Google launched a new experience today that it’s calling Talk to Books. It’s pretty much what it sounds like: the demo asks for input in the form of regular old sentences, then tries to locate logical responses to those …
How to Build a Mini Supercomputer for Under $100
Supercomputers often take up the size of a basketball court and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but as Github user Wei Lin has demonstrated, it’s possible to make a homebrew computing cluster that doesn’t break the bank.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjpb78/diy-computing-cluster-esp32-raspberry-pi…
The Top 10 Ways Blogs And WordPress Are Used In Schools
Wondering how blogs and other WordPress sites are used in schools?
Here’s a rundown of ten of the most common ways blogs are used by teachers and students, along with some examples.
https://www.theedublogger.com/2018/04/17/blogs-wordpress-schools/…
12 Things Everyone Should Understand About Tech
Tech is more important than ever, deeply affecting culture, politics and society. Given all the time we spend with our gadgets and apps, it’s essential to understand the principles that determine how tech affects our lives.
https://anildash.com/2018/04/07/12-things-everyone-should-understand-about-tech/…
Benefits Of Using Virtual Reality In The Classroom
This article explores the impact of virtual reality on students and educators. You will learn about typical advantages of using virtual reality in the classroom.
https://insights.samsung.com/2018/04/17/benefits-of-using-virtual-reality-in-the-classroom/…
Presentation of the Week: Making Moodle More Accessible for Disabled Staff and Students
How we need to remake the internet
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How Microlearning is Stopping Student Burnout Syndrome
Many would claim that some of the most effective learning we can partake intakes the same amount of you need to make a decent cup of tea – just ten minutes out of your busy schedule. That is the essence …
Facebook Scans Your Messenger Conversations and Sometimes Humans Read Them
The Facebook news feed is public and Messenger is private…right? Not quite: Facebook routinely scans your Messenger conversations, and in some cases human employees may review them.
4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment
Google Keep is one of my favorite G Suite tools! One fun way to use Google Keep is for feedback. In this post, I’ve got 4 ways to use Google Keep for feedback and assessment.
https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-ways-to-use-google-keep-for-feedback-and-assessment/…
Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More Effectively From Print Textbooks Than Screens
While new forms of classroom technology like digital textbooks are more accessible and portable, it would be wrong to assume that students will automatically be better served by digital reading simply because they prefer it.
How to choose an iPad: A practical guide to Apple’s tablets
There were a lot of iPad models on store shelves for a while there and Apple caught some well-deserved flack for the complexity of its tablet portfolio, most of it centered around the difference — or lack thereof — between …
12 Good Augmented Reality Apps to Use in Your Instruction
Augmented reality technologies are transforming the way we live, learn and interact with each other. We have prepared for you this updated collection of some of the best AR apps to use in your instruction. You may want to go …
Meet the ‘Study Tubers’: The YouTubers making studying cool
There’s a new online phenomenon on the rise – and it’s swapping looks for books. Meet the ‘StudyTubers’.
Adobe Spark for Education Now Available for Schools
If you’re looking to create narrated videos, printed materials, graphics, or writing assignments that students can quickly and easily turn in, you want Spark.