VLine is a free cloud video conferencing platform that enables easy, seamless video communication over a browser.
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Why Android Phones Slow Down Over Time and How to Speed Them Up
Do Android phones and tablets slow down over time? Many people seem to think so. We’ll look at the reasons why devices slow down and how to battle slow downs.
http://www.howtogeek.com/183004/why-android-phones-slow-down-over-time-and-how-to-speed-them-up/…
Glean: Find the Best Videos in Education for You
Glean is a new service designed to help teachers and students locate educational videos. As a teacher you could have all of your students watch a video and enter their their questions in the margin next to the video.
How to edit GIFs without resorting to Photoshop
Sometimes those little pieces of bitmapped magic need just a wee tweaking before they’re ready for prime time in an email or on Tumbr.
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Five Ways Tech is Transforming the Classroom in 2014
So what technology trends might you see if you walk into tomorrow’s classroom, today? If your school is lucky enough to have the required funds, these would make it cooler than James Bond dropping you off at the school gates.…
The Most Important Thing to Know to Prevent Technology Problems During a Lecture
What’s the single most important consideration in working to ensure a successful technology-enabled presentation?
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Presentation of the Week: Top Internet & Technology Trends for 2014
Why good hackers make good citizens
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The Beginner’s Visual Guide To Connected Learning
The handy infographic below takes a more in depth look at connected learning. What are the main concepts, and why is it good in our classrooms? Simple and to the point!
http://www.edudemic.com/connected-learning/
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How to Supercharge Your Dropbox or Google Drive with Wappwolf
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could just drop a PDF in a folder and it would automatically show up on your Kindle? Or if imported photos automatically scaled themselves down to a smaller size? Or if your PDF documents …
31 iPad Apps For A Smoother-Running Classroom
From apps that keep time, do one calls, choose groups, promote desired behavior, keep notes, create to-do lists, record grades, or make calendar sharing social, there are 31 here that can help make your life as a teacher easier.
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/30-ipad-apps-smoother-running-classroom/…
How to Make the Transition to a Flipped Classroom
Normal teaching is hard enough, right? Well, let’s just add one more layer of complexity to it: flipped classrooms. So let’s get a few things out of the way first about flipped learning:
http://blog.quizbean.com/how-to-make-the-transition-to-a-flipped-classroom/
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Six trends that will accelerate the adoption of technology in higher education
We take a look at the six “key trends” picked out in theNMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition.
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5 Web Tools to Add Comments and Questions to Educational Videos
If you are looking for web tools to create video lessons or platforms to help you flip your classroom , the tools below are probably what you need. These are the tools I have already covered in separate posts here …
How To Create A Custom Search Engine For Your Students
Below is an overview of the steps, from naming the search engine and choosing the sites you’d like students to select from, to customizing search features and sharing the link with students.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/how-to-create-a-custom-search-engine-for-your-students/
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