Curiosity is the quest for new ideas and information. Folks who are curious aren’t satisfied with what they already know or have figured out. They go after what they don’t know or can’t understand—and that missing information can become …
How to Organize Google Drive
After using Drive for any length of time, your filing and organization system can quickly get out of hand, especially when you are faced with what to do with files that have been shared with you. So, here are …
What Educators Want from Digital Tools (2.0)
This study of more than 3,100 teachers revisits key questions explored in the original Teachers Know Best report: how teachers use digital instructional tools in the classroom, as well as their attitudes towards technology and whether they believe existing …
Meet four Toronto EdTech startups who are changing education — for the better
An increasing number of startups are training their focus on EdTech, developing products and solutions that make learning easier, better, faster and more streamlined. Meet some of the Canadian startups doing just that.
6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment
By all accounts, Chromebooks are the device of the moment, with 2.5 million shipped to schools in the first half of this year alone. There’s no doubt they’re trendy, but is there any deeper reasons for the sales surge …
The Digital Revolution Is Coming to the Classroom
Studies from the Gates Foundation show tech in the classroom is becoming more common and can boost student performance.
The shape of classrooms to come
These days, education is swinging from intimate in-person seminars to massive online open courses. Georgetown University’s come up with something in between.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/11/09/the-shape-of-classrooms-to-come/…
A network of artificial neurons learns to use human language
A group of researchers from the University of Sassari (Italy) and the University of Plymouth (UK) has developed a cognitive model, made up of two million interconnected artificial neurons, able to learn to communicate using human language starting from …
Presentation of the Week: Learning is Not a Mechanism: Assessment, Student Agency, and Digital Spaces
The moral bias behind your search results
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5 Important Tips on How to Better Annotate YouTube Videos to Use with Your Students
Annotations are those pieces of information that you add to a video in the form of layered text, links and hotspots. As a teacher, you can use annotations to make your videos more interactive, engaging and informative.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/11/5-annotation-tips-for-teachers.html…
Tech Tools That Have Transformed Learning With Dyslexia
There is no doubt that technology has changed the lives of those who struggle to read and write, and that educators should embrace the changes.
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/11/03/tech-tools-that-transformed-learning-with-dyslexia/…
7 Ways to Use Google Hangouts in the Classroom
Using Google Hangouts is a powerful tool for making connections, working collaboratively and introducing the wider world to your students. Many educators have embraced Hangouts to enrich both their students’ learning experiences and their own professional development.
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/11/04/7-ways-to-use-google-hangouts-in-the-classroom…
How to Make Google Chrome Faster, Better & Prettier
Want to know how to make Google Chrome faster? Want to feel productive? Tired of all of those tabs? Take time to learn how to use Google Chrome better. These quick tips will have your Google Chrome browser faster …
You can now share PowerPoint presentations as photo albums and videos on social networks
Microsoft has released Social Share, a free plug-in for PowerPoint that lets you share your slides to Facebook and Twitter as images or video. The tool lets you share individual slides as images and your entire presentation as a …