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Artificial intelligence is becoming a part of our daily reality, so we should anticipate it making changes in the realm of education. We are already becoming invested in our personal AI assistants, such as Siri and Alexa, and we are …

Apple introduced a new iPad today at its education event in Chicago. The tablet will include Touch ID, an HD FaceTime camera, 10 hours of battery life, an 8-megapixel rear camera, LTE option, and Apple’s A10 Fusion chip.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/27/17167054/new-apple-ipad-announced-cheap-price-students-2018…

If you can’t bring yourself to delete your Facebook account entirely, you’re probably thinking about sharing a lot less private information on the site. The company actually makes it pretty easy to find out how much data it’s collected from …

Here are three good sources that I recommend to find music and sound effects that are either in the public domain or have a Creative Commons license that allows for re-use.  

http://practicaledtech.com/2018/03/25/three-good-places-to-find-music-and-sounds-for-multimedia-projects/…

The new iPad is aimed at schools, but it faces stiff competition from Chromebooks and more.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/27/the-new-ipad-vs-the-competition/…

Finding many educators are using outdated flipped learning techniques, a new group proposes global training standards to keep them up to date.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/03/27/group-seeks-set-standards-flipping-classroom…

InsertLearning is an extension that lets you turn websites into interactive lessons, and it is the perfect companion to your blended learning lesson plans.  

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-ways-blend-learning-insertlearning/…

Facebook tracks its users online, far beyond the app and other services. Given the latest data privacy scandal involving Trump-linked data firm Cambridge Analytica, Mozilla is letting internet users fight back.

https://mashable.com/2018/03/27/mozilla-firefox-facebook-anti-tracking-extension-browser-privacy…

Here is a collection of some good research methodology textbooks to help refine your research skills.

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/03/some-very-good-research-methodology.html…

An active learning space at Dawson College in Canada has taken interactive display tech to the extreme. The classroom walls boast 56 feet of digital workspace where students can collaborate on coursework.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/03/26/dawson-college-classroom-lined-with-56-feet-of-digital-workspace.aspx…

Slides Toolbox is absolutely a must have Google Slides add-on for teachers and students. It provides you with a bunch of interesting features that are not readily available through Slides.  

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/03/a-must-have-google-slides-add-on-for.html…

myDALITE, Asynchronous Peer Instruction Platform, allows peer-communication and collaboration to productively unfold as students in classes communicate and dialogue around activities set up by teachers, asynchronously, online.

https://www.vteducation.org/en/articles/collaborative-learning/mydalite-asynchronous-peer-instruction-platform-supporting-students…

We’ve seen how technological advances and an increase in digital curriculum materials have hastened the move away from textbooks. Does all of this technology spell the end of traditional textbooks? And if so, is that actually a good thing for …