The EdTech News Brief

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

Adobe is offering a free tool to animate our voices. Canva has added a Remote Control option that eliminates the need to say "next slide." They've also added new slide transitions including one that can help you make awesome stop motion animations. Also, Google Docs is letting us split cells within tables, Quizizz has a bajillion updates, and ISTE and ASCD have announced a merger.

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TODAY'S CONTENT:

00:00 - INTRO

01:27 - 1. Updates to Canva Presentations

"Unveiling the Canva Visual Worksuite" - canva.com/newsroom/news/unveiling-the-canva-visual-worksuite

03:52 - 2. Stop Motion with Canva Presentations

"Unveiling the Canva Visual Worksuite" - canva.com/newsroom/news/unveiling-the-canva-visual-worksuite

06:17 - TODAY'S SPONSOR: SMORE

smore.com/podcast

07:45 - 3. Animate Your Voice with Adobe Express

"Animate Your Audio for Free | Adobe Express" - adobe.com/express/feature/video/animate/audio

09:14 - 4. Split Cells in Google Docs Tables

"Split table cells in Google Docs to better organize information" - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/10/split-table-cells-in-google-docs.html

10:43 - My Teacher Holiday Gift Picks

JakeMiller.net/Holidays2022

11:49 - 5. Quizizz Updates

Edit Homework Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1576940204937695233

"Host a Quiz in Focus Mode – Help Center" - support.quizizz.com/hc/en-us/articles/9595487215641-Host-a-Quiz-in-Focus-Mode

Share Quizizz Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1572225025771704321?s=12

"Power-ups & their Types – Help Center" - support.quizizz.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035742872-Power-ups-their-Types

Quizizz Reactions Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1574458702417076225

Skip Questions Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1588271412409688064

16:46 - 6. ISTE and ASCD merge

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Canva has a free PDF Editor and has added background removal, customizable animations, and more to Canva Video. Focusable seeks to help you and your students grow your ability to focus on tasks. Gmail has added new layouts and a multi-send option for email marketing or newsletters. And, finally, we're saying goodbye to another edtech tool in this episode.

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TODAY'S CONTENT:

00:00 - INTRO

01:43 - 1. Canva PDF Editor

"Free Online PDF Editor - Edit PDFs with ease - Canva" - canva.com/pdf-editor

04:46 - 2. TODAY'S SPONSOR: Focusable

getfocusable.com

14:31 - 3. Remove Backgrounds with Canva Video

"Canva joins the big boys with an entirely new collaborative 'Visual Worksuite' of tools" - chromeunboxed.com/canva-outpaces-google-microsoft-visual-worksuite#:~:text=Launch%20Canva%20Whiteboard-,More%20tools,-Canva%20Video%20has

16:50 - 4. Gmail Layouts & Multi-Send Features

"Google Workspace Updates: New integrated email marketing tools for Gmail" - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/07/new-integrated-marketing-tools-for-gmail.html

"Compare Editions - Google for Education" - edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions

"Use built-in mail merge tags like @firstname to personalize multi-send emails" - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/10/gmail-built-in-mail-merge-tags.html

22:33 - 5. Synth Has Been Shut Down

"Synth shutting down - focusable" - getfocusable.com/m/synth-shutting-down

23:45 - #EduDuctTape Book Study Q&A Zoom

25:03 - Dad Joke Time!

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Canva has become a formidable force in the tech and edtech worlds with the announcement of its Visual Worksuite. I'll share what that is and about two of the big new components of it today. Also, some of you can get auto-generated summaries for your Google Docs and all BookCreator users can now add multimedia comments on specific pages!!

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TODAY'S CONTENT:

01:46 - 01. The Canva Visual Worksuite

"Unveiling the Canva Visual Worksuite" - canva.com/newsroom/news/unveiling-the-canva-visual-worksuite

Introducing the Visual Worksuite | Canva - canva.com/worksuite

Canva for Teams – An all-in-one workplace design solution - canva.com/for-teams

03:12 - 02. Canva Docs

Canva Docs - Free & Easy Online Document Editor - canva.com/docs

05:24 - 03. Today's Sponsor: Smore

smore.com/podcast?utm_source=spnsr&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=jm

06:42 - 04. Canva Websites

"Free One-Page Website Builder | Create a Free Canva Website Now" - canva.com/website-builder

09:04 - 05. Suggested Summaries in Google Docs

"New smart canvas features in Google Docs" - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/02/new-smart-canvas-features-in-google-docs.html

11:00 - 06. Multimedia Comments in Book Creator

"You can now add multimedia comments in Book Creator!" - bookcreator.com/2022/09/new-feature-commenting-and-feedback-in-book-creator

12:57 - Viewer Question

jakemiller.net/edtechtoollist

16:18 - Dad Joke Time!

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Google Docs is making it easier to add emojis in our documents. Did you know that Edpuzzle added a screen recording Chrome Extension a while back? They also added the ability to use their site in Spanish and a few other languages. Plus, Flip is letting students see their videos and the comments on them even when a topic is set as moderated. Finally, you and I are going to get to hear all about the new games modes in Quizalize.

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TODAY'S CONTENT:

00:00 - Intro

02:32 - #1 Insert emojis inline with text in Goo

Insert emojis inline with text in Google Docs - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/inline-emoji-insertion-Docs.html

04:26 - #2 Today's Sponsor: New Quizalize Games

quizalize.com/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=jake-miller

12:12 - #3 Screen Recording in Edpuzzle

How to Create an Online Lesson with Edpuzzle's Screen Recording Tool - blog.edpuzzle.com/edtech/how-to-turn-your-live-class-into-an-engaging-online-class

13:52 - #4 Change Languages in Edpuzzle

Say "Hola" to Edpuzzle in Spanish - blog.edpuzzle.com/edtech/edpuzzle-in-spanish

15:00 - #5 Flip Improves Moderated Topics

Announcement Tweet - twitter.com/microsoftflip/status/1567624319571730433?s=12

17:30 - Audience Questions or Feedback

19:04 - Dad Joke Time!

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