The problem with “trickle-down techonomics”
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Presentation of the Week: Get Them Learning with Digital Icebreakers
16 Startups Poised to Disrupt the Education Market
Colleges and universities are facing new competition for customers–students and their parents–from startups delivering similar goods (knowledge, credentials, prestige) more affordably and efficiently. Here’s a rundown of some of those startups.
http://www.inc.com/ilan-mochari/16-startups-that-will-disrupt-the-education-market.html…
A Very Good Google Doc App for Helping Students with Their Learning
Texthelp Study Skills is a very good Google Doc add-on. Students can use it to help them with their studies. It allows them to select, highlight, and group content for review and learning.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/a-very-good-google-doc-app-for-helping.html
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An Easy and Quick Way to Grade Quizzes on Google Drive Using Super Quiz Tool
Super Quiz is an excellent Google Sheets add-on that allows teachers to add some amazing functionalities to the quizzes they create through Google Forms.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/easy-way-to-grade-quizzes-using-super-quiz-tool.html
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5 Browser-based Tools for Creating Audio Recordings – Videos on How to Use Them
Creating short, unedited audio recordings is a good way for students to record and share their reflections on things that they have learned and observed in your classroom. The following five tools can all be used for creating and sharing …
What Millennials Want from Work, Charted Across the World
As more Millennials assume leadership positions around the world, organizations are becoming increasingly concerned with how to ensure their success. However, most existing research on those born between the early ‘80s and late ‘90s is skewed toward understanding what a …
The First Books From Amazon’s Crowdsourced Publishing Platform Arrive March 3
Amazon has been using reader feedback to find and publish new titles via Kindle Press, using the Kindle Scout program it introduced back in October of last year. The Scout platform uses votes from readers to select what books get …
How to Build Your Own Search Engine
If you have ever wanted to build your own search engine, the directions contained in the slides and videos below will get you started on the right path.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/how-to-build-your-own-search-engine.html
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Students worldwide can now check eligibility for free Office from their school
Millions of students around the world are eligible for free Office from their school and today we are announcing that we’ve made it easy for all eligible students globally to sign up themselves to get Office 365 and install free …
How Learning Analytics Will Forever Change Education
Gathering information about students and materials is just the beginning. Learning management systems (LMS) and other technologies are already collecting data and generating charts in the background via user-friendly dashboard tools.
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/how-learning-analytics-will-forever-change-education/…
5 Videos on Making Flipped Video Lessons
In the videos embedded below I demonstrate how use EduCanon, VideoNotes, EDpuzzle, Versal, and Otus to create and distribute flipped video lessons.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/5-videos-on-making-flipped-video-lessons.html
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50 Free Online Courses For Educators: Spring 2015
Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015.
http://www.teachthought.com/trends/elearning/50-free-online-courses-for-educators-spring-2015/
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50 Ted Talks Every Educator Should Check Out (2014 Edition)
Using TED Talks to convey an important message or spark creativity might be more effective in teaching students than an individual agenda or preconceived notion of what should be said. Furthermore, TED Talks challenges educators everywhere to think differently and …
My simple invention, designed to keep my grandfather safe
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