Higher education is being reimagined by companies and agencies as being integrated with digital platforms and cloud infrastructures.
9 Things to Do Before Using a New Computer
Here are several things you should do when setting up a new computer or laptop to ensure the best experience.
How to Keep Students Organized in a Hybrid Model
With the right systems in place and explicit coaching, middle school students are better prepared to stay on track with their assignments.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-keep-students-organized-hybrid-model…
Will Zoom Apps be the next hot startup platform?
As Zoom usage exploded during the pandemic and it became a key tool for business and education, the idea of using a video conferencing platform to build a set of adjacent tooling makes a lot of sense. While the pandemic …
Mixkit Now Offers Free Sound Effects, Music, and Video Clips for Your Multimedia Projects
Mixkit is a good resource to bookmark and share with your students when they need music, sound effects, or b-roll videos to use in their own video projects, podcasts, or other multimedia presentations.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/11/mixkit-now-offers-free-sound-effects.html
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Can Active Collaboration and Participation Be Achieved With Digital Tools?
A reader sent me an email asking how they could use digital apps and tools to facilitate active collaboration in their classroom. I thought it was an interesting question, and so I decided to reply in the form of a …
OER and Online Learn Faculty Quick-Start Guide (PDF)
This guide seeks to support community college faculty in California and beyond in more effectively meeting the continued reality of online learning in response to COVID-19 and potential future crises—specifically through the use of OER.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kd-zDeZDuLXDPLzVQ3k70gGhqZ4vFWqB/view…
UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2020
From October 12 to 14, UNESCO held its 2020 edition of Mobile Learning Week (MLW), which provided a global perspective of the challenges of maintaining educational systems during the pandemic.
https://www.profweb.ca/en/publications/articles/unesco-mobile-learning-week-2020…
A New Google Drive Feature to Check for Plagiarism in Students Work
Originality reports is a new feature introduced by Google a few weeks ago that helps teachers conduct originality scans on students work. Instead of the traditional way of using Google Search to look for plagiarism, Originality reports, which is integrated …
Teacher’s New Assistant: Artificial Intelligence
Schools around the world are slowly adopting artificial intelligence to better tailor teaching to individual kids. One program maps a student’s mastery of math; another assesses literacy and screens for dyslexia. Critics are skeptical that this technology is as effective …
The incredible Pocketalk Classic mobile translator is on sale for $99
The Pocketalk Classic instantly translates your spoken words into one of 74 languages — and back again. Plus, it comes with two years of global mobile data, so there are no extra fees.
https://www.cnet.com/news/the-incredible-pocketalk-classic-mobile-translator-is-on-sale-for-99/…
Google’s Remote Work Policy Has 9 Great Tips You Should Definitely Steal Today
Google spoke to more than 5,000 employees to discover these remote work best practices. They provide a lesson in emotional intelligence.
‘Unfair surveillance’? Online exam software sparks global student revolt
The pandemic ushered in a golden age of remote test proctoring – but students say the technology can be invasive and biased.
4 Reasons Why Every Course Should Be Designed as an Online Course
One idea that I’d like to nominate for consideration would be a commitment to design every course as an online course. That’s right, every single course. Even if there are no current plans to expand online offerings in, say, a …
AI pioneer Geoff Hinton: “Deep learning is going to be able to do everything”
Thirty years ago, Hinton’s belief in neural networks was contrarian. Now it’s hard to find anyone who disagrees, he says.