Author: Rafael Scapin

Most online learning platforms sent or granted access to children’s data to third-party companies, usually advertising technology (AdTech) companies. In doing so, they appear to have permitted the sophisticated algorithms of AdTech companies the opportunity to stitch together and analyze …

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 …

Five specific PowerPoint techniques lay out a pathway for reducing PowerPoint overload, each of which applies a research-based principle. By taking these five steps, you will be well on your way to communicating more effectively on the PowerPoint platform.

https://www.indezine.com/stuff/atkinsonmaye.pdf…

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/…

This article explores educators’ experiences during the rapid shift from face-to-face to emergency virtual remote teaching and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and forty educators from a Canadian province completed a survey with Likert scale …

This list is divided into 7 “Chapters”: Designing Technology, Designing Systems, Understanding Systems, Applied Technology – Network Design, Applied Technology – Narrative Design, Applied Technology – Human Design, and Designing New Realities.

https://ideaspaces.net/25-books-every-technologist-should-read/…

If you too are looking for a grammar checker tool, then here is a list of 8 grammar checker tools that will keep your work free from any grammatical and syntax errors.

https://www.edtechupdate.com/edition/weekly-accessibility-learning-2022-05-21?open-article-id=21643757&article-title=8-best-grammar-checker-tools-for-beginners 

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The way WeVideo works is simple: you can choose a video template to start with or create one from scratch, upload or record your video, drag and drop it to the editor timeline, edit it the way you want (e.g., …

This paper explains the ways that digital inequalities are becoming more complex in higher education (HE).

https://www.guni-call4action.org/article/multi-layered-digital-inequalities-heis-paradox-post-digital-society…

Microsoft Editor is an AI-powered grammar checking tool that supports over 20 languages. Here’s how to use it effectively.

https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-use-microsoft-editor/…

The Zeigarnik effect describes the way unfinished tasks remain active in our mind, intruding into our thoughts and our sleep until they are dealt with. You may have noticed the effect yourself during your exams in school, when you crammed …

Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, and the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry beings pursue with the world and with others.” (Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed)

https://www.aace.org/review/combining-augmented-reality-with-peer-learning-pedagogy-ipeartheoretical-framework/…

Posting videos is a good way to increase the chances that people will see your message. But not everyone is comfortable on camera or is a good video editor. That’s why you might be interested in using a tool that …

You can set up Excel to automatically import data from one file to another, which is a great feature for creating summary spreadsheets. Here’s how!

https://www.makeuseof.com/sync-data-across-excel-documents/…

You might think that you need to spend money to fill up your e-reader with great literature, but that’s not actually the case. If you know where to look, you can find a host of free e-books out there to …