Studying can be a major hurdle for students. Making the most of study time can be particularly challenging as kids head back to school and try to adjust to new classes and sometimes even new surroundings. With this in mind, …
How to Clean Your Windows Computer: The Ultimate Checklist
Spending some time cleaning up Windows can yield great results. Sure, your five-year-old laptop might never be able to play the latest AAA game, but you’ll still see vast improvements. Here’s the ultimate checklist for cleaning your Windows computer.
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How to Read the Genome and Build a Human Being
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Presentation of the Week: Applications, Algorithms and Data: Open Educational Resources and the Next Generation of Virtual Learning
How to Package Your Digital Assignments
Don’t miss out on one of the BEST things about blended learning and managing assignments online! Save yourself valuable instructional time and that oh so elusive teacher sanity by packaging your assignments so that students have EVERYTHING they need in …
No, you’re not being paranoid. Sites really are watching your every move
Sites log your keystrokes and mouse movements in real time, before you click submit.
How quantum computing could create unbreakable encryption and save the future of cybersecurity
Photon-based quantum encryption could help companies better defend against cyberthreats, and it’s one step closer to reality thanks to research from Duke University.
Educators on Artificial Intelligence: Here’s the One Thing It Can’t Do Well
If computer systems are able to perform tasks that humans have performed for thousands of years, will it render teachers and administrators a thing of the past? To find out, I went straight to the source—eight educators, including superintendents, coaches …
Blockchain in Education
This report introduces the fundamental principles of the Blockchain focusing on its potential for the education sector. It explains how this technology may both disrupt institutional norms and empower learners. It proposes eight scenarios for the application of the Blockchain …
HP quietly installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs
According to numerous reports gathered by Computer World, the brand is deploying a telemetry client on customer computers without asking permission.
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Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting
A growing body of evidence shows that overall, college students learn less when they use computers or tablets during lectures. They also tend to earn worse grades. The research is unequivocal: Laptops distract from learning, both for users and for …
Microsoft’s AI language app will give you a friend to practice Chinese with
Learning a new language is all about practice, but sometimes you don’t have someone to practice with. Microsoft’s new (and aptly-named) Learn Chinese app wants you to pick up the language with the help of an AI assistant.
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4 Ways to Use Augmented and Virtual Reality Apps in the Classroom
Are you curious about using augmented or virtual reality in your classroom? If you’ve already tried it out, are you looking for more app and lesson plan ideas?
The 2017 Dean’s List: EdTech’s 50 Must-Read Higher Ed Blogs
These administrative all-stars, IT gurus, teachers and community experts understand how the latest technology is changing the nature of education.
HDMI 2.1 can support 10K resolution, assuming devices ever catch up
The HDMI Forum, the governing organization that creates specifications for HDMI cables, has officially released the next version of the HDMI standard: HDMI 2.1. The new standard supports a whole host of new video outputs including 4K video at 120Hz …