Like many teachers at the beginning of their careers, Michael Helfield teachs in more than one school. In terms of information technology, this has proven to be a distinct advantage as he is experiencing IT from more than one vantage
10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics
Information graphics, visual representations of data known as infographics, keep the web going these days. Here are some great tutorials on infographic creation.
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Bill Gates Announces $20 Million Program to Expand Educational Technology
Arguing that we need to do a better job not just ensuring access to quality higher education, but helping students actually graduate from college, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the Next Generation Learning Challenges initiative.
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Google Things to Do: Find Out What You Can Do With Google Products
As you know, Google has a lot to offer beyond web search. Even the web search has features which not everyone knows about. Google Things to Do is a nicely designed page by Google UK that makes people aware of
RateMyProfessors: Is There a Lesson to be Learned?
RateMyProfessors.com needs no introduction to most instructors. The problems with the site are equally well known. There’s no guarantee that the students who select to evaluate and post the comments are a representative sample—and no guarantee that the assessments themselves
Create Impressive Videos With Wax 2.0 (Windows)
Wax 2.0 is video creation software that comes from the creator of Wink (which lets you make awesome Flash-based product demos) who is dedicated to ensuring that anyone can start authoring their own videos. You can use Wax 2.0 to
EPearl – an ePortfolio as a Tool to Organise, Structure, Reflect and Grow. A bilingual, hands-on workshop
In this full-day, hands-on workshop, participants will engage in and reflect on the portfolio process while exploring EPearl, an on-line portfolio tool available in many Québec school
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Blackboard Brings Collaborative Tools to Moodle, Sakai and D2L
Following up on a commitment made at the time it acquired the two companies, Blackboard has announced that Collaborate, its new collaborative learning suite that taps into technology from Elluminate and Wimba, will work with competing learning management systems.
Search For Similar Images Online Using Images Rather Than Keywords
The ways we search for information online are constantly evolving. One of the most interesting (comparatively) new methods currently being developed by companies around the web revolves around the idea of using images as a basis for search queries.
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50 Excellent Open Courses on Teaching With Technology
This is a listing of 50 free online courses that are offered on a wide variety of instructional technology topics. The courses are free, self-directed, and accessible over the internet.
10 Web Tools to Make Learning in Your Class Even Better!
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50 of the Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far)
So what are the best ways to use Twitter? How you can use it most effectively? Which tools are most helpful? You’ll find the answers to these questions and many more here in 50 of the best Twitter tools, posts,
School Learning Platforms win over students with ‘Facebook’ approach
Schools are using the latest learning platforms to harness pupils’ appetite for social networks, making learning more engaging and fun in class and at home.
Introducing Google’s WebP, a Faster Web Alternative to JPEG
Google has just released a developer preview of a new image format called WebP. WebP promises to significantly reduce the byte size of photos on the web, allowing websites to load much faster.
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