Microsoft has announced beta testing of Minecraft: Education Edition, which is the company’s education-focused suite for Minecraft that integrates tools for teachers and students to help them use the game more effectively in the classroom.
Tracking student emotions ‘could improve online retention’
Open University explores whether webcams can be used to monitor learners’ facial expressions or eye movements.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tracking-student-emotions-could-improve-online-retention…
Love Letter to Blended Learning
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology tasked with examining the future of online education have returned with a simple recommendation for colleges and universities: focus on people and process, not technology.
Should I Download That App? A Ten-Question Checklist for Choosing Tools Worth Your—and Your Students’—Time
Whether you are a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or administrator, ask yourself these ten questions before tapping GET, INSTALL, or BUY.
Learning Management Systems in Canada
Canada has a long history with learning management systems.However, this post is not about Canadian companies, but rather the LMS that are used by Canadian colleges and universities.
How to Put Together a Hackathon for Your Students
Don’t be daunted by the word “hackathon.” People might hear the work “hack” and have negative thoughts, but this type of “hack” is awesome. While it’s a word that used to have a bad rap, it’s now used to …
An app that stops college students from using their phones
Pocket Points is an app that rewards students for not using their phones while in class.
http://www.businessinsider.com/pocket-point-pays-to-not-use-phone-2016-4…
We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely
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Presentation of the Week: Preparing for the Future of Education. Take A Look Around You
Lookback: Create screencasts with video and audio of yourself and a mobile app
Lookback lets you capture the screen, face, voice and all the touches/clicks on a device, and then automatically upload it to your dashboard for you to view, collaborate, and share.
Want To Set Up A Moodle Grade Book To Manage Assignments With Different Weightings?
A public Google Doc that gives a full tutorial about how to set up weighted grading. Fantastic stuff and another example of the power of the Moodle community.
Word Clouds Revisited! 35+ Activities, Web Tools & Apps
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
Learn Computer Science And Programming With Google’s New Education Website
Google has launched a new computer science education website that acts as the ultimate place for getting in touch with Google’s effort in this field. Go ahead, check out Google’s new CS EDU website. Also, don’t forget to explore …
Google’s new Chrome extension lets you save web pages and images for later
For those that do find saving stuff for later useful, you might want to look at a new Chrome extension from Google, called Save to Google.
http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/save-to-google/#ivxPpgd8cZqT…
100 Google Apps Tutorial Videos
The topics covered include features within Google Maps, Blogger, Google Sites, Google Classroom, Google Forms, Gmail, domain admin, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/04/100-google-apps-tutorial-videos.html…