Presentation of the week: Being Human in a Digital Age?
MIT Creates A Camera That Can Read Books Without Opening Them
The wellspring of inventions, MIT, has shocked the world again. This time, with a camera that can read the pages of the closed book. The imaging system kept above a book uses terahertz radiation to identify different pages and …
Why it makes sense to study online
Online learning is becoming more accepted and “normal” in today’s digital world, as opposed to when it was first introduced, which saw a lot of stigma attached to online degrees. We’ve listed just some of the main reasons why it …
SanDisk Just Revealed a Monstrous 1 Terabyte SD Memory Card
There’s no word on when you’ll be able to buy it, or to what extent you’ll need to mortgage your home to afford one, but today SanDisk revealed a prototype of a one-terabyte SDXC card that will help ensure …
Nextcloud Box – a private cloud and IoT solution for home users
Companies launch Raspberry Pi-based device to enable consumers greater control over their data.
http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/09/16/nextcloud-box-a-private-cloud-and-iot-solution-for-home-users/…
The Complete Guide to Google Certifications
This is your complete guide to all of the Google Certifications for Educators: Google Certified Educator, Level 1 & 2, Google Certified Trainer, Google Certified Administrator, and Google Certified Innovator. This guide will help answer all of your questions …
How IoT in Education is Changing the Way We Learn
Below, we’ve compiled a list of IoT (Internet of Things) education examples, including the uses of the IoT in higher education, the future of the Internet in education, and examples of companies that are using the IoT to enter …
Ten Myths About Machine Learning
Machine learning used to take place behind the scenes: Amazon mined your clicks and purchases for recommendations, Google mined your searches for ad placement, and Facebook mined your social network to choose which posts to show you. Unfortunately, several …
Should I Keep My Laptop Battery Plugged In All The Time?
Will my battery harm itself if the laptop is plugged in all time? It is one of the most searched battery-related questions on the internet. Some of you might be surprised to know that there’s nothing like “overcharging” a …
This education startup you’ve never heard of is in 75% of American classrooms
Newsela, a 3-year-old startup that promotes literacy in K-12 education, gives teachers curated news articles to share with their students. With the help of intelligent software that adjusts article text to match a student’s reading level, teachers can use …
This Month’s Must-Know Tools
Things move fast in the edtech world, and we hear all the time from teachers how hard it can be to keep up. This is why we’ve created the EdTech Eleven: our monthly list of noteworthy tools generating buzz …
8 Fun Ways to Help Your Students Collaborate in the Classroom
Here are eight great activities and tools to foster an environment of collaboration in your classroom.