Virtual reality sounds like a far-off futuristic concept. When we hear the words “virtual reality” we may think of people wearing big helmets that transport them to another location from the comfort of their home (or classroom). However, virtual …
Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy
“Machine learning and AI is a horizontal enabling layer. It will empower and improve every business, every government organization, every philanthropy — basically there’s no institution in the world that cannot be improved with machine learning.”
Building on Open Educational Resources – What’s Next?
Teachers are embracing OER and related open products and services and challenging their colleges and universities to embrace “open source” as a principle in their work in online learning and student support. Now is the time to reflect on …
Canada to Spend $750 Million to Ensure All Citizens Have Internet Access
Canada is spending millions to ensure all citizens have access to home internet with download speeds of at least 50Mbps and upload speeds of 10Mbps in the next 10 to 15 years.
https://futurism.com/canada-to-spend-750-million-to-ensure-all-citizens-have-internet-access/…
10 Ways to Make Innovation Real in Your School
Here are 10 ways we can create a culture of innovation in our classrooms and schools, and spark creativity and innovation in our students.
Debunked: 5 myths about classroom technology
Arguments against classroom technology are often unsupported by empirical evidence.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/05/08/myths-classroom-technology/…
The death of the smartphone is closer than you think. Here’s what comes next
Every technology rises, then falls: soon it will be the turn of the smartphone. But what will replace it?
Presentation of the Week: Open Textbooks & Open Educational Resources
The hidden influence of social networks
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3 Misconceptions About Innovation in Education
“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.
Use Data to Tell the Future: Understanding Machine Learning
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/…
How to get Google Assistant on your Windows, Mac, or Linux Machine
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 …
The smartphone is eventually going to die, and then things are going to get really crazy
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 …
Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer
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…
Mindmapping: The Most Useful (and Fun) Software You Don’t Have
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…