Sony Corporation and Sony Global Education (SGE) recently announced development of a system to apply blockchain technology to education. Blockchain technology is a “distributed database through which digital transactions can be securely made and recorded without approval from a central …
Making Virtual Reality a Reality in Today’s Classrooms
The market for virtual reality applications is growing at a rapid pace, and is expected to double in the next five years (Bolkan, 2017). As the cost of equipment falls and schools have greater access to technology, there is great …
4 Ways Blockchain, the Technology behind Bitcoin, Can Transform Education
The report comes from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) – a science and knowledge service that has scientists conduct research to advise EU policy-makers. The JRC looked at case studies carried out at European Universities and came up …
Google And Lenovo Unveil The First High-Quality Stand-Alone VR Headset
Stand-alone headsets–which have all the computing power onboard–could help consumer VR become more mainstream.
A New Citation Database Launches Today: Digital Science’s Dimensions
Digital Science just announced Dimensions, a new product that includes a citation database, a research analytics suite, and streamlined article discovery and access.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/01/15/new-citation-database-dimensions/…
Can a Test Ever Be Fair? How Today’s Standardized Tests Get Made
To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. For others, they remain the best way to compare students objectively and hold schools accountable. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of …
An Interview with Sarah Lalonde
This interview with student teacher Sarah Lalonde gives us some insight into the current state of teacher development today.
https://dougpete.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/an-interview-with-sarah-lalonde/…
Presentation of the Week: Trends in the Future of Learning
The search for “aha!” moments
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7 No-Stress Tech Tools to Make Teaching a Bit Easier
Teachers often find themselves under a volley of technology: “Use this! Try that!”
Sometimes, figuring out a new tool is merely another stressor. But every so often, practical, simple, and timesaving tools come along. These platforms and apps make my …
In Just 4 Hours, Google’s AI Mastered All The Chess Knowledge in History
In a new paper, Google researchers detail how their latest AI evolution, AlphaZero, developed “superhuman performance” in chess, taking just four hours to learn the rules before obliterating the world champion chess program, Stockfish.
Tools Harvard Computer Science Students Use to Collaborate, Stay Organized
A great selection of tools selected by Harvard students so you can collaborate more efficiently and stay organized.
Textbooks optional: What unbundling and BYOD mean for learning technology
Today, schools across the country look to educators to customize learning for their unique classrooms. Here is how educators are accomplishing this through unbundling and BYOD.
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/11/20/textbooks-unbundling-byod/…
How Canada has emerged as a leader in artificial intelligence
Academics, industry and government have joined together, setting the stage for Canada to become a research and development powerhouse in AI.
Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook launch new deep learning toolkit
Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook have announced the release of a neural network platform that allows deep learning frameworks to interoperate. It’s designed to make machine learning more accessible by letting developers mix and match different models.