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2 Good Citation Generation Tools for Students
These tools support the popular MLA, APA, and Chicago styles as well as several other citation styles. They also offer two modes of generating citations: an automatic mode and a manual mode. Additionally, the sites feature some interesting step-by-step guides …
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2018
They’re not all brand-new, but I think each one could make a real difference in the way your students learn or the things they produce.
Reshot – A New Source of Free Images for Multimedia Projects
Reshot is a new site that offers free “handpicked” images that you can download to reuse in multimedia projects. The site, like many like it, lets you download images for free. According to Reshot’s licensing statement, image attribution isn’t required, …
The Education Revolution is Happening and Blockchain is Helping
There are many ways in which the education system that prevails in most countries is failing students. Top universities are often reserved for the elite and the curriculum being taught at a higher education level is irrelevant, outdated, and cannot …
MOOCs are not dead, but evolving
On the 10th anniversary of the first massive open online course, they are more numerous than ever.
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/moocs-not-dead-evolving/…
When will technology disrupt higher education?
Education innovation will disrupt academic employment, but the benefits to jobs everywhere else could be enormous. If there were more disruption within the ivory
tower, economies just might become more resilient to disruption outside it.
The The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design
As students of all ages spend more time learning online, it’s worth asking, “How effective is online learning?” The answer varies dramatically and depends entirely on the design of the online learning experience.
Blockchain and the Promise of an Open, Decentralized Internet
The beautiful thing about open protocols is that they can be steered in surprising new directions by the people who discover and champion them in their infancy. Right now, the only real hope for a revival of the open-protocol ethos …
Create Interactive Stories with Story Speaker
Story Speaker allows students to easily create interactive “choose your own adventure”-type stories that are then read by any Google Home device.
https://meredithakers.com/2018/02/18/create-interactive-stories-with-story-speaker-add-on/
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How to Create a Strong Password That You Will Not Forget
Do you know how to create a good password? And how can you remember more than one of them? Here are some tips and tricks to maintain individual strong passwords for all of your online accounts.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-strong-password-forget/…
Why feedback is SO time consuming — and how to fix it
Providing feedback can take SO much effort. Here are some ways to get better feedback results in less time.
https://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/02/21/why-feedback-is-so-time-consuming-and-how-to-fix-it/…