The battle between Google’s artificial intelligence and Go world champion Lee Sedol concluded today after the former (AlphaGo) triumphed to win the five-game series 4-1.
101 Amazing PC / Internet Tricks No One Told You Before
A great list of interesting hacks to do with your PC and also online.
http://merabheja.com/tech-hacks/
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The 2015 Open Source Yearbook
The Open Source Yearbook is a community-contributed collection of the year’s top open source projects, people, tools, and stories.
https://opensource.com/yearbook/2015?sc_cid=70160000000q6IEAAY…
A Round-up of The Latest Google Docs Features for Teachers
Over the last few weeks, Google Docs released a number of important features that enhanced its overall performance. We have reviewed each of these features in separate posts in the past. For those of you who have missed these …
How to send personalized mass emails in Gmail
If you want to send out the same email to multiple people, but want to personalize it for everybody, setting up a mail merge will save you a lot of time. Some email clients like Outlook have a built-in …
The surprisingly logical minds of babies
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Presentation of the Week: The Future Of Work & The Work Of The Future
States to ‘Go Open’ with online educational materials
The US Department of Education announced that 13 states would participate in its GoOpen initiative, creating new technology strategies around open educational resources.
http://statescoop.com/states-to-go-open-with-online-educational-materials…
Google Docs just made it a lot easier to view your documents on most e-readers
A small but potentially useful update for budding authors using Google Docs: you can now export your musing as .epub files – one of the most popular open formats for ebooks.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/03/07/can-now-export-google-docs-files-e-books/…
The end of ‘just Google it’: Why students need to be digitally literate
Just because young people are functionally very capable, doesn’t mean they always have the criticality to appraise the wealth of information available. English teacher Jennifer Wilson discusses how critical thinking and digital literacy need to go hand-in-hand.
http://www.innovatemyschool.com/ideas/item/1558-the-end-of-…
Open source math software competes in the classroom
When I think about what makes SageMath different from other math software systems, it’s one of the most fundamental things about it: SageMath was created by the very people who use it every day. These researchers, teachers, computer programmers, …
Why Is A Virtual Classroom Better Than A Real One?
Students that study online pass tests 9% better than those who study on campus. These are the results presented by SRI International after a 12-year study. What aspects of modern eLearning systems make the virtual classroom so effective? Let us …
My Favorite Internet Search Tips for Teachers & Students
Students don’t know enough strategies to help them dive deeper in their Internet research. In the slides embedded below I share my favorite search tips. The slides include some videos that demonstrate how to use the methods I’ve mentioned.…
Low Budget High Quality Videos for the Flipped Classroom
With Flipped classrooms becoming more popular, teachers are wanting to create their own videos as well. The costliest part of videos is the equipment to film and edit them. However, by knowing a few tricks and where to get low …
What will be the impact of IoT on education?
The use of the Internet of Things in education is expected to increase dramatically – this is how.
http://www.geektime.com/2016/03/07/what-will-be-the-impact-of-iot-on-education/
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