DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
This article introduces OpenStreetMap, which is bound to interest students, engineers, trekkers, cartographers, government officials, law enforcement authorities and anyone who makes use of maps.
http://www.linuxforu.com/2013/12/openstreetmap-open-source-alternate-googlemaps/
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A computer and coding kit for all ages, all over the world. Simple as Lego, powered by Pi. Make games, learn code, create the future.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexklein/kano-a-computer-anyone-can-make
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Kahoot is a new service for delivering online quizzes and surveys to your students. On Kahoot you create a quiz or survey that your students respond to through any device that has a web browser (iPad, Android device, Chromebook). Your …
Have you ever tried Google search by image functionality ? This is a service that allows users to identify potential sources of images on the web. This is a good way for students to pool resources and additional information on …
Are you new to the iPad in the classroom craze? Deploying one or many iPads in your classroom? This article is for those teachers looking to get up to speed and to start using tried-and-tested apps being used in classrooms …
If you don’t have the luxury of a 1:1 classroom or even a 10:1 classroom then you might want to sit down. I have some seriously shocking news that you might not be adequately ready to hear. Ready? Sitting? Here …
For years, I kept hearing how awesome Evernote was: how it could store everything you possibly needed, make it available everywhere, and how scores of people couldn’t live without it. I tried it multiple times, and never saw the appeal …
PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. It is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing.
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Inadvertently, universities may be constructing courses and learning environments that encourage cheating.