Straight Up Conversation: Can Outschool Bring the Gig Economy to K-12? – by Frederick Hess

Like | TechEdNext | Oct 11, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Amir Nathoo, blog, digital learning, digital tools, Editorial, education technology, educational technology, Frederick Hess, Frederick M. Hess, online, online course, online courses, online education, online instruction, online learning, Outschool, Rick Hess, Rick Hess Straight Up, Technology, technology and schooling, technology integration

Source: Straight Up Conversation: Can Outschool Bring the Gig Economy to K-12? – by Frederick Hess Amir Nathoo is CEO of Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes connecting over 30,000 students with over 1,000 teachers in 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., and 35 countries. Amir previously worked at Square, founding the Square Payroll product, and before that he was CEO and co-founder of Trigger.io. I recently talked with Amir about Outschool and virtual classrooms, and here’s what he said. Rick Hess: What is Outschool? Amir Nathoo: We’re a marketplace for live online classes for kids taught via video ...

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Microsoft adds per-app time limits to its parental controls

Like | TechCrunch | Oct 5, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Apps, children, digital wellbeing, family, Gaming, kids, Microsoft, Microsoft Launcher, microsoft windows, Mobile, parental controls, parents, screen time, Windows 10, xbox

Source: Microsoft adds per-app time limits to its parental controls Microsoft is following Apple and Google’s lead with today’s launch of per-app and per-game time limits in its parental control software. Already, the company allows parents to limit screen time across Windows 10, Xbox One, and Android via the Microsoft Launcher. However, it hadn’t yet allowed parents to limit the amount of time a child would spend in a specific app or game, as its competitors do. Instead, its existing controls allowed parents only to dole out a set amount of hours of screen time. Parents could choose to either ...

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Apple rolls out new Siri audio clip grading opt-in and request history deletion feature in beta

Like | TechCrunch | Oct 1, 2019 | Technology | Tags: Apple, apple inc, apple tv, computing, iOS, iPad, macos, operating systems, siri, Software, tablet computers, TC, tvos, watchOS

Source: Apple rolls out new Siri audio clip grading opt-in and request history deletion feature in beta Apple is rolling out a new opt-in notice for Siri audio sample review with the beta of iOS 13.2. This new opt-in feature was promised back in August after reports that audio from Siri requests were being reviewed by contractors and that the audio could contain sensitive or personal information. Apple had previously halted the grading process entirely while it updated the process by which it used the audio clips to “improve Siri.” The new process will include an explicit opt-in for those ...

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Quantum computing is coming to TC Sessions: Enterprise on Sept. 5

Like | TechCrunch | Aug 13, 2019 | Technology | Tags: computing, Emerging-Technologies, encryption, Enterprise, Events, IBM, Intel, Jay Gambetta, Jim Clark, Krysta Svore, Microsoft, quantum computing, quantum cryptography, San Francisco, Science, TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019, TechCrunch: Sessions

Source: Quantum computing is coming to TC Sessions: Enterprise on Sept. 5 Here at TechCrunch, we like to think about what’s next, and there are few technologies quite as exotic and futuristic as quantum computing. After what felt like decades of being “almost there,” we now have working quantum computers that are able to run basic algorithms, even if only for a very short time. As those times increase, we’ll slowly but surely get to the point where we can realize the full potential of quantum computing. For our TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise event in San Francisco on September 5, we’re ...

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A Couple of Fun and Simple Map Games for Students of All Ages October 19, 2019
Ian Fisher is a software engineer at Google. In addition to his work at Google he's developed a couple of fun map games. The games are How Many European Cities Can You Name? and How Many US Cities Can...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesChanges Coming to the Popular GeoGuessr Geography GameMaps, Games, and SumoBots […]
Maps, Games, and SumoBots - The Week in Review October 19, 2019
Good morning from Maine where it's cold outside and quiet in my house. In other words, I'm up early before anyone else. It's a perfect time to drink coffee (black, dark roast) and write.This week some...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesThe Practical Ed Tech Podcast - Episode #14The Week in Review - It's Pumpkin […]
Google Arts & Culture Presents "From a Picture to 1000 Stories" October 19, 2019
Google Books turned 15 this week. To mark the occasion Google released an interactive book titled From a Picture to 1000 Stories. The interactive book is a part of the Google Arts & Culture...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesHow to Add Folders to Wakelet CollectionsMake Long Google Docs Easier to Navigate With a Hyperlinked […]