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Data socialization is a term that’s being heard more frequently, and it’s an attempt to tackle the ongoing (and often mission-critical) process of making sure the right data is in front of the right person – a decision maker …

Drexel University biomedical engineers and Princeton University psychologists have used a wearable brain-imaging device called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure brain synchronization when humans interact. fNIRS uses light to measure neural activity in the cortex of the brain …

It’s a golden age of education podcasts. Teachers, professors, education innovators, and tech skeptics have switched on their microphones to share their insights and analysis—and you’ll find plenty of lively characters and fresh voices via your earbuds.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-11-16-education-podcasts-to-check-out-in-2017…

We give a lot of information, but little processing time in class. Luckily, there are easy ways to change that.  Today, we talk 30 second videos. The idea is to record a 30 second or shorter video explaining, or …

The right Add-on can go a long way toward streamlining your process for completing common classroom tasks like keeping track of supplies or organizing classroom volunteers. Here are the five Google Forms Add-ons I refer people to more than …

Here is a great selection of some very good iPad apps to use with blind and visually impaired students. While some of the featured apps are free, others are are not. You may want to go through the collection …

Sentiment Analysis is the process of determining whether an information or service provided leads to positive, negative or neutral human feelings  or opinions.

https://simplified-analytics.blogspot.ca/2016/05/sentiment-analysis-in-age-of-digital.html…

Trend usually implies that something is short term, like a one-hit wonder on the radio, but when we talk about educational technology, these trends are here to not only stay, but grow. While it is hard to choose the …

We are facing unprecedented threats to the digital safety of our personal information. Here are nine tips to foil hackers, ransomware, online trackers, data brokers and other menaces.

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-protect-your-digital-privacy-in-the-era-of-public-shaming…

Should you pay for all those features you’re never going to use, or should you find yourself a free alternative to Microsoft Office? You can use other great office software like LibreOffice and Google Docs, and save lots of …

Vocaroo.com is a website that allows you to record audio and share it in a BUNCH of different ways. It even houses the recordings for you, though not permanently. Think of the possibilities here!

http://www.thepaperlesstrail.com/2015/08/09/vocaroo-in-the-classroom/…