Posted inEducation, Technology

Input: Advanced Tech Coming

Elon Musk takes up the task to help innovate AI performance on mental illnesses in upcoming years.
Next year, the Founder of Neuralink, Elon Musk, is planning to integrate AI interfaces in human bodies to help people with brain malformations ease daily activities like phones and computers.
Musk said that one-day, Neuralink will be able to cure diseases such as Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injuries.
“Neuralink is on an entirely different level,” Sandra Altamira, a psychology teacher at STEM, said. “Although the question is raised on the risk, these participants will face while undergoing surgery.”
Musk has ensured the safety of his participants under his care.
“By testing it with several governmental agencies,” Musk said.
“For me, what scares me the most is the possibility of rejection after implementation of the chip,” Elon said during a recent presentation regarding concerns. During the presentation, Musk displayed a prototype version that is placed behind the ear.
“However, to create progress, we must test the interface on the brain,” Elon said
“At first, society will question the use of AI integration as an act of playing god,” Altamira said. “After a time, people would begin to accept Neuralink and trust the wonders it can bring towards people with degenerative diseases.”
“It’s important to push the boundaries of human innovations while taking into account the downsides it may bring towards us,” Altamira said.
Musk has said that the power of Neuralink is unknown unless it’s tested and tried on humans to hopefully better humanity.
“Risk and Reward effects are something to carefully examine in the upcoming years for Neuralink,” Musk said.
To set the bar high by starting to cure diseases that most older citizens face. The future of Neuralink is solely based on its end results in the upcoming years.

Posted inEducation

District readies reopening plan following loosened state restrictions

Students are set to begin reentering school doors on Oct. 5. Schools in the State of Texas will do so in response to a Sept. 17 declaration from Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to loosen some of the restrictions enacted in response to COVID-19.

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The district has begun plans to prepare for what schools will look like and be expected to comply with once they reopen.

A school staff member said that students would return in three different phases. This means students will go back gradually.

Phase one will be from Oct. 5 through 16 and is being offered to kids that have no connectivity or some connectivity but not reliable.

Phase two will be from Oct. 19 through the 30th, and they are going to open it up to more kids, for example, a special population.

Phase three will be on Nov. 2, and parents will have a choice between virtual and face-to-face for all students, and all teachers will have to go back.

As we go into the first phase, a few teachers have volunteered to go back and do face to face instruction with students.

¨Basically because I think it would be easier to work with the students so that they don’t like to log into the computer and then leave it there and just have it their listening to it. I was ready to take all my stuff back into the classroom and do my lessons from there,¨ Fred Mungia, schoolteacher, said. ¨They haven’t said anything; they might have the assistants do it, for now, once there are more kids, and they cannot handle them, they will probably call more.¨

Within the first phase, students that have no connection to the internet have the choice to go back to schools. This allows them to use the school’s Wi-Fi to do their work for their classes.

¨I feel that given the current situation that our country is still in, I think that it is still unsafe for kids to go back to school.¨ Alejandra Alonzo, a community member said. ¨Although my family doesn’t have access to the internet; I’m not going to risk putting their lives on the line.¨

Recently Hidalgo County tweeted out on Twitter that the office of Judge Richard F. Cortez suggested that schools should wait until Oct. 25 to open up schools again. This would give county health officials more time to come up with a reopening plan.

Posted inEducation, Community, Carter Update

Attention La Joya ISD Family

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️
La Joya ISD will remain 100% on its Remote Learning Model for the first 8 weeks of school. The first day of school continues to be September 8, 2020.🍎📅
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⚠️ Atención Familia de La Joya ISD
La Joya ISD permanecerá 100% en su Modelo de aprendizaje virtual durante las primeras 8 semanas. El primer día de clases sigue siendo el 8 de septiembre del 2020. 🍎

Posted inSTC, Carter Update

Attention DE Students

ALL dual credit students (new and returning) must successfully complete the mandatory Online Student Blackboard Orientation.

Below are key items to keep in mind when sharing information with your students.
Orientation will be available on the students Blackboard Platform (only the student will have access)
Students must use their STC credentials to log in (same username and password as JagNet)
Orientation course will be available on Monday, August 24th
Deadline to complete the Orientation is Friday, August 28th
Orientation has 5 modules and will take approximately 2 hours to complete
Students do not have to complete in one sitting.

Attached are the following flyers for you to distribute to your students.
Blackboard Student Orientation – General flyer
Blackboard Orientation Expectations
Blackboard Log-in Instructions
Successful Online Tips

The Dual Credit Staff will be monitoring the student progress and will provide a report regarding students’ successful completion. Furthermore, students will be receiving a Certificate of Completion, which can be downloaded and kept for their records.

Posted inCommunity, Education

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️

Today La Joya ISD School Board of Trustees approved a recommendation made by our Administration Team for La Joya ISD to delay the start of the 2020 – 2021 Academic School Year. This recommendation was made to ensure the safety of our students, parents and community given the significant number of active COVID-19 cases in our county. Our new First Day of School will now be September 8, 2020. This new start date will not only ensure the safety of our students, employees and community but will give our district the opportunity to ensure our online program is stronger and highly effective as we begin our 100% online Remote Learning Model on September 8th.
Together or Apart We Will Shine Bright at La Joya ISD!

Posted inEducation, Community

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️

Today La Joya ISD School Board of Trustees approved a recommendation made by our Administration Team for La Joya ISD to delay the start of the 2020 – 2021 Academic School Year. This recommendation was made to ensure the safety of our students, parents and community given the significant number of active COVID-19 cases in our county. Our new First Day of School will now be September 8, 2020. This new start date will not only ensure the safety of our students, employees and community but will give our district the opportunity to ensure our online program is stronger and highly effective as we begin our 100% online Remote Learning Model on September 8th.
Together or Apart We Will Shine Bright at La Joya ISD!

Posted inEducation, Community

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️

⚠️ Attention La Joya ISD Family⚠️

Today La Joya ISD School Board of Trustees approved a recommendation made by our Administration Team for La Joya ISD to delay the start of the 2020 – 2021 Academic School Year. This recommendation was made to ensure the safety of our students, parents and community given the significant number of active COVID-19 cases in our county. Our new First Day of School will now be September 8, 2020. This new start date will not only ensure the safety of our students, employees and community but will give our district the opportunity to ensure our online program is stronger and highly effective as we begin our 100% online Remote Learning Model on September 8th.
Together or Apart We Will Shine Bright at La Joya ISD!