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For information on submitting an obituary, please contact Reading Eagle by phone at 610-371-5018, or email at obituaries@readingeagle.com or fax at 610-371-5193. Most obituaries published in the Reading Eagle are submitted through funeral homes and cremation services, but we will accept submissions from families. Obituaries can be emailed to obituaries@readingeagle.com. In addition to the text of the obituary, any photographs that you wish to include can be attached to this email. Please put the text of the obituary in a Word document, a Google document or in the body of the email. The Reading Eagle also requires a way to verify the death, so please include either the phone number of the funeral home or cremation service that is in charge of the deceased's care or a photo of his/her death certificate. We also request that your full name, phone number and address are all included in this email. All payments by families must be made with a credit card. We will send a proof of the completed obituary before we require payment. The obituary cannot run, however, until we receive payment in full. Obituaries can be submitted for any future date, but they must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. the day prior to its running for it to be published. Please call the obituary desk, at 610-371-5018, for information on pricing. Professors are using artificial intelligence to help with ideas for reading and activities on integration of culture into language studies. They are using it for grading and creating grading rubrics. Higher education administrators and instructors use generative AI to save time. It’s used for curriculum development, designing lessons, research, budget, grant proposals, interactive learning tools, web based games, et al. It helps with codes. Students are using AI to write papers, essays, and many assignments. The caveat is that teachers and professors are using AI to grade the very same papers. AI is used to write letters of recommendations, emails and grading as well as providing feedback to their students. And 1 in 5 high school students has had a romantic relationship with AI, while 42% say they know someone who has, according to a survey by the Center for Democracy and Technology. It’s a new vector for sexual harassment and bullying. My points: There needs to be guidance on how to use AI. There needs to be a partnership of educators and tech companies like Claude. And there has to be lots and lots of training. Of utmost importance, we must pay attention to what our kids and grandkids are telling us. Pay attention,people. Tell them that AI is not a person. Shellie Noll Wernersville
