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Students in the 4th and 6th grades have begun their learning monitoring assessments (Provas de Monitorização da Aprendizagem or ModA) in a new digital format. School directors report that they are prepared for the transition, following successful pilot tests conducted last year.
The integration of AI chatbots in classrooms presents significant uncertainties and a lack of national data, yet the trend appears unstoppable, prompting a critical look at the future of education.
Google has announced a comprehensive suite of new AI-powered educational tools designed to support active learning and tutoring. The update includes a dedicated student hub in Gemini, interactive study notebooks, and advanced features for Google Search and Lens that provide step-by-step guidance. The company is also expanding its 'Google Educator Series' to the EMEA region to help teachers integrate AI into the classroom, while offering university students 12 months of free access to the Google AI Plus plan.
All that is missing is the checkmate, the brave new world of everything being automatic. And what about the holistic education of the individual? Well… Opinion by Francisco Gonçalves
According to the official, digital tests no longer identify student learning but rather standardise it, further widening social divides.
Schools are restricting mobile phones, but continue to fill classrooms with computers and digital platforms. For many parents and experts, the problem has not gone away: screens may be harming children's learning, concentration, and well-being.
Learning monitoring assessments (ModA) for 4th and 6th-grade students start this Wednesday, May 27th. School directors express confidence in the digital implementation following trial runs in April. Despite previous connectivity issues and a scheduled general strike on June 3rd, officials believe schools are prepared to handle the assessments, including in areas previously affected by severe weather.
The learning monitoring exams (ModA), taken by 4th and 6th-grade students, start today, and school principals believe that schools are prepared to implement the digital format. “We have the experience from last year, and the trial exams also helped to verify what was not working as well,” the president told Lusa.
The goal is to test the digital format of the external assessments taking place at the end of May and ensure that students are proficient in using the new platform.
With virtual reality headsets on, the teacher begins to guide students on an immersive and sensory journey through the ocean towards the island of Madeira. They even get to touch the orcas and fish they encounter, or dodge whales. What would have been, not so long ago, a theoretical lesson...
'Smart objects' and digital platforms can help facilitate the co-construction of knowledge, making teaching and learning more dynamic and adaptive. Opinion piece by José Matias Alves.
Just as writing did not destroy memory, just as the calculator did not destroy mathematical thinking, just as the internet did not destroy knowledge, AI will not destroy education.
The Education Minister said this Monday in Sobral de Monte Agraço, Mafra, that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) “is a reality that cannot be ignored”, urging schools to adapt to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks. “It is a reality that cannot be ignored and therefore what we have ...”
For Fernando Alexandre, 'with appropriate strategies, these risks can be minimised and the benefits can be maximised'.
The Portuguese Insurance Academy, part of the Portuguese Association of Insurers (APS), has announced the courses that will take place in December. There will be both in-person and digital training covering topics such as IFRS standards and salary transparency. From December 4 to 9, training on 'Digital and the use of Artificial Intelligence' will be held.
