Just in time for doomsday, Norway’s “Doomsday Vault” is getting an expansion. Officially known as the World Arctic Archive, the vault opened this week and has already taken submissions from two countries. This time, instead of storing seeds that …
5 Ways Librarians Can Connect Students to the World Through Technology
Shannon McClintock Miller, former teacher librarian for Van Meter Community School in Van Meter, Iowa, shares ways to use libraries to enable global projects for students.
What is a VPN and is it legal? Virtual networks and proxies explained
VPNs and proxies are related, but they’re not quite the same thing. WIRED explains the difference.
How to Deal With Digital Distractions
We live in a world of screens, where digital distractions contend with our need to learn. Is multitasking a good idea?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/how-to-deal-with-digital-distractions.html…
Make your laptop battery last all day
You don’t want to spend all day worrying about when you’ll next be able to charge up your laptop, so take some proactive action to limit the drain on its battery. With the right operating system tweaks and customizations, …
An internet security expert tells us the scariest thing about webcam hacking
Mikko Hypponen, a cyber security expert told Business Insider: “Once you gain access to somebody’s system it’s trivial to turn on the webcam and record whatever they’re doing, or to just turn on the microphone and record whatever is …
Richard Feynman’s “Notebook Technique” Will Help You Learn Any Subject–at School, at Work, or in Life
Richard Feynman knew his stuff. Had he not, he probably wouldn’t have won the Nobel Prize in Physics, let alone his various other prestigious scientific awards. Professor Cal Newport explains what he calls “the Feynman notebook technique,” whereby “dedicating …
7 Tools That Make Interactive Content Creation Easy
Engage your students with these simple and fun-to-use tools.
27 ways to learn how to code on the cheap (or free)
Whether you are looking to switch careers and become a full-time programmer, want to try to build a website or app on the side, or are just looking to round out your skill set, learning to code has certainly …
How IoT is disrupting the world around us
Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the world around us. This may look like a bold statement to many, but that’s the truth. From elevators to planes, there will be 30 billion connected devices in the next three years. …
How early life experience is written into DNA
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Presentation of the Week: Approaches to designing Blended Learning
Mapping the geography of academic attainment
Kyle Walker (TCU) has mapped out the entire continental United States by degree level. The results are fascinating, offering keen insights into American education and culture. They often display clear-cut separations between populations, often within a single city.
https://bryanalexander.org/2017/03/22/mapping-the-geography-of-academic-attainment/…
What is data asymmetry?
The term data asymmetry refers to any occasion when there a disparity in access to data. In all cases this results in the data steward being able to unlock more value than a contributor.
4 good computer habits every teacher should have
Good computer habits in the digital age can help teachers with not just productivity and student achievement, but with health, too.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/03/06/computer-habits-teachers/…