Sunday's meeting
Join us this Sunday, November 8th, from 1:15pm-2:45pm to get more Tech Aware, AND more understanding of how to prepare for public comment!
Meeting will be at the Orange County Public Library (OCLS)'s downtown branch, Room #421
101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801
LYMMO Orange Line
Link 3, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 51
Parking is available across E. Central or on the street using an app (no charge on Sundays unless they changed it).
Text Cindy at 323-552-3333 with any day-of questions.
Agenda
Cindy will walk through:
1) How software is used in schools
2) Q&A on the content of Screen time for the December School Board agenda - what is or may be discussed & where your opinion/public comment connects to their concerns.
Cinthia will share:
3) Her experience and research on Public Comment - logistics and personal account
4) Q&A on writing, presenting, or understanding your Public Comment. We are like your training wheels and cheerleaders!
(subject to change based on your needs)
News
Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to using
artificial intelligence, the tech giant said Tuesday.
The
Mountain View, California, company has been facing pushback from educators, child development experts and parents over the use of its technology in schools, with the backlash heating up since it announced in August that it had turned on its Gemini chatbot for many K-12 students who use Google Classroom.
On Tuesday, the company said that practice would no longer be the default option for school administrators. Instead, K-12 schools will be able to individually turn each Google tool on or off — including Gemini, Gemini Notebook and search, with each being off by default until administrators turn it on. But because search is integrated with AI, schools that opt out of AI altogether would also lose access to Google search.
Thank you for your time and commitment to our students' learning,
Tech Aware Coalition (TAC)
Cinthia Sandoval & Cindy Marie Jenkins
info@techawarecoalition.com
Important dates & starter kits
Links to start understanding screen time in schools & how to make Public Comment
