Tech: Put Some Tech Under the Christmas Tree
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oliday giving is about our connections to friends and family. The smallest gifts often mean the most to us because of those connections.
Some of the affordable tech gift ideas are...
Tech: Clones Among Us – When Your Profile Isn’t Yours
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“I’ve been hacked! Don’t accept any friend requests from me!”
You’ve probably received such a message from one of your social media connections. Usually, the victim hasn’t been hacked. Instead, the...
Tech: Supplementing Learning with Virtual Tutors
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eeping our younger students on track during these unusual times worries parents and teachers. Early studies suggest that the coronavirus pandemic affected students unevenly, an entirely predictable finding.
Reading at home...
Tech: Our Quest for a Great Tablet for School
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ack-to-school shopping included a quest for new tablets for our daughters. The aging iPads that my wife and I passed on to the girls barely hold a charge. They are...
Tech: It’s All in Good Fun … Until You’re Hacked
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et you can’t recall your first car! Remember where you and your partner had your first kiss? How cool was your school mascot? Which movie have you watched at least...
Tech: iPads in the Kitchen
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ooking with my children brings us closer together. People chat in kitchens while preparing meals and desserts. Kitchens also serve as classrooms. My daughters and I discuss the science of...
Tech: Avoid Being a Parental Control Freak
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rusting our daughters matters to my wife and me. Susan and I want the girls to feel confident and secure that we will believe what they tell us.
Before we had...
Tech: Deepfakes are Fooling Experts
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eepfakes, euphemistically called “synthetic media” by researchers, use artificial intelligence techniques to manipulate audio, video and still images so effectively that only another AI application can detect the deception.
As reported...
Tech: Exploring Podcasts: Something for Every Listener
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Podcasts replaced local radio for me several years ago. With driving three hours daily, local radio started to seem like commercials interrupted by music, news or silly trivia.
According to data...
Tech: Email Management Tips
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You likely have four or more email addresses. It’s common to have more than a dozen email addresses, especially if you carefully segregate work, school and personal email accounts.
I manage...