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The EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Preview provides summaries of each of the upcoming edition’s trends, challenges, and important developments in educational technology, which were ranked most highly by the expert panel.

https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2019/2/2019horizonreportpreview.pdf…

Looking at Hypothesis, Genius and Google Docs.

https://tomcritchlow.com/2019/02/12/annotations/…

If smartphones are harming our ability to focus, how should teachers change their methods to give children the skills they need?

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190220-how-can-a-distracted-generation-learn-anything…

There are different ways to embed eLearning options on blogs. In this post, you’ll see six different free tools that you might find useful to make your class blog or website more interactive.

https://flipboard.com/topic/educationtechnology/six-tools-to-create-interactive-learning-content-on-your-blog/a-cnp6n60DR-CuahZ04W9SMQ%3Aa%3A348310537-ac4b0d329a%2Ftheedublogger.com…

Samsung’s first truly flexible device converts from a phone to a tablet and will be available April 26.

https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-fold-is-here-with-six-cameras-two-batteries-for-1980/

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What if the work that students created served as the launching pad for building and nurturing connections? How might tools and schools organize themselves with this virtuous cycle wherein learning and connecting are intricately linked?

https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/how-sharing-work-can-build-students-networks/…

Video Converter is a good web tool and Chrome app that allows you to convert a wide range of media format to  MP4, AVI, MPEG, FLV, 3GP. For teachers, this simple tool does serve the purpose, for those of you …

A 2019 update from members of the Canada OER Group, a growing assembly of educators collaboratively working on open educational resources across the country.

https://bccampus.ca/2019/02/19/canada-oer-group-2019-update/…

This work speaks to how changes impact learning at a concrete and practical level by creating changes in the lives of individual learners. It looks at what learning will become and how we provide for that new kind of learning.…

Here are some of the websites and apps for digital books. These platforms provide a wide variety of features that include: search for and access digital textbooks, rent or buy textbooks, and some of them  (e.g Chegg) offers homework help …

Below, 13 experts share their recommendations for beginners interested in learning coding.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/02/22/want-to-learn-coding-check-out-these-resources-recommended-by-tech-experts/#5b614dfc5d6f…