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Union-Powered AI: PD Meets Big Tech This solo news-and-research roundup unpacks a blockbuster fortnight for AI in education, highlighting a landmark partnership between U.S. teacher unions and tech companies that could rewrite professional development. Headlines AFT × UFT × Microsoft/OpenAI/Anthropic – launch the National Academy for AI Instruction (US $23 M) to train 400,000 educators as AI-savvy professionals Announcement: https://www.aft.org/press-release/aft-launch-national-academy-ai-instruction-microsoft-openai-anthropic-and-united AI Instruction website: https://aiinstruction.org/ Google “Gemini for Education” – 30 generative tools for lesson design, rubrics & more (ISTE 2025 reveal). Blog post: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/gemini-iste-2025/ 21 page announcement PDF: https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/gfe_launch_guide_iste2025.pdf White House “EDAI” pledge – 67 “AI Education & Workforce Champions” commit resources for schools https://www.whitehouse.gov/edai/ And a questioning post from James O'Hagan Microsoft Elevate & AI Economy Institute – New Microsoft philanthropy arm plus research fellowships on AI, work & learning. Microsoft Announcement: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/07/09/elevate/ Microsoft Elevate: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/elevate AI for Good Lab: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/ai-economy-institute/ Research spotlights Teaching for Tomorrow (Walton Foundation × Gallup): 60% of U.S. teachers using AI save 5.9 hrs/week, yet only 19% of schools have policies. https://www.gallup.com/analytics/659819/k-12-teacher-research.aspx Simple Techniques to Bypass Gen-AI Detectors (Perkins et al., 2024): popular text detectors flag 50% of genuine student work as AI. https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41239-024-00487-w Jisc briefing: even 1% false-positive rates could falsely accuse 4,800 papers/year at a 20 k-student university. https://nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/06/24/ai-detection-assessment-and-learning-to-use-electricity/ Riding the Tiger of AI Feedback (Aus. multi-uni, 2025): 50% of students already use AI for feedback; teachers still ranked “more helpful.” https://aiinhe.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-hedx-feedback-survey-insights.pdf
The Question of the Week- What is the Best word to start WORDLE? And EU wants to crackdown on Big Tech & Big Data, Microsoft will the “Future of Hybrid Work” in April, Germany tells everyone to uninstall Kaspersky because of Russian ties, and Mercedes announces their new Drive Pilot- Level 3 Self Driving Car
Today is Monday, November 25, and we’re looking at Slack vs. Microsoft Teams.
At Microsoft's New York event, they unveiled the new iterations of their Surface lineup, including the Surface Pro 7 and Pro X. They also revealed their new folding dual-screen devices called the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit
At Microsoft's New York event, they unveiled the new iterations of their Surface lineup, including the Surface Pro 7 and Pro X. They also revealed their new folding dual-screen devices called the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit
At Microsoft's New York event, they unveiled the new iterations of their Surface lineup, including the Surface Pro 7 and Pro X. They also revealed their new folding dual-screen devices called the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit
At Microsoft's New York event, they unveiled the new iterations of their Surface lineup, including the Surface Pro 7 and Pro X. They also revealed their new folding dual-screen devices called the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit
This week’s episode brought to you by Cambodian Rock Band at City Theatre, Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board , Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Katie, Chilla, and Sorg are back at it this week as they talk about the news you should know in the tech world, including: Sorg is sharing Mario Kart Tour as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is definitely in haunt season. She's sharing the ScareHouse Shake as her Awesome Thing of the Week. As an added bonus, Katie is also sharing some ScareHouse shenanigans as they team up with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for Haunted Museum After Dark! Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is the Microsoft Announcement due to drop tomorrow - but we're looking at some info that has leaked! Chilla has a fancy new iPhone, so he's sharing some of the features he likes so far! iPhone11's deep fusion camera has our attention. Wonder if you're missing out not playing Words With Friends? Well, Zynga got hacked, so maybe not playing saved you! Sheetz, known for its amazing MTO options, is getting into the tech scene with a new tech and innovation hub in Bakery Square. We're looking at an alternative iOS app store which includes its own Nintendo emulator. Pandora is making some changes - including adding mood settings, suggestions - - and podcasts! Chilla brought a story for Katie as it combines tech with porn. Katie is telling us about some fancypants electronic scooters. Amazon and Oculus have some announcements. Chilla is giving us a quick rundown: Echo Frames Oculus Link After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla), and Sorg (@Sorgatron) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH), The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST
This week’s episode brought to you by Cambodian Rock Band at City Theatre, Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board , Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Katie, Chilla, and Sorg are back at it this week as they talk about the news you should know in the tech world, including: Sorg is sharing Mario Kart Tour as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is definitely in haunt season. She's sharing the ScareHouse Shake as her Awesome Thing of the Week. As an added bonus, Katie is also sharing some ScareHouse shenanigans as they team up with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for Haunted Museum After Dark! Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is the Microsoft Announcement due to drop tomorrow - but we're looking at some info that has leaked! Chilla has a fancy new iPhone, so he's sharing some of the features he likes so far! iPhone11's deep fusion camera has our attention. Wonder if you're missing out not playing Words With Friends? Well, Zynga got hacked, so maybe not playing saved you! Sheetz, known for its amazing MTO options, is getting into the tech scene with a new tech and innovation hub in Bakery Square. We're looking at an alternative iOS app store which includes its own Nintendo emulator. Pandora is making some changes - including adding mood settings, suggestions - - and podcasts! Chilla brought a story for Katie as it combines tech with porn. Katie is telling us about some fancypants electronic scooters. Amazon and Oculus have some announcements. Chilla is giving us a quick rundown: Echo Frames Oculus Link After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla), and Sorg (@Sorgatron) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH), The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST
Venyu: Home Automation, Microsoft Announcement, 2015 Predictions
Windows Developer Announcement, Game Developer Magazine Closes, iOS 7 Beta 3
Microsoft will be announcing something, we hope, really brings about substantial shockwaves through the tech community. Will they announce a Barnes & Noble plus Windows 7 tablet? Will it be a new Xbox-branded tablet from the software giant? Or will they announce acquisition of their partner Nokia finally? Only speculation at this point but at 6:30PM EST the announcement will take place in Southern California in front of a lucky set of media. Craig and Sean discuss all the options showing up on the rumor mill and add a few of their own thoughts on what could be the big announcement. As always, focusing on the disruptive nature of technology trends at large in our current world.