The Facebook news feed is public and Messenger is private…right? Not quite: Facebook routinely scans your Messenger conversations, and in some cases human employees may review them.
4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment
Google Keep is one of my favorite G Suite tools! One fun way to use Google Keep is for feedback. In this post, I’ve got 4 ways to use Google Keep for feedback and assessment.
https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-ways-to-use-google-keep-for-feedback-and-assessment/…
Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More Effectively From Print Textbooks Than Screens
While new forms of classroom technology like digital textbooks are more accessible and portable, it would be wrong to assume that students will automatically be better served by digital reading simply because they prefer it.
How to choose an iPad: A practical guide to Apple’s tablets
There were a lot of iPad models on store shelves for a while there and Apple caught some well-deserved flack for the complexity of its tablet portfolio, most of it centered around the difference — or lack thereof — between …
12 Good Augmented Reality Apps to Use in Your Instruction
Augmented reality technologies are transforming the way we live, learn and interact with each other. We have prepared for you this updated collection of some of the best AR apps to use in your instruction. You may want to go …
Meet the ‘Study Tubers’: The YouTubers making studying cool
There’s a new online phenomenon on the rise – and it’s swapping looks for books. Meet the ‘StudyTubers’.
Adobe Spark for Education Now Available for Schools
If you’re looking to create narrated videos, printed materials, graphics, or writing assignments that students can quickly and easily turn in, you want Spark.
Millennials have created a form of written English that’s as expressive as spoken English
The spelling and grammar rules do not apply on the Millennial Internet. That’s because millennials have created a new rulebook for a variant of written English unique to social media. A rulebook which states that deliberately misspelled words and misused …
Here Is Another Excellent Website to Help Students Learn Coding
Codesters is another excellent website we are adding to our collection of coding resources. Codesters provides students with an easy and simple editor where they can engage in creative coding projects using Python.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/04/here-is-another-excellent-website-to.html…
How babies learn – and why robots can’t compete
If we could understand how the infant mind develops, it might help every child reach their full potential. But seeing them as learning machines is not the answer.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/03/how-babies-learn-and-why-robots-cant-compete…
Math can help uncover cancer’s secrets
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Presentation of the Week: Why Teachers Are More Important than Ever
Universal Design for Learning Is About Access
UDL points to the obvious: some people need to be accommodated, sometimes permanently, sometimes just for the moment. “Placing options in the design of our courses, and having more choices for students in how they interact with materials, with each …
12 Things students can do with their phones in class, other than texting
Most teachers will agree that texting, social networking and using other online communication apps on their smartphones will interfere with college students’ learning. However, many teachers do not realise the potential of these powerful devices in education.
The Edublogger’s Guide To Podcasting
This guide will help you understand what podcasts are, why they’re popular, and how to access or create your own podcasts. We’ve also included a PDF with 50 ideas for student created podcasts.