A digital hall-pass app that tracks bathroom trips is the latest school software to raise privacy concerns.
Google Earth’s creation tools help students tell stories with maps
With the goal of providing students with a new way to engage with learning through storytelling, Google Earth has unveiled a new set of new tools that enable maps to be customized and organized into visual narratives.
https://edscoop.com/google-earth-new-creation-tool-students-storytelling-maps/…
Learn How to Remove Google From Your Life Forever With These 5 Tools
Fed up with Google’s privacy misadventures and random service closures? These websites are on a mission to help you ditch Google forever and find great alternatives to every product and service.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/learn-remove-google-life-forever-5-tools/…
Presentation of the Week: Ethics, Analytics and the Duty of Care
How you can use impostor syndrome to your benefit
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More needs to be done to support teaching online in Canada
79% of institutions reported inadequate training for faculty as one of the main barriers to online learning, up from earlier years; the issue of faculty support and training for teaching online is significant and needs to be addressed in the …
Top 4 Digital transformations in the educational technology
Gone were the days where students use to follow traditional learning techniques which were quite boring. Modern technology has seeped into the classrooms and redefined the entire teaching and learning process, resulting in robust learning environment. Let me introduce the …
The 100 Best Inventions of 2019 selected by TIME
100 inventions making the world better, smarter and even a little bit more fun.
50 years later, the internet’s inventors are horrified by what it’s become
The first real internet connection happened 50 years ago—but those that sent the first messages on what would become the modern internet aren’t so pleased with their creation today.
Playpost: Instant podcasts of every article
Playpost transforms every article on the web into audio using industry-leading high-quality voices. So you can listen to it just like Podcasts and Audiobooks.
5 Benefits of Mobile Learning in the Modern Classroom
The smartphone offers new learning opportunities and provides approaches to foster the development of skills that are critical for learners delving further into the 21st century. However, there are many concerns about the distractions and challenges posed by smartphone usage …
Three Easy Ways to Create Forms That Accept File Uploads
Last week Microsoft announced that a new file collection option has been added to Microsoft Forms. That feature is the option to accept file uploads in response to questions. The file upload option is already available to some users and …
Transno – Quickly Turn Outlines and Notes into Mind Maps
Transno is a new service that lets you write notes and outlines that can then be turned into mind maps and flowcharts with just one click.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/11/transno-quickly-turn-outlines-and-notes.html…
Game show classroom: Comparing Kahoot!, Quizizz, Quizlet Live and Gimkit
The best features of game shows can be used to review and teach in the classroom. Kahoot!, Quizizz, Quizlet Live, and Gimkit can help. See their pros, cons and what makes them different.
New UNESCO Recommendation will promote access to educational resources for all
An important step was taken towards quality education and access to information for all, as UNESCO’s General Conference adopted a Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER).
https://en.unesco.org/news/new-unesco-recommendation-will-promote-access-educational-resources-all…