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Free textbooks from Rice University-based publisher OpenStax are now in use at one-in-five degree-granting U.S. colleges and universities and have already saved college students $39 million in the 2015-16 academic year.

http://news.rice.edu/2016/01/20/openstax-already-saved-students-39-million-this-academic-year/…

Augmented Reality is changing education. What started out as something that was simply “cool” has become a way to engage learners like never before.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-11-02-how-to-transform-your-classroom-with-augmented-reality…

Below is a collection of some of the best tools and mobile apps to use for generating word clouds. We have arranged these resources into three main categories:  word cloud generators for Google Drive, iPad word cloud generators, and …

With so much information easily available, does it make us smarter? Compared to the generations before who had to adapt to the Internet, how are those who grew up using the Internet — the so-called “Google generation” — different?…

Actually, Gmail is a very robust platform and can probably do hundreds of things you’ve never even heard of. There are endless tips and tricks out there to help you customize Gmail, but we’ve selected a few of our …

Today’s mass-market drones can capture stunning aerial images and video. Whether you’re looking to make your first drone purchase, or simply to upgrade your current one, this roundup has a solid pick for every price range and skill level.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/g2464/flying-camera-drones/…

The publishing world has made it much easier –and less expensive—for even newbie authors to publish their works, but before you press the publish button, let’s look at some of the main tools available that will help you create …

Whether your students have Chromebooks or use Chrome as the default browser,  here are my 10 must have Chrome extensions to start 2016:

http://www.thethinkingstick.com/10-chrome-extensions-every-student-should-install/…

Ask yourself: Has your boss ever given you a task and demanded you complete it without any internet access?

https://medium.com/future-test/why-online-assessments-should-be-open-book-24978aec68ec#.6gtji8ur9…

Looking for some good tools to use to create and publish your own apps? The list below has you covered. It features a number of key platforms that enable you to easily design educational apps to utilize in your …

An inventor at IBM has patented technology for a cognitive assistant that could learn all about you, then remind you of a name you can’t remember the moment you need to say it.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/sorry-dave-afraid-i-cant-do-that/431559/…