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Art that reveals how technology frames reality
New Book: 25 Years of Ed Tech
Martin Weller has written this book – a freely accessible eBook (224 page PDF) that looks at the last 25 years of educational technology.
Some of the Best Content Curation Tools for Teachers and Students
A collection of excellent web tools that will help you in your content curation. Using these tools will enable you to curate, organize, annotate and share digital content with your students.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/02/some-of-best-content-curation-tools-for.html…
Italian schools go digital as coronavirus shuts classrooms
For schoolchildren in northern Italy, the beginning of their second week blocked at home because of coronavirus saw a scramble to adapt digital alternatives to the classroom, ranging from online maths games to homework on Dante sent by WhatsApp.
How Innovations in Voice Technology Are Reshaping Education
We are just getting started with voice technology in education. From simple commands that retrieve stored information to a future where voice-activated AI coaches help us set and reach educational goals across a lifetime, the potential for growth is undeniable. …
Exploring Pedagogically Sound Practices for the Use of Smartphones
“We, the Adaptech Research Network, are looking at pedagogically-sound ways to use students’ smartphones in post-secondary teaching. Thanks to funding from the Entente Canada-Québec, we have had the last 2 terms to learn more about this topic. The first step …
Here Is A Great Tool for Creating Video Tutorials
Loom is an excellent web tool for creating quick video tutorials to share with your students or colleagues. The tool is very simple and easy to use, and most importantly, it is integrated with several services including Gmail, Google Docs, …
How to Use Mixkit to Find Free Audio and Video Clips for Your Projects
Mixkit is a good place to find free video clips and audio clips to use in your multimedia projects.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/02/how-to-use-mixkit-to-find-free-audio.html…
Robot uses AI to personalize teaching of autistic children
Researchers have developed a new personalized learning robot for autistic children that uses machine learning to adapt its lessons to each kid’s changing needs. The University of Southern California team put a “socially assistive robot” called Kiwi in the homes …
6 Research-Backed Study Techniques
If you want to get the maximum impact out of your study session, here are some top research-backed study techniques to optimize your time and retention.
https://www.emergingedtech.com/2020/02/6-research-backed-study-techniques/…
Why your brain is not a computer
For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?
Presentation of the Week: Ethics in the Use of Data & AI
How technology has changed what it’s like to be deaf
New Certification Rewards Education Products Backed by Research
In an effort to help educators, parents and other education technology consumers make better choices about the products they use, Digital Promise spent the last year developing a “research-based design” product certification.