Category: Edtech

Flash is dying a slow death and different tech giants are giving it severe blows from time-to-time. Along the similar paths, Google has detailed its plans to kill Flash by blocking the most content on its Chrome web browser. …

Under proposed changes to the UK’s university education system, companies such as Google and Facebook could be allowed to set up their own academic institutions in the country capable of awarding degrees.

http://thenextweb.com/uk/2016/05/16/facebook-google-allowed-award-university-degrees-uk…

This integration with Google Drive means that you can add more context to your notes by adding  relevant content from Google Drive such as documents, drawings, images and many more.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/05/new-evernote-is-now-integrated-with.html…

This in-depth tutorial will tell you almost every single possible way to check and increase your internet connection speed. And, this article should be able to provide solutions like making the Wi-Fi speed faster and increasing the internet connection …

We wanted to build a better group sharing experience, so we made a new app called Spaces that lets people get people together instantly to share around any topic. With Spaces, it’s simple to find and share articles, videos …

Here are a few ideas as a kind of quick overview, with general summaries for each. I’ve added “tags” for each domain so that we can begin to see how existing and emerging initiatives (e.g., personalized learning), trends (e.g., …

This data science glossary has the goal of putting more substance behind the hype and demystifying the work happening across higher education, with the most popular, useful terms for higher education.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-04-decode-data-science-speak-with-this-glossary-for-higher-ed…

Bluetooth keyboards offer a winning combination of portability and cross-device compatibility — but they’re not perfect for everyone. Should you get one? Here are six reasons why you may want to rethink the Bluetooth keyboard.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-reasons-not-buy-bluetooth-keyboard/…

PBL combines standards-based curriculum with empowering students to solve real world challenges. So why is PBL having such a problem with scale? And what can we do to address wider adoption? Here are 4 ideas to bring project-based learning into …

Educators are finding more uses for Office 365 both inside and outside of the classroom. The benefits are so far-reaching that sometimes it can be difficult to keep up. To help, we’ve compiled a short list of valuable tips.

https://www.gaggle.net/speaks/5-quick-office-365-tips-for-educators/…

The Kindle Oasis is a major departure. It’s an asymmetrical design that’s dramatically thinner and lighter than the Touch design, but with one wider, thicker edge that contains the battery and doubles as a handle. The device itself sacrifices …

Is technology the panacea that we’re all searching for? Nope—but it can help.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-07-five-myths-about-classroom-technology-and-what-to-do-instead…