Open Learning XML is the “markup language” edX provides for course authoring. Instead of approaching the problem from the mindset of “here’s all my stuff, how do I get it all in there?” it instead prompts the course author …
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Open Learning XML is the “markup language” edX provides for course authoring. Instead of approaching the problem from the mindset of “here’s all my stuff, how do I get it all in there?” it instead prompts the course author …
Instead of putting up a shield, argues this article, cybersecurity can be found in deep data analytics. “It would defend itself by monitoring activity across all its online systems, studying not just the moves of hackers but the actions …
In the TED talk, The First 20 Hours — How To Learn Anything, Josh Kaufman explains how to practice intelligently and how to learn any new skill in 20 hours.
Google has rolled out a small but useful update to its Google Photos service, which will allow the creation of what Google calls “smarter albums.” These are photo albums automatically created on users’ behalf, following an event or a trip, …
Classroom turns your iPad into a powerful teaching assistant, helping a teacher guide students through a lesson, see their progress, and keep them on track. With Classroom, you can easily launch the same app on every student device at …
Learn how to move your home office computer from Windows to Linux, without losing your mind.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/everything-need-migrate-home-office-linux/…
Microsoft Research has released SandDance, a free data visualization app that lets you gain insight in your surveys and research projects.
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When you send an email to someone, it goes through something called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a standard that was first developed in the 1980s and that lacks the ability to fully encrypt our messages. Because of this, …
If you cannot access YouTube in your classroom then you will want to consult the list of more than 40 alternatives to YouTube.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/03/more-than-40-alternatives-to-youtube.html…
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is known to be a long-time advocate of free and open source software. Speaking at an event via video conferencing, he said that transparency of free software convinced him to use TOR, Tails, and Debian, that …
Technology is helping teachers do more and more every day, including building a love of reading in their students. With more distractions for students than ever before, these tech tools not only engage students, but also offer a variety …
A group of former Skype technologists, backed by the co-founder of the messaging platform, has introduced a new version of its own messaging service that promises end-to-end encryption for all conversations, including by video.
http://fortune.com/2016/03/11/skype-co-founder-launching-private-messaging-system/
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Here are the top 22 digital tools your colleagues are using in their classrooms.
http://askatechteacher.com/2016/03/11/22-digital-tools-you-must-have-in-your-classroom/…