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People all over have formed lots opinions about Snapchat based on very little information. Here’s what you need to know to be informed.

http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/04/07/snapchat-101-for-teachers-what-you-need-to-know/…

We need to question the traditional approaches to education and embrace new modes of learning to help create the next generation of leaders.

http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/08/1301192/…

Every hard drive fails one day. Backup service Backblaze says 50% fail after only four years. Save yourself the trouble and start backing up your computer now.

http://lifehacker.com/theres-no-excuse-for-not-backing-up-your-computer-do-1547987206…

Teachers are seeing huge benefits from taking homework to the web. In an article for The Guardian, Headteacher Tricia Kelleher writes, “It can become an authentic extension of learning, with students supported and guided in ways that were previously …

Our favourite feature in this collection is number four which allows Drive file owners to set expiration dates for access to files  they share with others. After the expiration is over ,file receivers are denied access.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/04/4-new-google-drive-updates-teachers.html…

Facebook will begin automatically describing the content of photos to blind and visually impaired users. Called “automatic alternative text,” the feature was created by Facebook’s 5-year-old accessibility team.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/5/11364914/facebook-automatic-alt-tags-blind-visually-impared…

According to a new survey from digital entertainment company Defy Media, Gen Z and young millennial consumers consider digital video “their daily lifeline.” A majority (65%) of 13-to-24-year-olds watch content from the start of their day (such as before school …

Most video editors out there support different forms of annotations but if you are looking for some easy and simple ones to use with students the list below has you covered. These are great applications that allow you to …

This 13th edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education.

http://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2016-higher-education-edition/…

DocentEDU lets teachers turn any website into a lesson. They can embed questions, discussions, videos, insight, and anything with an embed code directly into the page. As a result, students stay focused, engaged, and active participants in their learning. …

Below is a collection of some cool educational web tools and mobile apps to try out. The purpose is to provide you with new EdTech tools that might add some value to your teaching.  

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/04/7-new-educational-web-tools-for-teachers.html…

PlayPosit is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any online video (screencasts, Khan Academy, TED, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students, with time-embedded …

Choosing your first Linux distribution could turn out to a life-changing decision for you. The right Linux flavor can either sweeten your computing experience or turn Linux into a bad dream. Trying to answer these questions, we have tried …