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This is the ultimate guide to how Facebook chooses what to show in your News Feed, and how you can get your content seen by more people. Understanding how the News Feed works is tough because the algorithm is …

Services like Cel.ly and Remind are great for sending reminders about important school and classroom events to parents and students. That said, students shouldn’t rely on teachers to remind them of their assignments. These are some of my favorite tools …

Specialized robots that clean and provide security, robot-assisted surgery, natural language processing-augmented instruction, and helping people adapt as old jobs are lost and new ones are created: these are some of the profound challenges explored by a panel of academic …

Evernote is dialing back the free version of its service and pushing key features to its premium tiers. The company’s decision to abruptly impose restrictions on nonpaying accounts has left many longtime users feeling, well, miffed. Luckily, there are …

In the past few years, the interest in MOOCs has surged. MOOCs or massive open online courses are being quoted for defining “reform” or “transformation” of traditional higher education.

http://edtechreview.in/e-learning/2054-mooc-open-educational-resources-higher-education…

Most teachers care about their students’ results, and if you are reading this article, you are undoubtedly one of them. There is no doubt that teachers make a difference to how well their kids do at school. However, when …

Google Keep is like a bulletin board you can keep with you wherever you go. It’s perfect for organizing ideas or quickly jotting down inspiration.

http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/04/02/meet-google-keep-and-6-ways-it-can-help-schools/…

A list of great resources for learning languages in an autodidact way.

https://lingualift.com/blog/best-language-learning-resources/…

You hear it all the time: Mobile is over. The app boom is finished. The average American downloads zero apps per month (okay, maybe 1.5 apps per month) — so it’s time to start thinking about the “next big …

Mirroring mobile display to a computer has its advantages and the best one is that you can easily record screencasts or present the iPad and Phone to a projector in a meeting.

http://www.guidingtech.com/53555/mirror-iphone-display-free-windows/…

These days it feels like technology is changing at the speed of light especially for parents who feel like we’ve just mastered one thing our kids are interested as they have moved on to 10 other new things we’ve …

The way children use technology is very different from adults. This gap makes it difficult for parents and educators to fully understand the risks and threats that children could face online. As a result, adults may feel unable to advise …

As you probably know, Google Drive is far more than a place to store files online. It also includes a suite of versatile creation tools, many of which perform the same functions as the ones we use in other …