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
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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.
Socratic is Google’s AI studying tool for HS, college students
Google wants to tackle how “students often get ‘stuck’ while studying” outside the classroom. Searching on Google.com is one way to find answers, but the company now offers a more dedicated lookup experience catered towards learning. Last year, Google acquired …
Big Screens Are Actually Better for You
A study from 2018 found that screen size was directly and significantly related to how well students did on a test. For learning in the short term, larger screens made a big difference, but less so in the long term.…
Videoconferencing to Build Bridges Between Student Communities
“In 2017 and 2018, I organized 2 very successful trips to Vancouver with my students, enrolled in the Language profile of Cégep Limoilou’s Arts, Letters and Communication program. Because this type of cultural exchange adds great value to the career …