As cheap online educational options spread like wildfire, critics are sounding the alarm. They’re too late.
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/the_internet_will_not_ruin_college/…
6 Examples Of Successful Classroom Tablet Integration
There are many institutions using tablets of all kinds to supplement learning in a variety of subjects. We’ve linked to each of them below (along with the description provided in the report) so you can check out some of what …
Canada Moodle Moot 2013 Notes
If you couldn’t attend the Canada Moodle Moot last week in Vancouver, here are the notes of all sessions and workshops.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbbHUEM3KjDfm-tOJZhysBQBSrDAUcycuBLjg5E0VV0/edit…
101 of the Best WordPress Plugins for 2013
Here is a great list of the best WordPress plugins divided into categories.
http://www.socialable.co.uk/101-of-the-best-wordpress-plugins-for-2013/…
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Presentation of the Week: We Don’t Need No Educator
20 Digital Learning Day Activities For Your Classroom
The following are simply some of our favorite digital learning activities we’ve written about over the past couple years. Each activity consists of either a web tool, app, or other useful methodology being used by teachers right now.
http://edudemic.com/2013/02/digital-learning-day-activities/…
Tech Meets Handwriting: Lernstift Pen Buzzes to Correct Your Spelling, Grammar and Penmanship
Remember handwriting? The old-timey art of transferring ink or charcoal to paper has been largely sidelined by technology, but a technology-infused pen is looking to bring handwriting into the current century.
Replacing Your Mac With An iPad: What Apps And Hardware You’ll Need
Can iPad really replace a “proper” computer? Can a ten-inch, 128GB tablet do the work of an eleven-inch 128GB MacBook Air? The answer is yes. Here’s our guide to replacing your Mac with an iPad. Specifically a Retina iPad, but …
Data for dummies: 6 data-analysis tools anyone can use
Not everyone is drowning in big data or has the know-how to deal with it if they were. Here are six free web services that help mere mortals analyze and visualize their own data.
http://gigaom.com/2013/01/31/data-for-dummies-5-data-analysis-tools-anyone-can-use…
Digital Ways to Engage your Students in their learning
These are a few apps or web-based programs to engage your students in their own learning.
How will schools look in 10 years?
How will the way kids learn change over the next 10 years as new technology takes over in schools? Futurist expert Neil Selwyn from the Faculty of Education, Monash University, gives his predictions.
20 Awesome Projects for Raspberry Pi Microcomputers
Raspberry Pi — a tiny, stripped-down $35 computer — hit the market just one year ago. Since then, almost one million have been sold, becoming the DIY gadget-maker’s go-to device. Tinkerers, hobbyists, educators and students and basically anyone who likes …
Online Education Is Replacing Physical Colleges At A Crazy Fast Pace
Educators knew the online revolution would eventually envelop the physical classroom, but a torrent of near-revolutionary developments in the past month are proving that change is coming quicker than anyone imagined.
Classroom Technology Faces Skeptics At Research Universities
Professors at research universities prefer teaching with old-fashioned whiteboards, one study says.