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Classroom of 2030: A flashforward to learning techniques
Education to not only use technology as tools but also to inculcate computational thinking.
Some Very Good Video Recording Tools for Teachers
Here are some powerful video screen capture tools you can use to record everything that takes place on your Chrome browser. Some of them support desktop recording allowing you to record your screen and not only tabs (e.g., Screencastify). As …
Microsoft Is Killing Skype Classic on November 1, and Here’s Why People Are Upset
After some delays, Microsoft is finally going to kill Skype Classic on November 1. If you’re a Skype user, you’ll have to upgrade from Skype 7 to Skype 8 or stop using Skype. Here’s what’s different, and why people are …
Artificial Intelligence: What’s The Difference Between Deep Learning And Reinforcement Learning?
With the rapid changes in the AI industry, it can be challenging to keep up with the latest cutting-edge technologies. In this post I want to provide easy-to-understand definitions of deep learning and reinforcement learning so that you can understand …
Now Apps Can Track You Even After You Uninstall Them
New trackers make it easy for developers to identify fed-up users and pester them with targeted ads.
When Will It Just Be Machines Talking to Machines?
Do you ever get the feeling that the machines are trying to influence the way you think, or take charge of your communicative acts?
https://blog.ouseful.info/2018/10/17/when-will-it-just-be-machines-talking-to-machines/
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The State of Video in Education 2018
Each year, we ask professionals working in education around the world how they see video being used in and out of the classroom. This year, more than 1,500 of you shared your thoughts on how and why you use video, …
Word Cloud Tools and Apps for Teachers
A word cloud is a visual representation of the frequencies of words in a text. Teachers can use word clouds for a variety of instructional purposes from creating class groups using students’ names to reflecting on lesson plans, this article …
Augmented Reality Apps to Use with Students in Your Class
We have already reviewed several educational AR tools and apps and have also shared this collection of excellent TED talks on the educational potential of AR technologies. Drawing on these resources together with EdSurge list, we have prepared for you …
How the Digital Age Is Affecting Students
Five books that give insight into how social media and technology are shaping today’s students and their learning.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-digital-age-affecting-students…
Transfer your handwritten notes to your computer with this genius pen
At first glance, this weird gadget looks like a highlighter from the future or some luxurious stylus. However, it’s actually packed with text recognition technology that turns your written words into RAW images and then transposes them onto your screen.…
Why we have an emotional connection to robots
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Presentation of the Week: Personal Learning vs Personalized Learning: What Needs to Happen
Internet should be a formal subject in schools
The internet should became a formal subject on the school curriculum – just like physics, chemistry and maths – according to an education academic. That’s because we live in an era where schoolchildren have “teachers and libraries in their pockets …