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Learning Management Systems in Canada
Canada has a long history with learning management systems.However, this post is not about Canadian companies, but rather the LMS that are used by Canadian colleges and universities.
How to Put Together a Hackathon for Your Students
Don’t be daunted by the word “hackathon.” People might hear the work “hack” and have negative thoughts, but this type of “hack” is awesome. While it’s a word that used to have a bad rap, it’s now used to …
An app that stops college students from using their phones
Pocket Points is an app that rewards students for not using their phones while in class.
http://www.businessinsider.com/pocket-point-pays-to-not-use-phone-2016-4…
We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely
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Presentation of the Week: Preparing for the Future of Education. Take A Look Around You
Lookback: Create screencasts with video and audio of yourself and a mobile app
Lookback lets you capture the screen, face, voice and all the touches/clicks on a device, and then automatically upload it to your dashboard for you to view, collaborate, and share.
Want To Set Up A Moodle Grade Book To Manage Assignments With Different Weightings?
A public Google Doc that gives a full tutorial about how to set up weighted grading. Fantastic stuff and another example of the power of the Moodle community.
Word Clouds Revisited! 35+ Activities, Web Tools & Apps
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
Learn Computer Science And Programming With Google’s New Education Website
Google has launched a new computer science education website that acts as the ultimate place for getting in touch with Google’s effort in this field. Go ahead, check out Google’s new CS EDU website. Also, don’t forget to explore …
Google’s new Chrome extension lets you save web pages and images for later
For those that do find saving stuff for later useful, you might want to look at a new Chrome extension from Google, called Save to Google.
http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/save-to-google/#ivxPpgd8cZqT…
100 Google Apps Tutorial Videos
The topics covered include features within Google Maps, Blogger, Google Sites, Google Classroom, Google Forms, Gmail, domain admin, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/04/100-google-apps-tutorial-videos.html…
Top 10 Countries Having The Fastest Average Internet Speed
Speed of the internet is what the digital population is concerned about. So, how fast is the internet around the world in different countries? Let’s have a look the top 10 countries in the world having highest average internet …
15 Research Tools and Resources For Presentations
Creating great presentations is hard work. It takes creative content, an enticing title, beautiful slides, and effective promotion. Use your time more effectively with the tools and resources included below.
https://blog.slideshare.net/2015/11/23/15-research-tools-and-resources-for-presentations…
Excellent Infographic Reminders About Excellent Course Design
Lewis Carr has recently published two infographics relating to course design that I thought were worth sharing as they serve as excellent reminders about how to make the eLearning experience something unique – especially when delivering over mobile.