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This guide will help you understand what podcasts are, why they’re popular, and how to access or create your own podcasts. We’ve also included a PDF with 50 ideas for student created podcasts.

https://www.theedublogger.com/2018/04/02/podcasting/…

The demand for online courses is exploding right now. Here’s why completion rates in online courses are so low, and why they don’t matter.

https://www.influencive.com/why-no-one-finishes-online-courses…

With Amazon Alexa working through the inexpensive Echo Dot using Wi-Fi, you can transform your classroom into an interactive learning space where students are using voice-controlled searches in the classroom the same way they will in their future homes and …

In a new paper, Google researchers detail how their latest AI evolution, AlphaZero, developed “superhuman performance” in chess, taking just four hours to learn the rules before obliterating the world champion chess program, Stockfish.

https://futurism.com/4-hours-googles-ai-mastered-chess-knowledge-history/…

A number of browser extensions will warn you about web trackers, stop them from following you around the internet, and generally give you control over your data. We picked five of the best add-ons for fighting web trackers.

https://www.popsci.com/browser-extensions-fight-web-trackers…

“I’ve focused this article on critical thinking for educators because I am concerned that teachers and school administrators are exposed to a lot of misinformation about critical thinking. Various writers have developed ‘their own’ approach to critical thinking, which sometimes …

Twitter and Facebook have vast control over our online lives. Here are six ways to take it back.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610576/how-to-manipulate-facebook-and-twitter-instead-of-letting-them-manipulate-you/…

Google and YouTube are the de facto training departments for many organizations. But the science of learning suggests the best instruction is still human-led.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40552937/are-robo-instructors-the-future-of-corporate-training…

Apple’s new base-level iPad is very good, but you knew that. Apple hasn’t produced a “bad” iPad in I don’t know how long — though it has allowed them to get a little long in the tooth from time to …

Here is a list of five trends learning professionals should consider when mapping out strategies for the next five of years. It is important to note that trends are not isolated developments within the L&D community.  

https://www.td.org/insights/5-learning-tech-trends-to-watch-in-the-next-5-years…

Artificial intelligence is becoming a part of our daily reality, so we should anticipate it making changes in the realm of education. We are already becoming invested in our personal AI assistants, such as Siri and Alexa, and we are …

Apple introduced a new iPad today at its education event in Chicago. The tablet will include Touch ID, an HD FaceTime camera, 10 hours of battery life, an 8-megapixel rear camera, LTE option, and Apple’s A10 Fusion chip.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/27/17167054/new-apple-ipad-announced-cheap-price-students-2018…

If you can’t bring yourself to delete your Facebook account entirely, you’re probably thinking about sharing a lot less private information on the site. The company actually makes it pretty easy to find out how much data it’s collected from …