World’s Largest USB Drive Can Store 2TB Data — Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT
Kinston DataTraveler Ultimate GT is the new world’s largest capacity USB drive. It can store up to 2TB data and help you carry about 70 hours of 4K videos in your pocket. For better read/write performance, DataTraveler Ultimate GT …
When Personalized Learning Is a Logical Fallacy
Personalized learning is not a product you can buy — it’s a set of strategies that teachers can implement, sometimes with the help of products that are designed to support those strategies.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-09-when-personalized-learning-is-a-logical-fallacy
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Skype in the Classroom
Skype in the Classroom is an online community that enables thousands of teachers to inspire the next generation of global citizens through transformative learning over Skype.
https://edshelf.com/tool/skype-in-the-classroom/
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Opera Launches “Neon” — A New Web Browser To Change The Way You Browse Web
Opera has launched a new, experimental web browser that tries to reimagine the web browser as we know it. Named Opera Neon, this desktop web browser does away with the traditional tabs and replaces them with round bubbles on …
Everything You Write On This “Hi-Tech” Notebook Can Be Uploaded To Your Cloud
The Everlast notebook by Rocketbook can be a great utility for the ones who don’t want to take the burden of multiple notebooks. It is a reusable notebook having its pages made of synthetic polyester. It comes with a …
Transform Your Ordinary Laptop Into A Touchscreen Device
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/…
Top 10 Worst Passwords Of 2016 You Should Never Keep, Else You’re A Dumbo
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.
‘Facebook’ for seven year olds is launched
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 …
5 Big Ideas In Education That Don’t Work
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…
An Interesting Infographic Featuring 16 Great Writing Guides for Teachers and Students
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…
New Whiteboard Designed With Teachers in Mind
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 …
Presentation of the Week: Teaching Students with Emojis, Emoticons, & Textspeak
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The Greatest Science Books of 2016
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/…