI-heavy companies such as Google and Facebook. Intel is now shipping its larger, more expensive and power-hungry Nervana NNP-T chips for training and its smaller NNP-I chips for inference, the chipmaker announced.
phone camera for landscapes
Grab your gear. You’re about to learn how to take epic landscape pics on your phone ⛰️ https://t.co/PHGeyWDSmy
— CNET (@CNET) November 20, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-take-amazing-landscape-photos-using-your-phones-camera
he latest crop of phones like the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, OnePlus 7 Pro or Google Pixel 4
If your phone doesn’t have a built-in wide-angle mode (as you’ll find on the iPhone 11 ($699 at Amazon) series or Galaxy S10 Plus), you should take a look at Moment’s range of clip-on phone lenses, available for all recent iPhones, Galaxy phones, Pixels and OnePlus phones.
Moment also makes filter adapters for screw-in 62mm filters, such as polarizers, which can help reduce reflections on water or boost the blues in the sky. Filter adapters also let you use professional-quality square Lee Filters, which slide into a holder connected to the adapter via a 62mm adapter ring.
In the Age of AI
In The Age Of A.I. (2019) — This just aired last night and it’s absolutely fantastic. It presents a great look at AI, and it also talks about automation, wealth inequality, data-mining and surveillance.
byu/srsly_its_so_ez inDocumentaries
13 min 40 sec = Wechat
14 min 60 sec = data is the new oil and China is the new Saudi Arabia
18 min 30 sec = social credit and facial recognition
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more on deep learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=deep+learning
1967 technology
Educational film from 1967 predicts the tech we use today. from r/Damnthatsinteresting
Teaching Cybersecurity
Teaching Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, Nov. 13 @ 4 pm CT
In 2014, there were 1 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally. By 2021, it’s estimated that number will grow to 3.5 million. Exposing K-12 students to cybersecurity through a well-designed curriculum and set of activities will help alleviate the shortage by increasing the interest and skills of the new generation. Unfortunately, current secondary school curricula across the country leave students and educators with minimal or no exposure to cybersecurity topics.
Many K-12 school districts are looking for ways to create cybersecurity training programs. This edWebinar will focus on best practices for teaching and learning cybersecurity skills, including the following learning objectives:
- What skills does the instructor need to teach an introductory cybersecurity course?
- What are some best practices for teaching an introductory cybersecurity course?
- Where can instructors get help teaching their courses?
- What tools/resources do students and instructors need to teach an introductory cybersecurity course?
This edWebinar will be of interest to middle school through higher education teachers and school and district leaders. There will be time to have your questions answered at the end of the presentation. Learn more.
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more on cybersecurity in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=cybersecurity