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The rise of computers and the Internet has changed the way we consume. From automated checkouts to online banking, every industry has been disrupted. Let’s take a look at the salesperson.  I remember as a child having the door-to-door vacuum salesperson come to sell a Kirby vacuum to my parents. Now, unless you are a […]

The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity. You can purchase the book here.

The Fourth Age explores the implications of automation and AI on humanity, and has been described by Ethernet inventor and 3Com founder Bob Metcalfe as framing “the deepest questions of our time in clear language that invites the reader to make their own choices. Using 100,000 years of human history as his guide, he explores the issues around artificial general intelligence, robots, consciousness, automation, the end of work, abundance, and immortality.”


One of those deep questions of our time:

When the topic of automation and AI comes up, one of the chief concerns is always technology’s potential impact on jobs. Many fear that with the introduction of wide-scale automation, there will be no more jobs left for humans. But is it really that dire? In this excerpt from The Fourth Age, Byron Reese considers if there are jobs that will never be automated.

Infographic about what skills you will need to be successful in the near future.

Get insights on key ways to protect students from technology-related dangers.

An in-depth article and infographic on how blended learning is changing education.

Le Projet Future Classroom Lab (FCL) vise à promouvoir et diffuser une méthodologie de création et d’accompagnement de scenarii pédagogiques innovants et ouverts aux nouvelles technologies, dans un…

"Will classes in curiosity, problem-solving and creative thinking soon be on the curriculum? Our latest report thinks it should ..."

The 2019 edition of our Education at a Glance report provides a comprehensive overview of education systems in OECD member and partner countries, including detailed indicators across all levels of education. Here are 5 key takeaways.

To prepare the future workforce, we need high schools that prepare students for the future of work.

"ISTE (The International Society for Technology in Education) first released its student standards in 1998 under the name National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). Since then, the non-profit organization has updated the standards two more times to reflect the changing needs and expectations of our world.  The most recent …"

"Educational technology has the potential to transform classroom learning and can improve outcomes for young people ..."

"Enough with IQ and EQ. Technology is demanding its own score ..."

An essential component to becoming Future Ready, is making a digital learning plan before purchasing technology. The Interactive Planning Dashboard offers districts a five-step collaborative planning process. Upon completion, districts have a complete digital learning implementation plan, full of research-based strategies, including stakeholder input, local context, and district team leadership responsibilities.

A 21st century educational system must educate all students in the effective and authentic use of the technologies that permeate society to prepare them for the future. As part of this future, lear…

"’I've always considered the Internet to be a curiosity machine. It has been a great enabler of my own personal education. Everything I have ever been driven to learn has taken long, mazing routes through the snaking corridors of the World Wide Web ..."