Slido is an online tool that enables you to make interactive presentations and meetings. It allows you to run live polls and add interactive quizzes and surveys to your presentations. Results of your polls can be displayed live as you …
What Is QRishing and How Can You Avoid It?
QRishing is a form of phishing attack where hackers exploit QR codes to steal private information, install malicious software on a device, or direct a person to an unsafe website. So how do these attacks work? How can you avoid …
A Call to More Equitable Learning: How Next-Generation Badging Improves Education for All
This paper is a good overview of the case for badges and a description (with some case studies) of their potential application, but aside from a one-sentence nod to Mozilla it does not get into any detail at all about …
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2022
The list is divided it into three sections: tools that support personal learning (PPL), tools for workplace learning (WPL), and tools for education. “It has become clear that whilst 2021 was the year of experimentation – with an explosion of …
A Great Alternative to Quizlet
Knowt is a free tool that I’ve written about a few time in the last couple of years. It’s a tool that you can use to create flashcards from scratch or by importing a document and letting Knowt automatically generate …
Protect Your Privacy on the Go With These Portable Windows Apps
Public hotspots and PCs are dangerous for your privacy. Protect yourself while you’re out and about with these portable privacy apps for Windows.
These sites offer thousands of free online classes on just about everything
Take that college course you missed out on, get better at your job, or learn a new skill altogether with these free online learning resources.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90784573/best-free-online-classes…
A ‘Goldilocks amount’ of time spent online could be good for teenagers’ wellbeing
Poor mental wellbeing in adolescents associated with low as well as high levels of digital engagement in study of 6,000 young people.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220601111818.htm…
I’m afraid’: critics of anti-cheating technology for students hit by lawsuits
New technology meant to detect cheating by students taking tests at home could invade privacy, raise anxiety and be discriminatory.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/26/anti-cheating-technology-students-tests-proctorio…
How to Translate a PDF File Into Any Language
If you have a PDF file in a foreign language, or if you need to send a PDF to someone in another language, here’s how you translate them.
https://www.makeuseof.com/translate-pdf-file-into-any-language/…
Not a math person? Duolingo wants to help.
Duolingo’s app made learning languages fun. Now it wants to do the same—for math.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/duolingo-math-app-beta-testing/…
Checklist: Is Your Campus Ready for Hybrid Learning?
Take these steps to ensure you have the proper infrastructure and policies in place to support remote learning.
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Metaverse education: from university to metaversity
The emergence of XR –devices and the (3D) metaverse today can match and even exceed the respective societal impacts of the smartphone and (2D) Internet years back. We are in for a treat over the years to come! A treat …
Microsoft Teams is getting an under-the-hood upgrade to boost performance
Microsoft is preparing a behind-the-scenes upgrade for collaboration platform Teams that it says will offer users a heightened level of performance.
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Enhance online quizzes with Moodle 4.0 question bank improvements
In Moodle 4.0, the question bank makes it easier for teachers and course creators to manage and collaborate on quiz questions. In the question bank, teachers can now decide whether a new question is published and ready to use or …