DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
A new app called Snapsolve allows students to take photos of their homework and then get tailored, personalized responses and help from both tutors and their peers, and it’s available for the iPhone now.
http://www.redmondpie.com/this-app-can-do-your-homework-using-iphone-camera/…
The below five tools are not just a starting point to help your students manage and maintain their online privacy, they should be the beginning of an ongoing discussion detailing the importance, consequences and risks associated with online privacy and …
Google tools can make classrooms more efficient, effective and interesting. Here are nine tricks to add to your repertoire.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/04/16/google-greatness-9-google-tricks-i-had-never-seen/
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Going paperless in the classroom has many benefits: a greater audience, more accessible materials and more. Take your first step today.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/02/20/20-features-of-a-great-paperless-classroom/
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The notetaking member in Microsoft’s suite is a cross-platform productivity application. There are many unique ways to use OneNote, and using it to change the way you teach or study could be the best one.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-onenote-school-10-tips-students-teachers/
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The requisite twenty-first-century skills fall into three broad categories: foundational literacies, competencies, and character qualities.
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One of the biggest MOOC platforms, edX, is run jointly as a nonprofit by Harvard and MIT. And researchers at both schools have been poring over the data from everyone who participated in 68 courses over more than two years. …
Universities across the world are considering whether to start automatically recording lectures. And the IT industry has created some seductive products to record lectures, a process also known as “lecture capture”. Some onlookers expect a hesitant response from the higher …
Social media sites have been playing a vital role in helping students to find their dream job. Yes, social media sites not only allow you to get connected with others but also help you in finding potential jobs.
http://edtechreview.in/news/1806-how-can-social-media-help-students-find-a-job
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There are WordPress alternatives that you can use to build your website. In this article, we will show you 16 popular alternatives to WordPress.
http://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/wordpress-competitors-23-popular-alternatives-to-wordpress/…
Below are some strategies that can help maximize student engagement in the instructor-facilitated online learning and teaching environment.
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When students explain it and they have a way to make it extremely relevant to your life and show you how this actually relates to you specifically, that can make the material really exciting.
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Google is so entrenched when it comes to finding information on the internet, we named the act after it. However, there are a ton of other tools and tricks that can get you answers to your question when Google doesn’t …