New site offers mobile-responsive, search-optimized experience to a growing global audience of learners.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/mit-opencourseware-launches-nextgen-platform-0413…
Tech Tools That Help Teachers and Students Exchange Feedback
Teachers can use these tools to give students feedback—and seek feedback in return—to support deeper understanding and growth.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/tech-tools-help-teachers-and-students-exchange-feedback…
AI Helps Teachers Spot Students With Learning Difficulties
Artificial intelligence helps teachers identify which of their students have learning difficulties, according to a new study. Teachers make more accurate assessments of learning difficulties such as dyslexia and ADHD among their students if they are given AI-generated feedback rather …
How to Change the Way Windows Runs Depending on the Time of Day
Here’s how you can automatically customize your Windows system as time passes, like changing the wallpaper or lowering the volume.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/change-the-way-windows-runs-depending-on-the-time-of-day/…
3 Ways to Stop Your Phone From Being Tracked
Your smartphone can be used to track you in many ways, but you can keep this to a minimum if you’re diligent. Here, we’ll teach you how.
Five Great Speech to Text Chrome Extensions to Try Out
Speech to text, or voice to text, technology uses the power of speech recognition to enable you to navigate the web using simple voice commands. Several platforms have already adopted this technology popular among them is Google Search. With a …
15 Must-Have Windows Apps and Software for Any New PC
Got a new computer? Here’s the essential Windows 10 software you need when setting up a new PC.
https://www.makeuseof.com/new-windows-pc-must-have-applications-to-install-first
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Boosting Engagement With Social Annotation!
In my experience, students of all ages need help to stay focused. In theory, annotation helps them pay attention while reading. The act of commenting and questioning enables a closer read so it also helps students understand the ideas in …
I Analyzed 13 TED Talks on Improving Your Memory — Here’s the Quintessence
In her talk, brain researcher and professor Lara Boyds explains what science currently knows about neuroplasticity. In essence, your brain can change in three ways.
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How to copy text from anywhere on the web
There might be part of a site that doesn’t easily let you copy some text, or maybe the text you need to copy is part of an image. So we’re going to talk about a few tools to capture text …
The best E-learning apps for remote students
Let’s take a look at some promising applications that facilitate interactive e-learning.
https://www.androidguys.com/promoted-news/the-best-e-learning-apps-for-remote-students/…
Using machine learning to improve student success in higher education
Deploying machine learning and advanced analytics thoughtfully and to their full potential may support improvements in student access, success, and the overall student experience.
What open-source alternatives are there to Microsoft Office?
For computer users of all ages, the idea of an “Office Suite” is intimately linked with Microsoft. Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are now taught in schools, installed by default on our PCs, an essential skill on our résumés, and is …
Reading Progress in Teams: a Pronunciation and Diction Coach for Your Students
Do you teach a second or foreign language? Do you have students whose first language is not the language of instruction? Do you teach a discipline in which the accurate pronunciation of field-related terminology is important? Then you may be …
20 ways to use OrbitNote for PDFs in the classroom
PDF files are a helpful classroom tool. Use OrbitNote to give your students’ PDF files new superpowers and level up learning.