DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Before engineers can make a machine that truly mimics a human mind, scientists still have a long way to go in modeling the brain’s 100 billion neurons and their 100 trillion connections.
http://neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com/post/52017651140/4-hurdles-to-making-a-digital-human-brain
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Writing can serve as a calming, meditative tool. Stream of conscious writing exercises, in particular, have been identified as helpful stress coping methods. Keeping a journal, for example, or trying out free-writing exercises, can drastically reduce your levels of stress.…
With eduClipper, users can share individual eduClips (or pieces of content) or eduClipboards (collections of content) with colleagues or students, while cross posting or embedding that content on other social platforms or sending them through email.
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To keep you inspired and learning, TED asked each speaker to compile a list of their favorite TED talks, which are linked below.
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/the-favorite-ted-talks-of-the-ted-talks-education-speakers/
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Implementing some kind of self-assessment is a very good thing, as it enables learners to judge the quality of their work.
http://www.teachthemenglish.com/2013/05/5-steps-to-using-self-assessment-in-the-classroom/
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Many of us have enjoyed watching TED talks, the online videos of scientists, artists, inventors and others talking about their work. But do we actually learn anything from them?
http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/05/do-we-actually-learn-anything-from-ted-talks/…
Ever wondered how students really act online? What they’re actually sharing with their friends? This new privacy study on what teens actually share on social media tells you everything.
http://edudemic.com/2013/05/what-teens-actually-share-on-social-media/
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Whatever your motivation, creating your own audiobook isn’t that difficult. The following will walk you through the steps necessary to record the spoken word, capture it in digital audio, and convert it into the audiobook format.
http://gigaom.com/2013/05/25/how-to-create-your-own-audiobooks/…
The old saying goes, if you’re not paying for it, you’re the product, has never rung more true than at these times when a company decides it no longer needs you, or has been acquired by a bigger outfit. Here …
We’ve compiled a list of 10 social platforms with huge potential. Some are expanding rapidly; others have yet to launch. Would you use any of these services instead of Facebook?
http://mashable.com/2013/05/29/10-hot-social-networks/
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As a teacher who needs to buy your own chalk and paperclips, it’s nice to know there are oodles of free online resources you can use. Public school teacher Sarah Price shares her favorite free websites and mobile apps, such …
Normal password logins just check whether you know a password. Adding a second factor—in this case, checking something you have, your phone—means that even if your password is compromised your account is safe.
http://gizmodo.com/how-to-enable-two-factor-authentication-on-all-your-acc-510245714…
Vimeo, while on a smaller audience scale, has plenty of advantages over the streaming giant — especially for someone who’s looking to receive helpful feedback or showcase their work to a community of fellow filmmakers.
http://mashable.com/2013/05/30/vimeo-over-youtube/
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