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Research reports and papers have been around a long time. They haven’t evolved much. Here are 10 ways to make them more relevant.

http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/11/09/10-creative-alternatives-to-research-reports-and-papers/…

Google provides a lot of helpful, free services, but they often come at the cost of privacy.  Here’s how you can keep using Google’s apps without constantly getting spied on.

http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/how-to-use-google-s-apps-without-getting-spied-on-1788569785…

Artificial intelligence has already transformed our lives — from the autonomous cars on the roads to the robotic vacuums and smart thermostats in our homes.  Over the next 15 years, AI technologies will continue to make inroads in nearly …

The project described “applies natural language processing(NLP) techniques to analyze the course’s materials and  discover what concepts are taught, their relevancy in the course and their alignment with the learning outcomes of the course.

http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/5928…

Here is a collection of some of the most popular Google Docs add-ons to try out in your instruction. The add-ons span different topics.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/10/10-of-best-google-docs-add-ons-for.html…

The world of technology is filled with terms making use of the suffix ‘-ware’. The word ‘ware’ doesn’t inherently have anything to do with computers or technology. So, why is it in ‘software’? Here, we’ll discuss the differences between …

There’s no perfect way to evaluate a talking AI database, let alone four of them, but I tried to cover as many fundamental topics as I could.

http://www.businessinsider.com/siri-vs-google-assistant-cortana-alexa-2016-11…

Experts from within and outside of academia expound on what role universities can play to further the innovation agenda.

http://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/six-strategies-for-canadian-universities-to-foster-innovation/…

Here is a list of the top 35 Google Chrome extensions. We’ve categorized these extensions in a way that it would be possible for you to find the appropriate one, easily.

https://www.airsassociation.org/services-new/airs-knowledge-network-n/airs-articles/item/16622-35-best-google-chrome-extensions…

Along with examples of games and a condensed guide you can download for your desk, here are five steps to integrating game-based learning into your classroom.

https://www.prodigygame.com/blog/implementing-game-based-learning-in-the-classroom-examples/…

At its Surface Event, Microsoft announced the much-anticipated desktop PC, dubbed Surface Studio. It’s company’s first desktop PC that comes with the thinnest LCD monitor ever built.

https://fossbytes.com/surface-studio-microsoft-launches-its-ever-first-desktop-pc/…

Teachers and parents who read aloud to children have long known that good stories have the power to captivate the most restless of kids. Before books became the main means of conveying information, spoken word was the vehicle for …

The assumption here is that curriculum can be broken into little pieces, that skills are acquired sequentially and can be assessed with discrete, contrived tests and reductive rubrics. Tracking kids’ “progress” with digital profiles and predictive algorithms paints a …