It’s pretty easy to become distracted at work. Here are a few other habits that could be killing your productivity, and also how to fix them.
Could Rubric-Based Grading Be the Assessment of the Future?
Concerns over the effectiveness of standardized tests prompted the Association of American Colleges and Universities to begin working on a rubric-based alternative that is consistent and valid.
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/14/could-rubric-based-grading-be-the-assessment-of-the-future/…
Why You Should Learn To Code (And How To Actually Do It!)
The basic fundamentals of coding is becoming a basic digital literacy that everyone should try to learn.
An Easy Way to Digitally Sign Documents
HelloSign makes it easy to sign PDFs and Word documents without having to print them.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/10/an-easy-way-to-digitally-sign-documents.html…
We can now edit our DNA. But let’s do it wisely
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Presentation of the Week: Rethinking Learning in the Age of Digital Fluency
Should You Use Microsoft Word Or Google Docs?
For the last few decades, Microsoft Word has been the de-facto standard for word processors across the working world. That’s finally starting to shift, and it looks like Google is the heir apparent. The company’s Google Docs solution (or to …
The Future for Higher Learning Could Be Powered by Big Data
Research into student analytics at the newly established Center for Applied Innovation at the University of South Carolina could lay the groundwork for the next wave of personalized education.
Refugees To Receive Free Education From Online University
A new online university preparing to launch later this month plans to help refugees continue their education and work toward a brighter future — all for free.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/online-university-for-refugees_5612c9e7e4b0dd85030cdefa…
Allows audio recordings to be made in Moodle using the Record Audio plugin
Record audio plugin allows users to simply record a snippet of audio (in MP3 format) instead of uploading (or choosing) a file, anywhere that Moodle provides access to the file picker.
3 Excellent Google Drive Apps to Remotely Present to Your Students
Below are three interesting Google Drive apps to use in your class to remotely present to your students. Check them out and share with us what you think of them.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/10/3-excellent-google-drive-apps-to.html…
5 Classroom Problems I Solved by Creating My Own App
They offered me an iPad for the classroom, but the app I needed didn’t exist, so I said no. I needed to become an app developer. I teamed up with a programmer, and we created an app called Oncore. Here’s …
How to Share Videos Through Google Drive
Google Drive is an incredibly useful tool for storing and sharing files even if they have been created outside of the Google Apps suite. I use it to store screencast videos that I’ve created. I also use it to store …
From MOOC to Personal Learning
What makes a person able to function in such an environment? What constitutes the literacy that is missing in such a case? What type of learning design or learning technology is best suited to support learning in a free-form community-based …
10 Must Read Books for Every Teacher
Most of these books have been best sellers in the education section in Amazon.Whether you are a beginner teacher or a veteran, you will definitely find something interesting to enlighten your teaching and make you a better teacher.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/10/10-must-read-books-for-every-teacher.html…