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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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ACADEMIC AID. Artificial intelligence is here to stay and can be a helpful academic tool when used ethically.

AI programs in schools aren’t always used for cheating, there are ways to use AI responsibly

Zimo Xie, RubicOnline September 29, 2023
AI has found its way into the mainstream, including school classrooms. With correct judgement, it can be used as a academic tool.
ADAPT & INTEGRATE. Students can use ChatGPT to create outlines and gather compelling topics and points.

Schools should embrace the use of ChatGPT

Thomas Chen, Staff Writer March 5, 2023
ChatGPT can write you an essay in seconds. Students should learn how to use it.
Dear Apple. Thank you for giving me creative freedom, but maybe next time don’t, because I can’t handle liberation.

[WHERE I STAND] Eyecons, widgets, and iOS14

Adrienne Gaylord, The Rubicon October 29, 2020
iOS 14 has caused me an unpredicted amount of trauma. Please help.
How can I help customers develop proficiency in the use of technology, Cohen asks. This question is essential to the companys mission statement.

Cohen uses her “teknowledge” to serve

Martha Sanchez, RubicOnline Editor October 4, 2019
Senior Libby Cohen works to assist those who need technology troubleshooting.
9th grader Alex Moore looks reading notes for French class.

Science proves that typing notes is killing your grade

Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline Editor May 10, 2019

Classes often begin with students opening their laptop, but typing notes aren’t as beneficial as the students think they are. In fact, typing notes makes preparing for tests much tougher than it should...

Recent tech trends see the purchase of new technology going down.

Tech Trends: the not so plugged in generation

Emma Sampson, RubicOnline Editor March 13, 2019
Consumers are backing off from purchasing the latest and greatest new technology in pursuit of less screen time.
TeKnowledge helps people, primarily elders, learn how to use new technology. Senior Ezra Cohen founded the company to teach consumer tech: how to use iPhones, mac, printers, etc.

Cohen founds tech company to assist the elderly

Peter Blanchfield, RubicOnline Editor January 16, 2018
Senior Ezra Cohen started his tech company, TeKnowledge, to help people learn about modern technology, and has developed independence and social savvy through his work.
Sophomore Stephanie Li checks her World History folder in Google Drive after school, working hard to stay organized and keep up with her latest assignments.  “[Google Drive] is for the most part effective in the classroom… if you’re traveling you can’t really use it but it’s easy for teachers and students to access, it helps with organizations and it saves things automatically so it’s more reliable than Word,” she said.

Google takes on a new role in the classroom

Noor Qureishy, Student Life Editor September 15, 2014

A powerful tool, Google has served many purposes in the past as a search engine, email provider, and app source. This year at St. Paul Academy and Summit School, it’ll play an even bigger role in the...

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