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.
Mixkit – Hundreds of Free Music and Video Clips for Multimedia Presentations
Mixkit is a website that offers hundreds of free music files and videos that you can download to use in your multimedia projects. The licensing terms for assets on Mixkit are clear. You can download videos and audio files from …
How to Create Interactive Videos, Three Options
Three interesting free tools to help you create interactive videos.
https://practicaledtech.com/2020/02/24/how-to-create-interactive-videos-three-options/…
Gmail’s new search filter feature will make it easier to find an email
Despite Google’s dominance and expertise in search-related algorithms, it’s often hard to find a particular email in Gmail. The company is now trying to solve this problem with a new filter feature called “Search Chips.”
Dawson Active Learning Community shared with the cegep network
Dawson College teachers Selma Hamdani and Yann Brouillette share their experience with the innovative pedagogy of active learning and the peer support of the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) in a new video requested by the Ministère de l’Éducation et …
The misshapen pieces of Google’s disinformation magazine
Jigsaw, a unit of Google previously known as Google Ideas, recently launched a digital magazine called The Current, which aims to “explore today’s digital threats and solutions.