DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Google Assistant is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Alexa smart home assistant. Initially only available with limited functionality in the Google Allo application, Google Assistant later rolled out with the Google Home and Pixel smartphones to bring the full power …
One day, not too soon — but still sooner than you think — the smartphone will all but vanish, the way beepers and fax machines did before it. Here’s a brief look at the slow, ceaseless march toward the …
The human brain isn’t really empty, of course. But it does not contain most of the things people think it does – not even simple things such as ‘memories’.
https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer…
If you don’t use mindmapping software, you don’t know the fun, efficient productivity you’re missing.
https://www.inc.com/joshua-spodek/the-most-useful-and-fun-software-you-dont-have.html…
Sticky Notes HD is a great iPad note taking app to try out. The app is free right now and only for a limited period of time. It allows you to create memorable sticky notes using a wide variety …
Today, I want to talk a little about evaluation—or what you might call “grading.” If you think about it, there are three methods you can use here. Which method you use depends upon how you view the concept of …
The most compelling topics among educators who embrace technology for learning and teaching are not about the tech at all, but about the students. Here’s a list of the hottest trends in edtech for 2017.
A survey finds that students want to keep learning once they are home; here’s how digital tools can help.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/02/3-ways-continue-learning-home-technology…
The crowd-funded news platform aims to combat fake news by combining professional journalism with volunteer fact checking: “news by the people and for the people.”
A new version of Google Earth was released last week. The highlight of the new version is that it is designed to be used in your web browser. New information cards pop up whenever you enter and view a …
Stuck for ideas for what to 3D print? Bored of pointless 3D printer projects? Here is a list of cool things to 3D print which are genuinely useful.
A university is to monitor the social media posts of its students in a bid to gauge the mental well-being and general happiness of its students. The University of Buckingham is planning on introducing the measure as part of …
The way the educational system treats the privacy of students is undergoing profound changes—often without their parents’ notice or consent, and usually without a real choice to opt out of privacy-invading technology.
https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy…