DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Home file sharing used to be a nightmare, even between different versions of Windows — never mind Mac and Linux! These operating systems can now talk to each other and share files without any special software.
http://www.howtogeek.com/191116/how-to-share-files-between-windows-mac-and-linux-pcs-on-a-network/
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The following are a few more tips that might help you develop passwords that are especially complex, nearly unbreakable, but also memorable.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-tips-for-creating-an-unbreakable-password-that-you-can-remember/
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An important step in the process of effective integration of technology in education is having a pedagogical approach supported by a theoretical framework to ground your technology practices inside the classroom. Of course there are several frameworks to help you …
The iPad is more than adequate for all but the most demanding writer, even more so when using apps that are designed to be used on the iPad. Below, listly user Rabab Khan offers 20 apps for writing on the …
The teaching method is approaching “mainstream” status, according to the report.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/06/how-flipped-classrooms-are-growing-and-changing
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1:1 devices also provide opportunity in the form of apps. Word processors, social media channels, image libraries, publishing platforms, and more that provide an almost endless array of tools of both creativity and knowledge.
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/create-publish-promote-ipad-workflow-for-learning/
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Even though you can create effective PowerPoint presentations with ease and do some cool things with Keynote, these apps are passé (not to mention relatively expensive), and it’s time to try something new. Fortunately, you have a number of great …
Learn how to create GIF animations using frames of classic movie scenes that play in an endless loop.
http://www.labnol.org/software/video-as-animated-gif/18160/
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Would you like to record streaming music from Internet radio stations like Pandora or iTunes? Are you looking for a simple way to save the audio from a live webinar that’s playing on your computer? Or maybe you are trying …
Encryption doesn’t require coding knowledge or math skills, but it does demand some attention and care. The Privacy Pack is a great starting point, but if you want to cover all of your bases, there are few more things you …
A “super computer” has duped humans into thinking it was a 13-year-old boy to become the first machine to pass the Turing test, experts have said. The test was devised in 1950 by computer science pioneer and second world war …
This visual tutorial is created by Eric Curts and covers a wide range of tips and tricks on anything you need to know about Google Forms.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/08/google-forms-for-teachers-must-read.html
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Teachers, trainers, and content publishers use Zaption’s intuitive web app to quickly add images, text, quizzes, and discussions to existing videos from YouTube, Vimeo and private video libraries.
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