Five specific PowerPoint techniques lay out a pathway for reducing PowerPoint overload, each of which applies a research-based principle. By taking these five steps, you will be well on your way to communicating more effectively on the PowerPoint platform.
25 Books Every Technologist Should Read
This list is divided into 7 “Chapters”: Designing Technology, Designing Systems, Understanding Systems, Applied Technology – Network Design, Applied Technology – Narrative Design, Applied Technology – Human Design, and Designing New Realities.
https://ideaspaces.net/25-books-every-technologist-should-read/
…The Rise of Teacher Influencers And What it Takes to be One
Influencers connect with their audiences by creating content that people want to relate to. By nature, teachers are adept at creating connections across a variety of platforms to communicate with their students. Because teachers are so used to the necessity …
KQED launches free media literacy training course
San Francisco public radio station KQED this week announced it is launching a free workshop and self-paced online course to help increase media literacy. The resources are aimed at K-12 educators and other folks who are involved with teaching media, …
K-12 e-Learning in Canada annual report
The State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada report, and its accompanying publications on its project website, provides critical information and insight into how Canadian educational authorities and governments are integrating technology-supported approaches to prepare students for today’s economy …
Microsoft Edge Drop: transfer files between all Edge instances on all devices
Microsoft is testing a new feature called Drop in the Canary version of the company’s Edge web browser. Drop allows Edge users to transfer files and notes between all Edge instances on all devices that Edge is used on.
5 books Bill Gates recommends for the summer
Here are the books Gates recommends for the summer:
https://www.geekwire.com/2022/5-books-bill-gates-recommends-for-the-summer
…The perversion of the Internet: scraping and selling children’s data from ed tech tools
Most online learning platforms sent or granted access to children’s data to third-party companies, usually advertising technology (AdTech) companies. In doing so, they appear to have permitted the sophisticated algorithms of AdTech companies the opportunity to stitch together and analyze …
How to Create an Email Group and Distribution List in Outlook
Learn how to create an email group or a distribution list in Microsoft Outlook and see what a tremendous time saver it can be.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-email-group-distribution-list-in-outlook/
…TPACK Tried and Tested: Experiences of Post-Secondary Educators During COVID-19 Pandemic
This article explores educators’ experiences during the rapid shift from face-to-face to emergency virtual remote teaching and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and forty educators from a Canadian province completed a survey with Likert scale …
8 best Grammar checker tools for beginners
If you too are looking for a grammar checker tool, then here is a list of 8 grammar checker tools that will keep your work free from any grammatical and syntax errors.
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Multi-layered digital inequalities in HEIs: the paradox of the post-digital society
This paper explains the ways that digital inequalities are becoming more complex in higher education (HE).
…How To Find Free E-Books for Kindle, Browser, Phone, and More
You might think that you need to spend money to fill up your e-reader with great literature, but that’s not actually the case. If you know where to look, you can find a host of free e-books out there to …
WeVideo is an online platform that offers a suite of powerful video tools that include a screen and webcam recorder, a meme maker, and an online video
The way WeVideo works is simple: you can choose a video template to start with or create one from scratch, upload or record your video, drag and drop it to the editor timeline, edit it the way you want (e.g., …
How to Sync Data Across Microsoft Excel Documents
You can set up Excel to automatically import data from one file to another, which is a great feature for creating summary spreadsheets. Here’s how!
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