DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Flipsnack is a platform that helps you create interactive flipbooks. Using a simple drag and drop editor you can instantly design visually attractive magazines, newspapers, eBooks, resumes, book reports and many more. You can either create your flipbook from scratch …
Studies show that usage of smartphones among students is increasing at a fast pace.
A lot of schools and colleges have banned the use of mobile phones in educational premises owing to its harmful effects. It depends on the positive …
Padlet is an online bulletin board that teachers and students can use to collaborate, curate, and share digital content. The purpose of this article is to introduce teachers, especially those new to this platform, to the different features and services …
Great tips for online presentations.
https://edtechfactotum.com/10-tips-for-better-webinars-and-some-rambling-thoughts-on-hyflex/…
These free and fast file transfer websites offer a convenient way to share large files online, without installing anything.
https://www.makeuseof.com/free-file-transfer-websites-share-data-without-email-or-software/…
ClassPoint is a PowerPoint tool that at first glance you might think it’s just a poll and quiz tool. However, when you look a little deeper you’ll see that ClassPoint is more than just a polling and quizzing tool. ClassPoint …
MOOCs are back big time. What does their resurgence mean for higher education in Canada?
TextBlaze is a text expander that lets you create smart text expansions. You can easily create custom keyboard shortcuts to help you save text snippets and templates to use on different places online. For instance, to type in your signature …
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and educational technology—or edtech, as it is more popularly known—might not be the most obvious of connections. Last week, Microsoft made another move and acquired TakeLessons, an online platform that connects students with individual tutors in various …
Some good tools to allow you and your students to create audio recordings and publish them online.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/09/three-good-tools-for-recording-and.html…
Proponents say hybrid system offers flexibility to move between in-person and online learning.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hybrid-learning-2021-2022-1.6146818…
As we are transitioning back into physical learning environments, are you doing away with the online materials created during the pandemic and going back to printed handouts? Or are you looking for innovative and effective ways to integrate some of …
The so-called hybrid classroom emerged as the preferred choice for some boards as the province shifted between online and in-person learning due to the COVID-19 situation during the last academic year. That model is expected to return in several schools …
Moodle is excited to announce the launch of Moodle Academy, the hub for learning everything about online education with Moodle. It will provide educators, administrators, designers or developers with a community of best practice, interaction and professional development.
Every year as the new school year begins I’m asked for recommendations for helping students improve their ability to discern good information from bad when conducting online research. One of the first recommendations that I always make is help them …