The handy infographic below takes a look at the perils of multitasking. Does it shed any light on the question above for you? Are you a teacher that strictly polices device use to keep students on task, or do you …
Paddlet Mini: A New Tool to Easily Bookmark and Share Resources with Students
Padlet Mini is easy and simple to use. Once you install it on your browser you can then easily bookmark websites with one click. Padlet Mini allows to either add the bookmarked website to an existing Padlet from your account …
A New Way to Connect Teachers With Technology
I’m excited to launch a new free product called Graphite in collaboration with Common Sense Media. Graphite will focus initially on ratings and reviews for educational web sites, apps, and services. A staff of experienced educators will offer their own …
Apple launches iTunes U 2.0 with iPad-based course creation, student discussions, more
Apple have just issued a significant update to its iTunes U application for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The application focuses on enhancements for both teachers and students, and the application was first announced by Apple last week alongside …
Curation as a Tool for Teaching and Learning
What is curation and how can it be used as a tool for student and teacher learning? This essay will investigate what curation is and the different contexts it is used in.
https://storify.com/hbailie/curation-as-a-tool-for-teaching-and-learning-1…
10 Signs You Are a Tech-Savvy Teacher
Becoming a tech-savvy teacher isn’t easy and it actually takes quite a long time. The below are just a few of the many signs you’re a plugged-in and connected educator.
http://dailygenius.com/tech-savvy-teacher/
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Emerging Trends in Augmented Reality
Wearable devices have been in the news a lot recently with the launch of Google Glass to the UK consumer market and an explosion of other form factors such as smart watches, thermostats and fitness bands that monitor user biometrics.…
5 Ways Google Tools Can Empower Teachers
The Google suite of tools can be useful when you’re working with your students but also in more of a behind the scenes sort of way. We’ve put together a short list of some of our favorite ways these tools …
How to Remotely Track Any Lost Smartphone, Tablet, or PC
Whether your device was stolen or simply lost, you can remotely track, lock, and wipe it. Don’t wait until you’ve lost your hardware to think about this — these features need to be enabled ahead of time.
http://www.howtogeek.com/192949/how-to-remotely-track-any-lost-smartphone-tablet-or-pc/
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7 Tips To Choose Images And Graphics For Your eLearning Course
In this article I will take a closer look at how to choose images and graphics for your eLearning course. I’ll share some invaluable tips and advice that can help you to select the ideal visuals for your deliverable, so …
3 Gmail Tricks That Can Save You Hours Every Week
These three email tricks for Gmail will literally save hours of your life every single week.
http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2014/07/14/3-gmail-tricks-can-save-hours-every-week/
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Presentation of the Week: Designing Effective Presentations
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Google announces Google Educator Groups – great resource for educators
Google has announced the launch of Google Educators Groups. This is a program made up of communities of educators who can connect with each other to learn, share, and help each other. While it is mainly online, there are real-world …
Why Google Classroom won’t affect institutional LMS market … yet
In the near-term, Google Classroom will likely be a factor for individual faculty adoption (innovators, early adopters) at schools with GAE licenses or even as secondary LMS. But not as a replacement.
http://mfeldstein.com/google-classroom-wont-affect-institutional-lms-market-yet/…