DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
For those who have a non-touchscreen laptop, a new device called AirBar has come into existence. Created by a Swedish company Neonode Inc., the device is capable enough to transform any ordinary laptop into a full-fledged touchscreen device.
https://fossbytes.com/transform-ordinary-laptop-touchscreen-device/…
Keeper Security has released the list of the most popular (worst) passwords used in 2016. It is highly recommended to set a password that is strong and can’t be guessed easily.
The age limit on using sites like Facebook may be 13 but that does not stop four out of five primary school kids admitting to using social media at least once a day. Determined to give parents and teachers …
Small classes. High standards. More money. These popular remedies for school ills aren’t as effective as they’re sometimes thought to be. That’s the somewhat controversial conclusion of education researcher John Hattie.
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/14/508991615/5-big-ideas-in-education-that-dont-work…
Below is a handy infographic we designed specially for language teachers and anyone else keen on improving their writing skills.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/01/an-interesting-guide-featuring-16-great.html…
A young startup consisting of a few teachers and technological experts gathered to boost the flipped classroom trend by simplifying the video creation process. This company, called theLearnia, is a free online tool that helps non-technical teachers to create a …
From the sound of spacetime to time travel to the microbiome, by way of polar bears, dogs, and trees.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/12/07/best-science-books-2016/…
Everybody has good ideas of things we want to make on the Internet. But honestly, it’s gotten too hard. Gomix fixes that. It ought to be as easy to make an app as it is to edit a blog …
In a class discussion or on a problem-solving team, bringing together different viewpoints and experiences makes everyone think harder and provide better evidence for their opinions.
Pinterest is rapidly becoming a favorite tool of educators all over the nation, and many have amassed some pretty great collections of edtech-related pins that teachers and students alike can use to explore new ways to learn, share, teach, …
To get to the bottom of information overload problem, we interviewed an educator, speaker, director of Instructional Technology, #edchat contributor and author of the “Content curation. How to avoid Information overload” book – Steven W. Anderson.
Make sure your district is geared up for what’s next in education by collaborating to build a strong infrastructure.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/11/4-ways-get-your-school-future-ready…
The global design and strategy firm Frog asked experts from its offices around the world to identify key technology trends that’ll shape how we live, work, and play in 2017. Below, we’ve selected 12 that are most relevant.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3066275/12-tech-trends-that-will-shape-our-lives-in-2017…