MESD Digital Learning News

February 2023

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Welcome to the MESD Digital Learning Newsletter! This monthly newsletter includes resources and information to support digital learning in the classroom to empower students to become active critical thinkers, creators and responsible digital citizens.

This month's newsletter includes:

ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 Winners
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2023
Multnomah County Library: Library Connect
ChatGPT Curated Resources
Google and Microsoft announce new AI (coming soon)
Monthly Tech Highlight: 1619 Project Pulitzer Center Resources
Google Educator Group Oregon
Upcoming ODE Digital Learning & EdTech Events

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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 Winners

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6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2023

Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by Hapara and JumpStart If you've been reading this blog or listening to my podcast for awhile, you know that every year, I put out a new edition of my Teacher's Guide to Tech.

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No Time To Read the Full Article? Here are the Top 6 Tools listed.....

1. CHATGPT

2. Talking Points

3. Ahaslides

4. The Juice

5. 1619 Project Pulitzer Center Resources

6. Along

Multnomah County Library: Library Connect

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Message from Multnomah County Library:

More than 113,000 K-12 public school students in Multnomah County have access to Multnomah County Library resources with Library Connect. We have 20-minute introductory and advanced videos for educators to learn more. Need help getting started? Contact us at libraryconnect@multco.us.

ChatGPT Curated Resources

*Stay up-to-date with the latest ideas and resources related to ChatGPT and AI in education*

Artificial Intelligence/ChatGPT

Curation of Resources to support conversations around AI in education.

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Microsoft and Google Announce New AI

Introducing the new Bing

Answers are just the beginning Ask questions however you like. Do a complex search. Follow up. Make refinements in chat. You'll be understood - and amazed. Get answers instead of being overwhelmed by options. Bing looks at search results across the web and summarizes responses to your specific questions and needs.

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An important next step on our AI journey

We have a long history of using AI to improve Search for billions of people. BERT, one of our first Transformer models, was revolutionary in understanding the intricacies of human language.

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Monthly Tech Highlight: The 1619 Project

About The 1619 Project

The 1619 Project launched in August 2019 with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, including essays and creative works by journalists, historians, and artists. The project illuminates the legacy of slavery in the contemporary United States, and highlights the contributions of Black Americans to every aspect of American society.

1619education.org

The 1619 Project: Resource Guide Collection

The 1619 Project challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation's foundational date. Inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, the project also comprises a broadsheet, a kids' section of The New York Times, a podcast, an anthology, an illustrated children's book, and a six-episode docuseries.

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Listen to The 1619 Project Podcast

Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy (Published 2019)

transcript America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. nikole hannah-jones It's quiet out here. There're seagulls. The sun is warm, but it's not too humid. It's actually kind of a great day for fishing, which is why it stinks.

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Join the Oregon Google Educator Group

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GEGs bring local educators together to provide a forum to share, collaborate, and support each other in using technology in impactful ways with students.

GEG Oregon Meets Virtually every month. Our monthly meeting is always the second Thursday of the month at 3:30. Click here to get more details. All skill levels are welcome.

Upcoming ODE Events

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Teaching & Tech: Cadre Connection Corner

Teaching and Tech sessions are an opportunity for educators to come together on a monthly rhythm to learn something new, discuss digital learning problems of practice, talk about teaching with tech, and connect with other educators across the state! Sessions take place through Zoom on the first Thursday of each month, 4:00-5:00PM. You can join us every month or whenever able.

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