DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
It’s been a long time coming but we’re starting to see a new dawn for educational resources. As the wider learning space moves towards more interactive and engaging platforms, traditional formats like the textbook are becoming outdated. New technologies …
Using their Nobel-prize winning microscope, the researchers at IBM have devised a way to successfully read and write one bit of data on a single Holmium atom having magnetic nature. This can propel the development of hard drive solutions …
Kerala adopted Free and Open Source Software in 2005 in a phased manner and went on to replace proprietary software. As a result, Kerala annually saves $58 million. Thanks to the Free Software license, people are able to freely …
Since the start of the new year, Google Drive released a number of important updates geared towards enhancing the performance of its services. Below is round-up of the most important updates in Google Drive, if you haven’t already seen …
While not everyone can make infographics from scratch, there are tools available on the Web that will help you create your very own infographics. In this article, we’re listing more than 20 such options to help you get your …
It feels terrible to carry such a powerful smartphone in your hands with little or no storage capacity. So, here are the gadgets you must go for in order to enhance the storage capacity of your iPhone. Yes, it’s possible!…
The doubling of knowledge will happen every twelve hours, according to IBM, because of the “internet of things” and the ease in which we have the capacity to publish and share. The following are 9 of my favorite Google …
There’s no question that Google Chrome is a lightweight and powerful web browser for iOS devices — and it’s always been neck-in-neck with Apple’s stock Safari browser. Whether you’re a long-time Chrome user, or you’re switching from another browser, …
It’s time to start getting excited about artificial Intelligence. Here are three industries that are on the cusp of a big change.
http://www.inc.com/jeff-pruitt/3-industries-artificial-intelligence-will-disrupt.html…
While trojans and email phishing still feature prominently in hacker toolkits, getting into a system IRL is one of the most effective methods a truly determined hacker can use. Using a USB firewall could be your best defense.
http://gizmodo.com/for-true-cyber-security-using-a-usb-firewall-is-essent-1792986118…
As a part of its Technology Transfer program, NASA has released lots of free and open source software tools on its website. NASA says that these software are useful for professionals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, industry, and academia. You can …
What does the future of eLearning hold? I think a good place is by asking 49 of the world’s leading eLearning experts the top 3 trends they predict for 2017. Here are the two most interesting takeaways from surveying …
Tandem’s video-calling-and-chat app is finally bringing the foreign pen pal concept into the digital age with over 100 tongues and 11 sign languages.