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Clever is an application that makes it easier for schools to manage their other applications.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/27/434667722/one-third-of-schools-are-using-this-app-youve-never-heard-of…

A new study on the mobile device habits of college students shows they’re leaving their desktops behind and venturing out into an increasingly mobile landscape — one in which higher ed infrastructure will have to evolve to accommodate.

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2015/08/report-how-millennials-use-mobile-devices-college…

Imagine taking a photo of the Eiffel Tower while on a vacation to Paris. But that’s not all. Imagine returning home with your phone, plugging it into a 3-D printer, and creating a tangible recreation of your photo—something you …

Higher education institutions are drowning in data from website usage, email and social networks, among other sources. This is in addition to student data, including information about assignments, activities and performance. Below are seven ways smart colleges and universities …

One of the traps that many student writers fall into is overusing favorite phrases and adjectives. I’ve edited and graded enough essays over the years to confirm this. There are a couple of tools that can help students avoid …

Here are 15 educational resources and blogs that teachers and educators can use in the upcoming academic year to make their educational process much more productive and enjoyable. Each educational resource may offer something to different educators in various …

Looking back at last year’s NMC list of tech trends in K–12, there were several surprising additions and removals.

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/07/5-surprising-things-horizons-latest-report-future-k-12-tech…

In today’s post we are sharing with you 10 important tips to enable you and your students to tap into the potential of Google Slides. The purpose is to help you make engaging presentations to enhance the learning taking …

Google Art Project will allow you to create and curate your own gallery. You can have students build a project thematically (styles, emotional experiences, etc), chronologically, culturally, and more.

http://indianajen.com/2015/04/20/how-to-enhance-your-lessons-with-google-art-project/…

Rather than being the source of all of the notes for each class, I’m having students contribute to a OneNote Class Notebook. Two students per class are responsible for making sure that the class warm-up, practice problems, content and …

A team of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have debuted a novel solution that allows users to create more complex items in a fraction of the time and cost by printing up …

All colleges help first-year students adapt, so they don’t get overwhelmed or drop out. A novel project at DCU uses data to predict performance and sends students helpful weekly emails.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/software-that-helps-to-keep-first-year-students-on-track-1.2316190…