DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
While there are so many iPad apps that deliver content, one of the best uses for technology in education is to make something with what you’re learning.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/7-creative-apps-that-allow-students-to-show-what-they-know/
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Here are three dead-simple ways to control your home computer from anywhere—your laptop, phone, or even a friend’s computer—as though you were sitting directly in front of it.
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There are many ways to use a smartphone in the classroom, but it continues to be a touchy subject. See 50 reasons that show it’s time to start embracing them into our classrooms.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/50-reasons-smartphones-belong-classroom/
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The app explosion continued through 2013, with digital storytelling and math being some of the most popular topics covered.
http://www.techlearning.com/magazine/0007/top-100-apps-of-the-year/54558
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Technology has brought more information to our fingertips, but does it also make us forget things more easily? The handy infographic below takes a look at how Google and its tools have changed how we find and retain information.
You want some great ed tech tools to use in your classroom? You got em’—50, to be exact! This article written by the folks from Edudemic features an extensive list of some of the most awesome technological tools you can …
If you travel a lot, you may want to listen to Wikipedia articles. Pediaphon provides a way to do this.
http://www.howtogeek.com/178730/how-to-create-mp3-files-from-wikipedia-articles/…
3D printing really does sound more like a plot point in a science fiction film than an implementable educational tool, but it’s swiftly becoming an accessible option to educators everywhere.
http://www.avatargeneration.com/2014/01/how-3d-printing-can-really-be-incorporated-into-schools/…
I’ve chosen some of the most useful tools to present in this list, which will hopefully be implemented in the teaching techniques of an increased number of educators during this year.
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-best-tools-for-teachers-and-students-use-2014.html
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The NSA has used secret technology to input and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to NSA documents provided by Edward Snowden, computer experts, and American officials.
Whether you’re interested in an accounting degree course, a course on Buddhism and Modern Psychology,something more artistic–maybe comic books?–there is great diversity here.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/free-online-courses-january-2014/
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Finding great content isn’t getting any easier. Search engines do what they can, but for many of us they’re not always adequate. And that’s where curation comes in.
http://www.instigatorblog.com/curation-of-the-web/2014/01/10/
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TED recently introduced a new initiative called TED-Ed Clubs. TED-Ed Clubs provide a framework for getting students together on a regular basis to talk about their big ideas.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/01/ted-introduces-ted-ed-clubs-to-get-kids.htm…