Category: Edtech

Below are 35 proven psychological phenomena that affect you and your students every day:

http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/35-education-psychology-tricks…

Here are 10 important links that every Google user should know about. They are tucked away, somewhere deep inside your Google Account dashboard, and they may reveal interesting details about you that are known to Google. Let’s get started.

http://www.labnol.org/internet/important-google-urls/28428/…

This article gives a thorough state-of-the-art account of how ghostwritten papers may be detected and deterred. I offer this account as a resource to educators, administrators and schools who wish to better understand and more ably combat ghostwriting in their …

The search giant’s low-cost laptops were the best-selling devices in the K-12 market last quarter.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/google-chromebooks-have-officially-taken-over-the-education

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We’re going to tell you how to record phone calls on your smartphone, but we strongly advise that you check whether this is legal in your region before you follow these steps. Needless to say, don’t record calls if it …

While iCloud Drive behaves like a full featured file manager on both Windows and Mac, that isn’t the case on iPhone or iPad. There just isn’t an iCloud Drive app on mobile. So, if you want to access iCloud Drive …

Wearable passwords and keys are becoming more prevalent, and the Everykey is the latest device to enter the game with a “fashion meets security and convenience” proposition. The wristband uses Bluetooth technology to easily unlock smartphones, tablets or computers, not …

Learn how Canadians are integrating technology into the classroom.

http://edtechreview.in/data-statistics/1382-infographic-how-canadians-are-integrating-technology-into-the-classroom

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A brief guide to making the most of your interactive whiteboard which I’ve called, logically enough, Making the most of your interactive whiteboard. Originally, this was in response to a request I received while teaching on a teacher-training course recently.…

Moodle has become one of the most popular online learning management programs for teachers in all grade levels to utilize. Much of this is thanks to how easy it is for people to utilize a Moodle activity report for their …

The infographic embedded below details the most useful Google apps for the iPad. These are the apps that I find most useful not only for teachers, but any Google user.

http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/an-infographic-guide-to-google-apps-for-the-ipad

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What the videos and quizzes have done is help with tracking data, assigning practice exercises, and supplementing instruction into existing classroom structures. Researchers found a positive correlation with increased test scores, but little else to show that Khan Academy tools …

Entrepreneurial activity in the field of education technology (commonly referred to as ‘edtech’) is picking up, so we decided to shed some light on 15 European startups that are tackling this space.

http://tech.eu/features/2956/european-edtech-mooc-startups/

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