Will teachers be replaced by robots? Not likely, but there will be areas where the machine learning boom will positively impact education. Better yet, machine learning will free teachers up to do better what they do best – that …
The university of the future: Why universities should embrace learning analytics
Andy Alferovs, managing director of Kortext, the UK’s leading digital textbook solutions provider, discusses how innovations in EdTech and analytics are leading to a step-change in higher education which could lead to a more flexible, personalised teaching and learning …
“Unpaywall” Is New Tool For Accessing Research Papers For Free
There is a new tool to help people read research literature, instead of getting stuck behind paywalls. It’s an extension for Chrome and Firefox that links you to free full-text as you browse research articles. Hit a paywall? No …
Creative Commons Search
Search through multiple sources, such as Google, Flickr, and SoundCloud, to find content with the Creative Commons license.
Want true privacy? You need to check out this browser
Brave, a new web browser challenging bigger rivals like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, wants to take privacy on the internet to the next level.
Class Notebook: Office 365’s Course Organization Application
As more CEGEPs in our network are using Office 365, we are starting to hear about the applications that are available for educational use that come with this tool. Comparable often to the Google group of applications, Office 365 has …
6 ways Google Hangouts can make any teacher’s life better
Google Hangouts are easy to use and help people and classrooms get connected easily. Some of its features can be game-changing!
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/01/05/6-ways-google-hangouts-can-make-any-teachers-life-better/…
Presentation of the Week: How to harness disruptive innovation in education and training
How we can find ourselves in data
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Norway Gets a New Doomsday Vault That Stores Data
Just in time for doomsday, Norway’s “Doomsday Vault” is getting an expansion. Officially known as the World Arctic Archive, the vault opened this week and has already taken submissions from two countries. This time, instead of storing seeds that …
5 Ways Librarians Can Connect Students to the World Through Technology
Shannon McClintock Miller, former teacher librarian for Van Meter Community School in Van Meter, Iowa, shares ways to use libraries to enable global projects for students.
What is a VPN and is it legal? Virtual networks and proxies explained
VPNs and proxies are related, but they’re not quite the same thing. WIRED explains the difference.
How to Deal With Digital Distractions
We live in a world of screens, where digital distractions contend with our need to learn. Is multitasking a good idea?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/how-to-deal-with-digital-distractions.html…
Make your laptop battery last all day
You don’t want to spend all day worrying about when you’ll next be able to charge up your laptop, so take some proactive action to limit the drain on its battery. With the right operating system tweaks and customizations, …
An internet security expert tells us the scariest thing about webcam hacking
Mikko Hypponen, a cyber security expert told Business Insider: “Once you gain access to somebody’s system it’s trivial to turn on the webcam and record whatever they’re doing, or to just turn on the microphone and record whatever is …