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How three disruptive technologies can work together to change the world as we know it
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the Internet of Things are common buzzwords these days, but so often, businesses and individuals alike think of each in its own silo. That’s a disservice to emerging tech because combining each concept’s strengths will …
Presentation of the Week: Blockchain in Education
Technology that knows what you’re feeling
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An Easy Speech-to-Text Option for Word, OneNote, and PowerPoint
Word, OneNote, and PowerPoint users have a new speech-to-text option. A new dictation option has been added to Office 365. The dictation tool will transcribe your spoken words into text on your screen.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/06/an-easy-speech-to-text-option-for-word.html…
Microsoft buys edtech startup Flipgrid and makes the video discussion tool free for all schools
Flipgrid makes a video discussion tool widely used in classrooms. Teachers can create a visual “grid” for a classroom with one or more topics, and students respond with short videos on browsers, tablets, smartphones, or Chromebooks.
Online Course Creation for Dummies
Developers at Penn State believe their new tool will make creating online courses easier than ever, even for the non-tech savvy.
3 Powerful Tools to Clip and Save Web Content
In today’s post, we are sharing with you 5 excellent Chrome extensions you can use to clip and save web content right into any of the popular cloud storage platforms you use. In this way you will be able to …
7 Reasons the Virtual Reality Classroom is the Future of EdTech
How can schools use virtual reality? There are numerous products and solutions already released, and more upcoming. Here are 7 of our favorites.
https://appreal-vr.com/blog/virtual-reality-classroom-the-future-of-edtech/…
8 Ways Machine Learning Will Improve Education
Education is moving away from traditional rows of students looking at the same textbook while a teacher lectures from the front of the room. Today’s classrooms are not simply evolving to use more technology and digital resources; they are also …
6 Good Digital Textbook Sources for Teachers
This is a list featuring some popular platforms that provide open digital textbooks. Textbooks are arranged into different categories and content areas. Some of the textbooks are available for free download in various formats others can only be read online. …
Artificial intelligence that can teach? It’s already happening
Are robot teachers, using AI software, going to replace teachers?
5 Good Sources of Educational Video Content for Teachers
Here are some great resources where you can access and share educational video content. These are websites and YouTube channels that provide mind-illuminating content covering a wide spectrum of topics from education and philosophy to biology and natural sciences.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/06/5-good-sources-of-educational-video.html…
20 ways Google MyMaps can enhance lessons in any class
By creating custom MyMaps, students can see the content they’ve studied in a new light.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/03/15/20-ways-google-mymaps-can-enhance-lessons-in-any-class/…
Now You and Your Students Can Create Quizzes in Kahoot’s Mobile App
Kahoot has released a major update to their free mobile apps. Now you can now create a Kahoot game within the free app. The app also lets you distribute games to be played in your classroom or as “challenges” for …