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We depend on our smartphones for a lot. Here are some neat, and useful, tricks.

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/the-9-best-iphone-tricks-that-are-actually-useful.html…

The company is responding to user feedback asking to make managing data privacy and security simpler. What’s new is the soon to be rolled out “auto-delete controls” that will enable users to set time limits on how long Google can …

Here are three of our favourite screen recording tools we highly recommend for teachers and educators. You can use these tools to create educational tutorials, lesson recaps, explainers, and instructional video content. They also allow you to record your webcam …

Below are five good Chrome extensions to enhance your productivity and help you get more things done. This new collection features add-ons that will enable you to : personalize and add more functionalities to new tab pages, highlight and translate …

This study examines high school students’ educational use of YouTube with unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The results suggest that students intend to use YouTube for improving their academic performance. Social influence also contributes to their …

My classroom used to look like a low-budget sci-fi film, but a return to the simple life has changed everything.

https://www.tes.com/news/confessions-former-teacher-tech-addict-edtech…

Comments scrawled manually? Face-to-face dialogue? Or digital recordings? In a new Monash University study, thousands of Australian university students have voted digital as their preferred feedback mode.

https://www.campusreview.com.au/2019/04/mark-my-words-research-finds-uni-students-prefer-digital-feedback/…

This comprehensive list provides a range of options in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia and Pacific Islands covering teaching, learning, and educational administration, as well as technology in education.

https://teachonline.ca/training-opportunities/upcoming-conferences…

The announced merger between two of the world’s largest textbook publishers—McGraw-Hill and Cengage—could mean more students end up buying subscriptions to digital courseware libraries each semester, rather than making a trip to a bookstore.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-05-03-how-merger-of-two-textbook-giants-could-impact-course-materials…

After more than two years in beta, Creative Commons has launched its new search engine, featuring a completely redesigned search page, improved navigation and search filters, better search loading times, and more accurate search phrase relevance.

https://wptavern.com/creative-commons-launches-new-search-engine-with-access-to-30-million-images…

Libby is an excellent app that allows you to access your local library and borrow ebooks and audiobooks. The way Libby works is very simple: open the app, find your local library, use your library card or sign up for …