DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
As the digital revolution rages on, every business leader must become technology literate. This guide provides executives with an introduction to the technologies that are transforming our world.
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/seven-technologies-remaking-the-world/…
A teacher from north London has been announced as winner of a competition to find the world’s best teacher. The prize, launched in 2015 by an education charity, the Varkey Foundation, was created to give more status to the teaching …
McGraw-Hill Education’s fourth annual Digital Study Trends Survey finds that most students highly value digital learning technology and feel technology has improved their grades.
As our students create more and more digital products—blog posts, videos, podcasts, e-books—they should be using images to enhance them. Despite the fact that these images are easy to get, using them may be illegal.
The security firm finds that students use digital tools for malicious reasons, from accessing banned content to interfering with tests.
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/09/mcafee-finds-teenagers-use-tech-cheat-school…
Being able to provide feedback and assistance, especially to students who might be struggling, is important. This app helps with that process by providing teachers with faster ways to provide feedback.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/10/classkick-to-learn-together.html…
The walls are coming down in Finland’s schools – but not just the physical barriers between classrooms. Also going are divisions between subjects and age ranges, and students have more of a say over what will be learnt than children …
In late February 2018, Moodle users, developers, administrators and enthusiasts made the pilgrimage to Toronto’s York University for the 2018 edition of MoodleMoot Canada. Among the attendees were 2 members of the Quebec college network, François Lizotte (DECclic) and Rafael …
In our modern world, the internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, enabling us to be more connected and efficient than ever before. But our move online has also resulted in the serious and growing global phenomenon …
Games (including video games) are important pedagogical elements that can help students thrive academically in school and outside school. Backing up this argument is a collection of scholarly research papers and books that clearly highlight the importance of gaming in …
We’ve all heard about blockchains, but what are they? It can be a complicated concept. The best way to learn, of course, is to roll up your sleeves and build a blockchain engine. That’s what I did.
https://halfanhour.blogspot.ca/2018/03/building-blockchain.html…
As reading habits change, many student newspapers are decreasing their print circulation.
http://j-source.ca/article/how-canadian-student-newspapers-are-going-digital/…
When it comes to video editing, you may be wondering what’s the best tool to use. The plethora of available software makes it even harder to choose. We did the hard work and the testing and curated the best software …