In order to effectively engage in professional learning, we need tools in place to curate content, save what we found, and connect to other educators.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/professional-learning-curate-share-connect-beth-holland…
12 year-old Eric Zeiberg develops handwriting-to-speech app
At just 12 years old, Eric Zeiberg developed HandySpeech for iOS – a handwriting-to-speech application that allows individuals to draw on a smartphone or tablet screen with their finger and have the text read aloud.
http://whatsnext.nuance.com/handwriting-to-speech-app-handyspeech/
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Deborah Gordon: What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet
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Presentation of the Week: How do Learning Analytics “act” in Education?
3 Places To Get Free Full-Text Scientific Studies
There are a number of journals making a move to offer full text of scientific journal articles for free, and we’ve put together a short list of them below.
http://www.edudemic.com/scientific-studies/
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How to Backup your Google Drive
Learn different ways to backup your Google Drive data.
http://www.mguhlin.org/2014/05/backing-up-your-googledrive-data.html…
7 Ways To Transform Education By 2030
What will high school look like in 2030? The reality is that we don’t know. Here are 7 big ideas for transforming the educational experience before 2030.
http://www.edudemic.com/7-ways-to-transform-education-by-2030/
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4 Free Web Tools to Boost Student Engagement
See some great examples of (free) motivational tool technologies that meet the above criteria, which you can use (along with thorough instruction) to help boost student engagement.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/web-tools-boost-student-engagement-nicolas-pino-james
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100 Useful Websites You’ve Probably Never Heard of
The Internet is full of great websites, but it’s often tough to separate the duds from the superheroes. We’ve got you covered, with our list of 100 Useful Websites You’ve Probably Never Heard Of.
http://superheroyou.com/100-useful-websites-youve-probably-never-heard-of/
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Google introduces standalone apps for docs and spreadsheets
Google introduced standalone apps for Google Docs and Google Sheets to both Google Play and the iOS App Store on Wednesday. Eventually, Google Drive users will be prompted to download the new apps.
http://gigaom.com/2014/04/30/google-introduces-standalone-apps-for-docs-and-spreadsheets/
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Does Technology Interfere With Your Teaching?
Learn about the pedagogy of technology, a pedagogy that encourages technology as a means of educating children rather than an interference to their learning.
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2014/04/28/technology-interfere-teaching/…
Writing Instructor, Skeptical of Automated Grading, Pits Machine vs. Machine
Les Perelman, with the help of students at MIT and Harvard, created the Babel Generator, a software program that generates meaningless essays to test the mettle of machine graders.
http://chronicle.com/article/Writing-Instructor-Skeptical/146211/…
To Remember a Lecture Better, Take Notes by Hand
Students do worse on quizzes when they use keyboards in class.
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Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be … Paper
Reading is human-technology interaction,” says literacy professor Anne Mangen of Norway’s University of Stavenger. “Perhaps the tactility and physical permanence of paper yields a different cognitive and emotional experience.”
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/reading-on-screen-versus-paper/
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How to Set Up a Remote Desktop and Control Your Computer from Anywhere
Desktop computers aren’t just antiquated behemoths quietly gathering dust in your parent’s house. They also offer an often overlooked processing resource for mobile users and a viable alternative to cloud-based storage. All you need is a means of accessing it …