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Netflix. Spotify. Newspapers. Office365. Dropbox. Everything is a subscription now, but how many services can people afford? The free internet is under siege from adblockers on one side and declining ad rates on the other, so it makes sense that …

The two social-impact organizations are extending a public invitation for collaborations on research and development to benefit students and educators.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40568839/the-gates-foundation-and-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-want-your-ideas-on-the-future-of-education…

Microsoft Education has unveiled a new campaign, ‘Unlock Limitless Learning’, with the aim of empowering the students of today to create the world of tomorrow. The campaign for Microsoft’s learning platform, built to inspire students through technology.

http://www.thedrum.com/creative-works/project/pop-microsoft-education-unlock-limitless-learning…

Over the past few decades, schools have relied on computer technology for delivering educational content or equipping students with resources to enhance their learning. Education technology platforms like Study.com use Virtual Classrooms to seamlessly integrate teacher feedback, dynamic learning, analytics, …

Google has published a series of ten videos from different state Teachers of the Year. They titled it “Lessons From Teachers of the Year”.

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/05/06/google-publishes-nice-series-of-short-videos-lessons-from-teachers-of-the-year/…

What will education and learning look like ten years from now?  I think the way we best learn won’t change in the next ten years, but the tools we use and what we focus on most definitely will.  

https://www.inc.com/quora/the-way-we-learn-is-about-to-change-completely.html…

SMS, or Short Messaging Service, has been around for a long time, but soon it will be replaced by RCS, a newer and much better standard for sending messages. But what’s RCS all about? Here’s how it works.

https://www.howtogeek.com/349968/what-is-rcs-the-successor-to-sms/…

OpenDOAR is the quality-assured global directory of academic open access repositories. It enables the identification, browsing and search for repositories, based on a range of features, such as location, software or type of material held.

https://scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2018/04/26/beta-release-of-an-updated-opendoar-service/…

Narrative memos have replaced PowerPoint presentations at Amazon. Here are 3 reasons why.

https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/jeff-bezos-bans-powerpoint-in-meetings-his-replacement-is-brilliant.html…

In a bid to gain market share, publishers have slashed the cost of digital textbooks.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/05/01/publishers-race-reduce-costs-digital-textbooks…

One of the easier ways to get started making your own video lessons is found within a tool that some of us have been using for decades. That tool is PowerPoint.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/05/create-video-lesson-completely-in.html…

Using a new app in the classroom is fun and exciting, but it can also be tricky. Finding the right app, making sure it works and setting it up can all take up time and frustrate teachers. Make implementing new …

At Kaptivo, a company that’s bringing high-tech image recognition, motion capture and natural language processing technologies to the lowly whiteboard, executives are hoping that the second time is the charm.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/07/kaptivo-looks-to-digitally-transform-the-lowly-whiteboard/…