With student outcomes being a key performance metric for higher education institutes, many are turning to leverage data to glean insights and drive improved outcomes. “For many institutions, student performance has a direct impact on rankings. AI can be a …
The Practical Ed Tech Handbook
This guide is designed to provide you with an overview of a selection of free web tools,
websites, and mobile apps that have utility in nearly every K-12 classroom. In each section you will find more than one tool that …
Rethink ED: 3 Hallmarks of the Future of Learning
This article captures three meta-aspects of future learning that seem right: equity, student-centered learning, and real-world learning. Transforming that set of expectations into pedagogy and infrastructure is another matter, however.
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/09/rethink-ed-3-hallmarks-of-the-future-of-learning…
7 Free PowerPoint Alternatives for Your Presentation Needs
Here are some free PowerPoint alternatives. None of them are quite as good, but many of them are good enough for most users—especially if you aren’t in a business setting. Here are the best free alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-free-powerpoint-alternatives-presentation-needs/…
How to Create a Transcript of Any YouTube Video
In the following video you can see how to use SnackVids to create a searchable transcript of videos that you find on YouTube. As you’ll see in the video, the transcript is not only searchable but all of the keywords …
Presentation of the Week: Edtech startups competition live pitches
My Top 5 Tools for Social Studies Teachers and Students (Non-Google Edition)
Here are my top five non-Google tools for social studies teachers and students.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/09/my-top-5-tools-for-social-studies.html…
I Quit Social Media for a Year and Nothing Magical Happened
I made a resolution in September of 2018 that I would quit social media indefinitely. This seemed to be a good decision because of the literal hundreds of articles detailing gains from the benign better interpersonal relationships to the fantastical …
How To Integrate And Manage Video Games In Your Classroom
Here are some best practices on how to integrate videogames in a classroom.
http://www.techedupteacher.com/how-to-integrate-and-manage-video-games-in-your-classroom/…
Emerging Technologies: Reimagining How Students Learn With eLearning
Technological innovations are revolutionizing the education sector. Here are insights into how emerging technologies are currently changing the way students learn and the potential technological transformations in the days to come.
https://elearningindustry.com/emerging-technologies-reimagining-students-learn…
8 Ways EdTech Startups Are Setting Classroom-Innovation Trends
Technology in education is changing how we think about learning and success.
How Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Education In School
Artificial Intelligence isn’t only intended to simulate human behavior, it is being developed to provide smart applications and solutions at various scales. Education is one sector which can make use of AI to improve the overall quality of teaching and …
Build Skills for 2030 Now With These Ideas
As educators today, it’s no longer about simply planning instruction with our students in mind. We also have to consider how changing technology trends and important societal issues will impact our students both now and beyond high school. We need …
How AI is Learning to Play with Words
Imagine you go to a bookstore, and you notice and exciting cover. You pick the book, read the summary at the back, and the rave reviews. The plot seems intriguing enough, but when you check for the writer, it says …
The 12 Best How-To Sites That Everyone Should Bookmark
If you need some help with life’s little chores, the internet is full of guidance. But which sites should you head to when you need some advice? Here are 12 how-to sites that everyone needs to have saved in their …
