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Here are 10 ways we can create a culture of innovation in our classrooms and schools, and spark creativity and innovation in our students.

https://medium.com/innovative-teaching-academy/10-ways-to-make-innovation-real-in-your-school-49fe300c2355…

Arguments against classroom technology are often unsupported by empirical evidence.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/05/08/myths-classroom-technology/…

Every technology rises, then falls: soon it will be the turn of the smartphone. But what will replace it?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-death-of-the-smartphone-is-closer-than-you-think-heres-what-comes-next/…

“Innovation” is one of the most used words in education right now.  Here are some misconceptions about the word that we need to dispell to protect “innovation” in education from becoming a buzzword.

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7305…

The value of machine learning is rooted in its ability to create accurate models to guide future actions and to discover patterns that we’ve never seen before.

https://www.wired.com/insights/2014/03/use-data-tell-future-understanding-machine-learning/…

Google Assistant is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Alexa smart home assistant. Initially only available with limited functionality in the Google Allo application, Google Assistant later rolled out with the Google Home and Pixel smartphones to bring the full power …

One day, not too soon — but still sooner than you think — the smartphone will all but vanish, the way beepers and fax machines did before it. Here’s a brief look at the slow, ceaseless march toward the …

The human brain isn’t really empty, of course. But it does not contain most of the things people think it does – not even simple things such as ‘memories’.

https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer…

If you don’t use mindmapping software, you don’t know the fun, efficient productivity you’re missing.

https://www.inc.com/joshua-spodek/the-most-useful-and-fun-software-you-dont-have.html…

Sticky Notes HD is a great iPad note taking app to try out. The app is free right now and only for a limited period of time. It allows you to create memorable sticky notes using a wide variety …

Today, I want to talk a little about evaluation—or what you might call “grading.” If you think about it, there are three methods you can use here. Which method you use depends upon how you view the concept of …

The most compelling topics among educators who embrace technology for learning and teaching are not about the tech at all, but about the students. Here’s a list of the hottest trends in edtech for 2017.

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=865…

A survey finds that students want to keep learning once they are home; here’s how digital tools can help.

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/02/3-ways-continue-learning-home-technology…