by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2024 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
Somehow, we’ve gone from artificial flowers and sweeteners to artificial thinking, calculating, and learning. Heady stuff, no? And very brave new world, even otherworldly. For many, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also scary, the stuff of science fiction, which,...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 11, 2024 | Articles, Making News
“The heart gets quiet when it gets listened to.” ~ author unknown Whether to impress, reassure, or simply shout it from the rooftops, 52% of us will honor Valentine’s Day by spending, on average, a whopping $192 on gifts. In fact, about 30% of us will spend so...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 4, 2024 | Academics, Making Education News
The Associated Press’s Collin Binkley reports that, “Congress gave schools a record $190 billion but didn’t require them to publicly report individualized purchases…, and the full scope of the spending is unknown.” An Edtech Evidence Exchange analysis says, “The U.S....
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 24, 2024 | Commentary, In The News, Making News
Ninety-one years of living and leaving behind a wife of 50 years and five kids. Not too shabby, as they say, and the accolades keep coming in. In the case of Charles Osgood, all well deserved. A CBS newsman for 45 years, he stood tall among journalists for his...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 19, 2024 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
It took 700 days, but here in the Philly area, it finally snowed on Tuesday. Supermarket cash registers hummed, schools closed, and sledding made a comeback. Today, Friday of the same week and around 5 o’clock this morning, the white, fluffy stuff started falling...