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This new study confirms all the studies we’ve checked for our paper: adults know digital better than kids.

http://theeconomyofmeaning.com/2014/10/21/digital-native-fallacy-teachers-still-know-better-when-it-comes-to-using-technology-new-study/

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There’s a new battery technology on the horizon, and there’s a good chance it’s going to change the way you use your devices — soon.  By replacing the graphite anode in lithium-ion batteries with titanium dioxide nanotubes, researchers at Nanyang …

A paperless classroom offers students an interactive, resource-filled platform that also strengthens practical skills. With the right technology and careful implementation, the paperless classroom can create boundless possibilities for future education.

http://www.edudemic.com/ultimate-guide-paperless-classroom

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The question of whether or not something works is a basic one to ask when investing time and money in changing practice and in using new technologies. For learning analytics, the moral dimension adds a certain imperative, although there is …

Do you shop online? Follow the news on your iPad? Use Google to search for information? Of course you do. And you may well have noticed that these activities are becoming increasingly personalised experiences: ‘you recently bought X, you might …

A great collection of resources for teaching with the iPad.This will include resources from all of the best sources, from Apple’s own stuff to TeachThought to edutopia to MindShift to DMLCentral to Jackie Gerstein and more.

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/resources-for-teaching-with-ipads/

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The role of the institution and the changing nature of online learning.  The article addresses the specific question of assessment in open learning and in informal learning.

http://halfanhour.blogspot.ae/2014/09/beyond-assessment-recognizing.html

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Augmented Reality is exactly what the name implies: an augmented version of reality created by mixing technology with the known world. It might be a distorted, augmented, or less augmented version of the actual world but in its basic form, …

A great list of Education blogs by Teach100, a web service that ranks and scores hundreds of education blogs. It uses a complex set of algorithms to rank education blogs based on a number of data including social media popularity …

The inventor of the web says data must be owned by its subject, rather than corporations, advertisers, and analysts.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/08/sir-tim-berners-lee-speaks-out-on-data-ownership

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From citing a tweet to how to evaluate websites, these resources cover almost everything students need for developing their citation skills. Check them out below.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/04/excellent-guides-to-help-students-make.html

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Here are a few practical things you can do to help prevent cheating in your classroom.

http://teach4theheart.com/2014/10/13/8-ways-to-prevent-cheating/

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Using Google apps such as Google Forms and Google Sheets (spreadsheet similar to Microsoft Excel) is free and easy. These tools combine to provide and excellent way to receive feedback and even distribute self-graded quizzes.

http://teachamazing.com/create-surveys-and-graded-quizzes-with-google-drive/

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