Today’s technology offers so many options for educators and students that deciding on where to begin can be overwhelming. To get started, think about one new approach that could be the catalyst for positive change in your classroom. In …
How Blockchain is overshadowing Bitcoin
Steve Jobs once said that “the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do”. That’s the motto an anonymous person took to heart as he shook up the financial world …
The Teacher’s Guide To Wikipedia In The Classroom
This FAQ page deals with some questions that teachers, librarians and school administrators might have about the content of information in Wikipedia, and use of Wikipedia by students.
5 Tools to Help Evaluate Sources in a World of Fake News
While there is no one silver bullet website that can resolve this issue, many helpful resources exist. Here are a few to help you get started in constructing your curriculum.
http://dailygenius.com/5-tools-help-evaluate-sources-world-fake-news/…
Are Education Startups The New Dot Com?
Higher Education is experiencing its own disruption. With a reorganization of the way higher education is perceived, purchased and delivered, it will demand a fortune in new products and services as well. As is, education is a trillion-dollar industry. …
The Educator’s Guide To Copyright, Fair Use, And Creative Commons
Understanding digital copyright is an essential skill we need to understand and teach our students. With this post, we hope to dispel a few myths and pull together a complete list of resources for teachers and students to use …
Presentation of the Week: Narrative Pedagogies
To solve old problems, study new species
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World’s Largest USB Drive Can Store 2TB Data — Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT
Kinston DataTraveler Ultimate GT is the new world’s largest capacity USB drive. It can store up to 2TB data and help you carry about 70 hours of 4K videos in your pocket. For better read/write performance, DataTraveler Ultimate GT …
When Personalized Learning Is a Logical Fallacy
Personalized learning is not a product you can buy — it’s a set of strategies that teachers can implement, sometimes with the help of products that are designed to support those strategies.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-09-when-personalized-learning-is-a-logical-fallacy
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Skype in the Classroom
Skype in the Classroom is an online community that enables thousands of teachers to inspire the next generation of global citizens through transformative learning over Skype.
https://edshelf.com/tool/skype-in-the-classroom/
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Opera Launches “Neon” — A New Web Browser To Change The Way You Browse Web
Opera has launched a new, experimental web browser that tries to reimagine the web browser as we know it. Named Opera Neon, this desktop web browser does away with the traditional tabs and replaces them with round bubbles on …
Everything You Write On This “Hi-Tech” Notebook Can Be Uploaded To Your Cloud
The Everlast notebook by Rocketbook can be a great utility for the ones who don’t want to take the burden of multiple notebooks. It is a reusable notebook having its pages made of synthetic polyester. It comes with a …
Transform Your Ordinary Laptop Into A Touchscreen Device
For those who have a non-touchscreen laptop, a new device called AirBar has come into existence. Created by a Swedish company Neonode Inc., the device is capable enough to transform any ordinary laptop into a full-fledged touchscreen device.
https://fossbytes.com/transform-ordinary-laptop-touchscreen-device/…
Top 10 Worst Passwords Of 2016 You Should Never Keep, Else You’re A Dumbo
Keeper Security has released the list of the most popular (worst) passwords used in 2016. It is highly recommended to set a password that is strong and can’t be guessed easily.