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It really is the best tool for anyone but the education tools, such as class notebook, make it an absolute must for teachers.

http://www.time4teaching.com/?page_id=144…

Secondary school pupils are not keen on digital fitness trackers being used in physical education, according to our latest research. Wearing a Fitbit for eight weeks reduced pupils’ motivation to be physically active and made some pupils feel fat.

https://theconversation.com/young-people-oppose-fitbits-in-schools-84311…

New features offered by iOS11 offer built-in opportunities for key aspects of what you might call modern or student-centred learning. These features mean less talk about having or downloading the same apps core tools and abilities are now part of …

Our brains organize experiences by their similarities, new research suggests. “It is as if in order to make sense of the world, the brain re-organizes individual distinct experiences into information clusters—perhaps signaling the emergence of conceptual knowledge.”

http://www.futurity.org/brains-organization-experiences-1559962/…

It’s time to go beyond Responsive Learning Management Systems. Mobile, app-based platforms, with support for ‘offline’ learning, are the next big thing.

https://elearningindustry.com/mobile-learning-management-system-6-reasons-why-need…

Microsoft just announced a redesigned web experience for Office.com, an easy-to-remember URL to help you sign in to Office 365 and get to all your apps, documents, sites, and people.  It’s also introducing the new Office 365 gallery to provide …

Moodle 3.4 – the upcoming major version of Moodle project, is due to be released in November 2017. Moodle project releases a new major version after every six months. Every new version has a lot of new features and improvements …

Forecasting the future is always a difficult affair, especially in this age of rapidly changing technology. Across the interviews, however, we heard several themes emerge time and again.

http://blog.blackboard.com/future-forward/…

Technology is constantly evolving, and the teacher’s role can easily be enhanced by the many tools available online. We’ve outlined 12 productivity tools in four categories that all tech-savvy teachers should consider.

http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2016/06/12-productivity-tools-for-tech-savvy-teachers.html…

From healthcare to hospitality, and retail to real estate, big data is having an impact in all industries – and education is no exception. Educators are using big data to identify weak points in the education system, improve teaching methods, …

Google Forms is already a very powerful, full-featured program that allows you to create forms, surveys, polls, quizzes, and more.  Google allows third-party people to create Add-Ons that can be easily installed, which add new features and tools to Google …

You’d be forgiving for thinking your Amazon Kindle is just a tiny slate only fit for reading. That’s what it’s designed for, sure, but your humble e-reader has some hard-to-find, little-known tricks up its sleeve. Here are the best Kindle …

WebRoom is a free service for hosting online meetings. WebRoom doesn’t require you to download any software and you don’t need to register in order to use it. To launch a meeting on WebRoom you simply enter your name and …