DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
On March 2015, Periscope became the latest trend in social networks focused on providing quick and easy video broadcasting to millions of mobile devices. Read the first thoughts on Twitters new global broadcasting app.
http://www.teachercast.net/is-periscope-appropriate-for-education/
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Beneath Gmail’s minimalist interface are dozens of hidden features that can boost your productivity.
http://blog.nsays.in/2015/04/7-gmail-tricks-that-will-make-you-more-productive
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Betsy Chao, a Rutgers student, began a campaign against software used to monitor online students taking tests. The school said the software was not mandatory.
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Ed tech should be a means, not an end, to improving our education system.
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With the evolution of social media, professors and students are now able to forge a lifetime of mentorship and friendship – if they do it right.
http://smartblogs.com/education/2015/03/25/how-social-media-supports-professor-student-mentorship/
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Check out these 8 tech tools that will make citations and bibliographies manageable for students at any level.
http://www.edudemic.com/6-tools-to-help-students-build-bibliographies/
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Searching for answers online gives people an inflated sense of their own knowledge, according to a study. It makes people think they know more than they actually do.
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Data-driven decision-making is the new buzz-phrase in education these days.We do need data to inform learning in schools but, I would suggest, we need a people-centred approach to running our schools more than anything.
http://crowleym.com/2015/04/06/behind-the-statistical-mask-data-obsession-in-schools/
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An epic list of absolutely free books on data related subjects, from which you can learn a lot and become an expert. Be aware that these are complex subjects and some require some previous knowledge.
http://www.dataonfocus.com/21-free-data-mining-books
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The following will offer up some options for turning that pile of paper into digital documents as well as some measures you can take to help stop the cycle of passing paper back and forth in your day-to-day digital life.…
Creating word clouds can be useful in promoting critical thinking, relationship building, and even as a great kick-starter. To help you get started with this wonderful tool, we’ve put together a few of our favorite ideas on how to get …
Ed tech funding jumped 55 percent in 2014 with no signs of slowing down. With that in mind, here are five top trends in ed tech to keep on your radar screen in 2015 and beyond:
http://www.inc.com/aaron-skonnard/5-top-trends-in-education-technology-2015.html
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We get by with a little help from our apps. From smartphone apps that help get you places to those that remind you about morning meetings to those that give you life updates from friends, many basic tasks have become …