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I have always found it helpful to look at tools from the students’ perspectives as well as my teacher perspective. Doing that helps me better understand how students will use the tools and better prepares me to help them troubleshoot …

These steps all involve some degree of convenience trade-off, so consider your comfort level and risk profile and adjust accordingly. A lot of it, though, you can implement with minimal interruption to your regularly scheduled smartphone usage.

https://www.wired.com/story/nsa-tips-smartphone-data-canon-ransomware-twitter-bug-security-news…

You’ll be able to take photos of math problems to bring up step-by-step solutions and concept explainers.

https://www.engadget.com/google-lens-socratic-math-problems-102931355.html…

Microsoft Teams has already launched a bunch of stunning new features over the last few months as it looks to challenge Zoom in the video conferencing market. This week, Teams has launched some previously announced features as part of a …

This paper reports on a collaborative test of 15 web-based text-matching systems that can be used when plagiarism is suspected. The sobering results show that although some systems can indeed help identify some plagiarized content, they clearly do not find …

While some students returned to campus and in-person learning, “back to something resembling normal” may not occur until some point in 2021 or later, but not before. Faculty are exploring what online teaching reality means for them. What is the …

Recently, I listened to Bill Gates sharing his free, yet priceless lessons on how he reads books. Here are his top three reading practices and how to apply them.

https://medium.com/the-ascent/these-3-practices-by-bill-gates-will-change-how-you-read-15f3c574bef2…

To help you become knowledgeable online educators, inform your remote teaching practices and optimize your distant instructional experience, we have this collection of excellent reads to share with you. These are educational guides that will introduce you to the intricacies …

Creately is another great tool we are adding to our distance education resources. Creately provides you with a visual collaborative space where you and your colleagues can sketch out concepts, brainstorm plans, and hold synchronous video chats. 

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/07/here-is-another-collaborative-tool-to.html…

Wear the C-Face Mask and you aren’t just granted clean, purified air… you also get the power to talk in multiple languages! Designed by Japan-based Donut Robotics, the C-Face mask is a universal mask-cover that fits on top of your …

As you make your transition to remote instruction, Microsoft Teams for Education becomes an integral element in your teaching digital toolkit. With the multiple features it provides, Microsoft Teams can tremendously transform your online teaching and help you enhance your …

As part of the Canadian Pulse Project, which is tracking the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on higher education institutions, we gathered data via a survey that asked administrators and faculty questions related to COVID-19 and higher education. In …

Microsoft has announced a “new learning app for MS Teams”. Does that mean it’s game over for large parts of the learning tech market? Well, not quite. This post explains why in six sections.

https://learn.filtered.com/thoughts/microsoft-learning-app-teams…