DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
We often write about how technology can help teachers, but sometimes it’s useful to take a step back and consider how teachers influence technology. A tech-savvy nation starts with tech-savvy teachers.
http://www.edudemic.com/teachers-will-change-the-future-of-tech/
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Here are some apps for iPads — along with a few other tips — that can transform your daily lessons and are definitely worth checking out!
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/11-virtual-tools-math-classroom-monica-burns
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Colleges and universities are facing new competition for customers–students and their parents–from startups delivering similar goods (knowledge, credentials, prestige) more affordably and efficiently. Here’s a rundown of some of those startups.
http://www.inc.com/ilan-mochari/16-startups-that-will-disrupt-the-education-market.html…
Texthelp Study Skills is a very good Google Doc add-on. Students can use it to help them with their studies. It allows them to select, highlight, and group content for review and learning.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/a-very-good-google-doc-app-for-helping.html
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Super Quiz is an excellent Google Sheets add-on that allows teachers to add some amazing functionalities to the quizzes they create through Google Forms.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/easy-way-to-grade-quizzes-using-super-quiz-tool.html
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Creating short, unedited audio recordings is a good way for students to record and share their reflections on things that they have learned and observed in your classroom. The following five tools can all be used for creating and sharing …
As more Millennials assume leadership positions around the world, organizations are becoming increasingly concerned with how to ensure their success. However, most existing research on those born between the early ‘80s and late ‘90s is skewed toward understanding what a …
Amazon has been using reader feedback to find and publish new titles via Kindle Press, using the Kindle Scout program it introduced back in October of last year. The Scout platform uses votes from readers to select what books get …
If you have ever wanted to build your own search engine, the directions contained in the slides and videos below will get you started on the right path.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/how-to-build-your-own-search-engine.html
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Millions of students around the world are eligible for free Office from their school and today we are announcing that we’ve made it easy for all eligible students globally to sign up themselves to get Office 365 and install free …
Gathering information about students and materials is just the beginning. Learning management systems (LMS) and other technologies are already collecting data and generating charts in the background via user-friendly dashboard tools.
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/how-learning-analytics-will-forever-change-education/…
In the videos embedded below I demonstrate how use EduCanon, VideoNotes, EDpuzzle, Versal, and Otus to create and distribute flipped video lessons.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/5-videos-on-making-flipped-video-lessons.html
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Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015.
http://www.teachthought.com/trends/elearning/50-free-online-courses-for-educators-spring-2015/
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