Further recognition of the massive adoption of iPad by so many schools around the world, Apple have just launched two new sections on their iPad App Store. One section is aimed at teachers and parents with apps for the children. …
A Useful Visual Guide to Choosing the Right Creative Commons Licence
The infographic below is a clear and useful visual guide which captures why a Creative Commons is important and explains what each of the licences represent.
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Web Summarizer: Automatic Summarization of Web Pages
WebSummarizer summarizes web pages and documents and instantly pinpoints relevant information.
http://websummarizer.com/Pages/Demo.aspx
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8 Teacher’s Guides To Free Educational Technology
The aim of this article is to offer teachers some of the best tips concerning the most popular educational resources available today.
http://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/es/node/131631
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Google in Jeopardy: What If IBM’s Watson Dethroned the King of Search?
Remember Watson, IBM’s Jeopardy champion? Because Watson heralds the emergence of “thinking machines” capable of knowledge creation that will trump today’s knowledge retrieval machines. This could be the beginning of a serious challenge to Google, whose most ambitious initiatives — …
Jason Pontin: Can technology solve our big problems?
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Presentation of the Week: Learning Analytics Applied to Serious Games
45+ Teacher Recommended Educational Apps
A great list of the best educational apps for teachers.
http://teacherswithapps.com/blog-45-teacher-recommended-educational-apps/…
The Many Benefits of Using iBooks in Education
Apple’s electronic books are an excellent compliment to their tablets and to the needs of education. iBooks hold the potential to not only make the educational system more streamlined, but also more exciting and effective.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/09/the-many-benefits-of-using-ibooks-in-education/
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The Best Ways to Edit and View Microsoft Office Docs on your iPad
Microsoft made a native iOS Office app, but it’s for the iPhone. Here’s a roundup of your best options when it comes to accessing and editing your Office documents on an iPad.
http://gigaom.com/2013/06/19/the-best-ways-to-edit-and-view-microsoft-office-docs-on-your-ipad/
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Google Joins Top Universities in Quest to Fulfill Potential of Online Education
Google is joining forces with edX, a collaboration of 29 top universities offering 72 online courses, to build an open source online education platform. The new platform, called Open edX, will allow anyone—from universities, to corporations, to individuals—to build and …
A Must Read Guide Entitled ” Facebook for Educators and Community Leaders”
A 15-pages PDF document to help inform educators about the educational use of Facebook and also help adults be supportive partners so that teens make safe, smart and responsible choices throughout the online world.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/a-must-read-guide-entitled-facebook-for.html
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3 Free Cool Tools to Curate Content
Content curation is a great way to find, organize and share useful knowledge efficiently. Here are three efficient and effective content curation tools that can help educators manage web content and embrace technology.
http://gettingsmart.com/2012/08/3-free-cool-tools-curate-content/
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Useful Resources On Copyright
Learn five myths and facts on Internet copyright infringement.
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/09/29/useful-resources-on-copyright/…
Create Your Rubric Using Google Forms
Here’s a tutorial on how to create an online rubric with Google Forms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ASnCt0wZI&feature=youtu.be
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