Need to digitize handwritten notes for editing or save them for later? Here are the best OCR tools to convert handwriting to text.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/convert-handwriting-text-ocr/
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Convertio- A Good OCR and File Conversion Tool for Teachers and Students
Convertio is a file conversion tool that allows you to convert your files and documents to any format. Convertio supports numerous conversions between more than 300 different file formats. Convertio also offers optical character recognition (OCR) service that lets you …
2022 Top Tools for Learning
It is time once again for my top 10 list of learning tools for Jane Hart’s Annual Top Tools for Learning roundup.
https://mike-taylor.org/2022/08/02/2022-top-tools-for-learning/…
Why You Should Use Microsoft’s OneDrive Personal Cloud Storage
If you’re a Windows user, you have a powerful storage package right at your fingertips.
https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-onedrive-personal-benefits/…
How to Quickly Broadcast Your Screen to Your Students’ Screens
DisplayNote Broadcast is the type of tool that is great for getting all of your students to look at the same thing on your computer at the same time. I found this to be particularly useful when giving coding demonstrations …
7 Great Tools to Organize Citations and References
Below are some good tools to help you keep track of your references and organize research sources. Each time you cite a source in your paper make sure to save it using one of the tools below. When your reference …
TikTok and the Fall of Social Media Giants
Advertisers, political campaigners, people promoting their own videos – these are what matter to both TikTok and Facebook. That’s what we don’t see in “more human online engagements” and that’s why their success and sustainability is so limited.
https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/08/01/tiktoks-poison-pill/…
How to Schedule a Meeting in Microsoft Teams
Want to schedule a video conference call with your colleagues in Microsoft Teams? Here’s how to do it.
https://www.makeuseof.com/schedule-meeting-microsoft-teams/…
How to Make Notes and Write, a handbook by Dan Allosso and S.F. Allosso
The focus of the book is on note making for actively producing tangible outputs (essays, papers, theses, monographs, books, etc.), something on which a few recent texts in a the related productivity space haven’t delivered.
Is Higher Ed Really Ready to Embrace Hybrid Learning?
New study shows colleges may need to hire more digital experts and better prepare students to learn online.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-08-09-is-higher-ed-really-ready-to-embrace-hybrid-learning…
Amazon Launches Udemy Competitor
Like Udemy, Amazon’s new online learning portal allows individuals to directly offer courses online.
https://www.classcentral.com/report/amazon-launches-udemy-competitor/…
K-12 e-Learning in Canada annual report
The State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada report, and its accompanying publications on its project website, provides critical information and insight into how Canadian educational authorities and governments are integrating technology-supported approaches to prepare students for today’s economy …
The Rise of Teacher Influencers And What it Takes to be One
Influencers connect with their audiences by creating content that people want to relate to. By nature, teachers are adept at creating connections across a variety of platforms to communicate with their students. Because teachers are so used to the necessity …
How to Create an Email Group and Distribution List in Outlook
Learn how to create an email group or a distribution list in Microsoft Outlook and see what a tremendous time saver it can be.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-email-group-distribution-list-in-outlook/…
Microsoft Edge Drop: transfer files between all Edge instances on all devices
Microsoft is testing a new feature called Drop in the Canary version of the company’s Edge web browser. Drop allows Edge users to transfer files and notes between all Edge instances on all devices that Edge is used on.