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Brave is an open-source browser based on the Chromium project. Brave rose to fame as a browser focused on privacy and anonymity. In June, the company launched the beta version of its own search engine that prioritizes privacy above all …

Students express concern about the amount and the personal nature of information shared with exam proctoring companies.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210805180657.htm…

Finding it difficult to engage your students online and keep their interest? Here are 5 tools teachers can use to engage their online students.

https://www.makeuseof.com/teachers-tools-better-engage-online-students/…

Canadian Geographic offers this awesome interactive Indigenous Peoples Atlas for free. This is definitely a great addition to our back to school resources. The Atlas is designed and enhanced to be used directly with students in class. It contains four …

As we are transitioning back into physical learning environments, are you doing away with the online materials created during the pandemic and going back to printed handouts? Or are you looking for innovative and effective ways to integrate some of …

An updated list of mind mapping and flowchart creation tools.

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/fifteen-tools-for-creating-mind-maps.html…

Many teachers had to adapt to a remote, technology-driven environment quickly — and I’m proud of how they’ve risen to the task for the sake of their students. With the new school year approaching, and the pandemic still in progress, …

Reading Progress will help teachers build students’ confidence and reading fluency at a time when face-to-face contact is less frequent.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-teams-teachers-get-a-free-ai-tool-to-monitor-students-reading-fluency/…

Slow connections are the bane of anyone working, studying, or trying to stay entertained at home. This is how to fix the most common problems.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-is-my-internet-so-slow-here-are-reasons-and-how-to-fix-them/…

After a year of screens, young Quebecers are keen to re-learn how to interact with peers.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cegep-college-quebec-in-person-virtual-learning-1.6148462…

SolveMe engages students in hands-on math learning experiences using the educational power of puzzles to help them develop key mathematical skills. The site offers three main sets of puzzles: MysteryGrid, Who Am I?, and Mobiles.

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2021/08/solveme-great-website-to-help-students.html…

The so-called hybrid classroom emerged as the preferred choice for some boards as the province shifted between online and in-person learning due to the COVID-19 situation during the last academic year. That model is expected to return in several schools …

Are you creating an online course, event or conference? If you’re not a programmer, and if you don’t have a lot of money to spend, this guide will get you started. Read it from top to bottom to get a …

Remember how teachers always told us we wouldn’t have a calculator in our back pocket, and then smartphones ruined that particular excuse for learning math? Google is doing the same with the elements through their new interactive periodic table, which …

Pre-pandemic research about courses offered online and in-person found students took online courses selectively and strategically.

https://theconversation.com/do-university-students-want-more-online-learning-post-pandemic-heres-what-some-chose-before-covid-19-164044…