Want to know how to boost its capabilities even more? Download these six nifty Chrome extensions that offer unique and handy features.
http://mashable.com/2014/05/19/google-drive-chrome-extensions/
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4 Principles Of Student-Centered Learning
Student-centered learning is a process of learning that puts the needs of the students over the conveniences of planning, policy, and procedure. Here are 4 principles of student-centered learning to consider as you design curriculum and instruction.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/4-principles-student-centered-learning/
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Why Teachers Need Personalized Professional Development
Catering to teachers’ unique learning styles doesn’t just make professional development easier. Here are four more reasons teachers should receive personalized professional development.
http://www.edudemic.com/teachers-need-personalized-professional-development/
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Follow This Chart to Know If You Can Use an Image from the Internet
Copyright law can be a little ambiguous, so it’s important to double check before using someone else’s image. Just follow the chart and answer the questions and you’ll know whether it’s cool to use that cat pic for your blog …
Tim Berners-Lee: A Magna Carta for the web
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Presentation of the Week: The Classroom of the Future
4 Ways Technology is Changing How People Learn
The handy infographic below takes a look at 4 ways technology is changing how people learn. These four general concepts can be applied across the board: to learners of all ages, in all subjects, in any area of the world …
How to Easily Insert Questions and Quizzes into Videos Using EduCanon
Have you ever wished you knew how to easily add questions into a video to create lesson content or to help ensure that students are engaging with video content? Well, you can, for free!
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/08/insert-questions-quizzes-in-videos/…
What 6.9 million clicks tell us about how to fix online education
The rise of online education and massively open online courses (MOOCs) have prompted much naysaying on their effectiveness. Amidst all the arguments about “flipped classrooms” and “hybrid learning,” however, few people have actually analyzed what makes MOOCs work (or fail): …
Software That Can See Will Change Privacy Forever
Advances in machine vision will let employers, governments, and advertisers spot you in photos and know exactly what you’re doing in them.
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/529396/software-that-can-see-will-change-privacy-forever/
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Ten Popular Ed Tech Tools That Were Updated This Summer
A round-up of popular ed tech tools that were updated this summer.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/08/pdf-ten-popular-ed-tech-tools-that-were.html…
Websites and Apps for Making Videos and Animation
Teachers know that video making is a tried and true way to get students engaged in building, demonstrating, and sharing knowledge. These apps and sites feature user-friendly tools and features that make it more fun than ever before to get …
Teachers Test Drive Google’s Classroom
Google Classroom is still a few weeks away from its full-scale rollout, but some teachers already have their hands on the work in progress. What do teachers have to say about Google’s latest app?
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/07/teachers-test-drive-googles-classroom
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How To Add Live Web Pages to a PowerPoint Presentation
Have you ever wanted to demonstrate a live website during a PowerPoint presentation? Here’s how you can insert a live webpage into a PowerPoint presentation so you can show the exact content you’re talking about.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25946/how-to-add-live-web-pages-to-a-powerpoint-presentation/
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10 Things Every Teacher Should Know How To Do With Google Docs
In addition to completing many of the functions of a traditional word processor, Google Docs provides even more capabilities that can be invaluable to educators. Here are ten tricks that can make your life easier with Google Docs:
http://www.edudemic.com/10-things-every-teacher-know-google-docs/
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