DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Texthelp Study Skills is a very good Google Doc add-on. Students can use it to help them with their studies. It allows them to select, highlight, and group content for review and learning.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/a-very-good-google-doc-app-for-helping.html
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Super Quiz is an excellent Google Sheets add-on that allows teachers to add some amazing functionalities to the quizzes they create through Google Forms.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/easy-way-to-grade-quizzes-using-super-quiz-tool.html
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Creating short, unedited audio recordings is a good way for students to record and share their reflections on things that they have learned and observed in your classroom. The following five tools can all be used for creating and sharing …
As more Millennials assume leadership positions around the world, organizations are becoming increasingly concerned with how to ensure their success. However, most existing research on those born between the early ‘80s and late ‘90s is skewed toward understanding what a …
Amazon has been using reader feedback to find and publish new titles via Kindle Press, using the Kindle Scout program it introduced back in October of last year. The Scout platform uses votes from readers to select what books get …
If you have ever wanted to build your own search engine, the directions contained in the slides and videos below will get you started on the right path.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/how-to-build-your-own-search-engine.html
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Millions of students around the world are eligible for free Office from their school and today we are announcing that we’ve made it easy for all eligible students globally to sign up themselves to get Office 365 and install free …
Gathering information about students and materials is just the beginning. Learning management systems (LMS) and other technologies are already collecting data and generating charts in the background via user-friendly dashboard tools.
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/how-learning-analytics-will-forever-change-education/…
In the videos embedded below I demonstrate how use EduCanon, VideoNotes, EDpuzzle, Versal, and Otus to create and distribute flipped video lessons.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/5-videos-on-making-flipped-video-lessons.html
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Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015.
http://www.teachthought.com/trends/elearning/50-free-online-courses-for-educators-spring-2015/
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Using TED Talks to convey an important message or spark creativity might be more effective in teaching students than an individual agenda or preconceived notion of what should be said. Furthermore, TED Talks challenges educators everywhere to think differently and …
Schools use 3D printers to foster creativity, build enthusiasm and teach real-world skills.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/01/new-dimension
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Nearly a year ago, Microsoft made OneNote 2013 free for Mac and Windows, but on Windows certain features were only available on the full app included with the Office Suite. These are now enabled for everyone.
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