At a time when we all seem to be looking to the cloud to store our data, Microsoft is looking to the sea. The company has been experimenting with a prototype underwater data centre, dropping it into the ocean …
Edtech and Elearning 2016: Top 200 Influencers and Brands
This time we scaled our list up to include the top 200 influencers and brands driving the edtech and elearning discussion.
http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/edtech-and-elearning-2016-top-200-influencers-and-brands/…
7 Nifty Office tricks to make a teacher’s life easier
The right technology makes lesson planning and essential tasks much easier and efficient for teachers. Check out these tips on how to utilize Office templates for shortcuts that help you save time for the important things you do in …
Here’s how artificial intelligence could solve the biggest problem in education
One of the reasons for the big dropout rates in MOOCs is that there are no teaching assistants. So you can sign up for a course, say in mathematics, or computer science, or web design, or whatever. But you …
Chinese billionaire launches world’s biggest education prize
Teachers and educationists from around the world will be able to compete for the world’s biggest education prize worth more than US$ 7 million.
This is your brain on communication
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Presentation of the Week: Learn Collaboratively with Web Tools
Google’s New Science Journal App Turns Your Android Phone Into a Lab Full of Sensors
The free app will turn an Android smartphone or tablet into laboratory full of experiments by grabbing data from the device’s various sound, light, and motion sensors.
http://gizmodo.com/googles-new-science-journal-app-turns-your-android-phon-1777844992…
Everything You Need to Migrate Your Home Office to Linux
Microsoft is thirstier than ever for users’ private data, and it is acting more hands-on than ever before. They want to control what software you run, and when you run your updates. It’s for this reason why many users …
The 2016 Dean’s List: EdTech’s 50 Must-Read Higher Ed IT Blogs
Blogging about the hottest education technology issues, these admin all-stars, IT gurus, education community experts and classroom leaders have proven their worth to their peers.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2016/05/higher-ed-must-read-it-blogs…
How To Test Your Internet Speed With Fast.com
Fast.com is a simple internet connection speed test tool launched by Netflix. It tells you the real-time download speeds and gives you a link to compare your results with the famous Ookla’s Speedtest.net.
http://fossbytes.com/test-internet-connection-speed-fast-com-netflix/…
Garbage in, garbage out: How to find wisdom in the age of information
With so much information swirling around us, we feel the need to answer with superficial and uninformed opinions instead of cultivating deep understanding. We’d rather have any answer than say ‘I don’t know’.
Why Colleges Should Take the Lead in Learning Analytics Development
The college classroom has been impenetrable for those seeking to understand how students learn. Education technology has changed that. Colleges now have access to a growing set of data about how students interact with—and learn from—the artifacts of their …
A Step by Step Guide to Help Teachers Create Facebook Pages for Their Classes
Facebook Pages is a feature in Facebook that allows you to create a virtual space for any sort of purpose you want. As a teacher you can use this service to create an online hub for you students.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/05/a-step-by-step-guide-to-help-teachers.htm…
Dell unveils 43-inch 4K monitor that can split into four independent 1080p panels
Dell’s newest P4317Q can run as a single monitor at 3840×2160, its real strength is as a bezel-less option to display up to four separate desktops, each at 1080p.