Here are my observations on this year’s list(s) together with some infographics that visualise the state of play as well as some thoughts on what this means for the “new normal” for personal learning, workplace learning and education.
Howard Gardner on His Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Lessons for COVID-19 Era
The education world gets obsessed sometimes with trying to come up with ways to measure smarts. But today we’re talking with someone who has a history of shaking up the narrative when it comes to talking about intelligence.
Google Lens Features Students Should Know about
Lens users now are able to scan documents or images that includes text and with a single click have the text copied to their computer. You only need to make sure that you are signed in to your Google account …
Breakthroughs with Breakout Room Recording in ESL during the Pandemic
Profweb Editorial team alumnus and retired teacher Norm Spatz was called back to the classroom during the Winter 2020 semester. Like many other teachers, his class was thrown a curveball by the worldwide health emergency. When the semester resumed, Norm …
We are already at a disadvantage’: Indigenous college students concerned about online learning
Students don’t want the pandemic to add to pre-existing inequities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-college-students-montreal-1.5706707…
Microsoft brings transcriptions to Word
Microsoft just launched Transcribe in Word, its new transcription service for Microsoft 365 subscribers, In addition, Word is also getting new dictation features, which now allow you to use your voice to format and edit your text, for example. As …
How to Protect School Systems from Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware attacks have increased in volume and speed, and their impact has become much more significant as many schools continue online instruction.
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2020/08/how-protect-school-systems-ransomware-attacks-perfcon…
Top 200 Tools for Learning – 2020 Edition
The Top Tools for Learning 2020 was compiled by Jane Hart from the results of the 14th Annual Learning Tools Survey, and released on 1 September 2020.
Hundreds of Quebec teachers express confusion, anxiety and dissatisfaction with government as schools reopen
With the start of school just days away in Quebec, teachers and other education workers around the province say the school system is still not prepared to resume in-class teaching amid the threat of COVID-19. Nearly 2,000 teachers, principals and …
School Planning Guide 2020-21
Practical, evidence-based guidance to support schools in the busy and unpredictable year ahead.
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/covid-19-resources/guide-to-supporting-schools-planning/…
Podcastle- A Handy Text to Speech Tool to Convert Webpages into Podcasts
Podcastle is a text to speech Chrome extension that allows you to convert text into podcasts. This is an ideal tool for multitaskers who would rather engage in various tasks in realtime. Whether it’s your favourite blog posts, news articles, …
Tools for Displaying YouTube Videos Without Distractions
Here are four Ways to Share YouTube Videos Without Distractions.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/08/tools-for-displaying-youtube-videos.html…
Zoom vs Teams: a Choice to Make?
In the Winter 2020 semester, as teachers started moving classes online for emergency remote teaching, Zoom became a household name. In response, over the past few months Microsoft has expanded the possibilities of its Teams platform, part of the Microsoft …
Opinion: The upside of the tech revolution in education in an upside down world
Lyall Lukey, Convenor of Education Leaders Forums (ELF) since 2007, responds to a pre-Covid article on EdTech and previews virtual live ELF20: Leading Change and Managing Transitions.
How to Use Remind to Send Text Messages from Your Computer
Remind is a service for sending text messages to your students without having to reveal your real phone number. I’ve been recommending and using it for years. One of my favorite aspects of Remind is that I can schedule and …