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In this short video I demonstrate how to add background music to your PowerPoint presentations and play it on a continuous loop. In the video I also mention a great place to find free music to use in your presentations.…

I always say that what you post on the internet is forever. That’s why it’s crucial to protect your personal information. Think, for example, how bad it would be if a risqué photo you thought was safe on your computer …

Helping students spot fake news is an important part of their overall media and news literacy. In a digitally focused world where all kinds of news are just a tweet away, students are required to develop robust skills and practices …

E-Ink tablets have a small but devoted following, and Amazon seems to think it can take them mainstream.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/28/23375663/amazon-kindle-scribe-e-ink-tablet-stylus-event-price

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This is an open access book that came out last year. The first part focuses on the design practice itself, while the second part underpins that practice in theory. It makes an excellent introductory text, covering a lot of ground, …

There are several tools that students and teachers can use to create interactive maps. Here you will find an updated version of the best map creation tools out there.

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/9-excellent-free-map-creation-tools-for.html…

This paper (10 page PDF) reports on an OER fellowship program at North-West University in South Africa. The project featured a number of lecture-oriented and student oriented resource development projects. There were also opportunities for students to participate in the …

Just when the AI community was wrapping its head around the astounding progress of text-to-image systems, we’re already moving on to the next frontier: text-to-video.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/03/1060561/get-ready-for-the-next-generation-of-ai/…

Advertisers are notorious for watching what you do and where you go online. That’s valuable and very profitable information. Here’s one way to stop some of the spying.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2022/10/02/how-delete-hidden-trackers-invade-your-browser/10441047002/

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The use of videogames as an educational tool in the higher education classroom is becoming increasingly common. Research has demonstrated that the use of educational videogames (serious games) can lead to meaningful learning outcomes. However, very little work has been …

I wanted to know what would happen if I suddenly gave up my smartphone – whether I’d feel better or worse, more productive or less capable of doing my job. Like so many others, I’d treated my phone as a …

Forget Google Drive, USB-C cables, flash drives and labyrinthine third-party apps! There’s a much easier way to transfer photos, documents, and videos from your PC to phone — it’s a wireless, lightning-fast method, too.

https://www.laptopmag.com/news/this-pc-to-phone-transfer-method-is-so-easy-why-didnt-anyone-tell-me-about-it…

Over the past three pandemic-interrupted school years, as educators scrambled to respond to the greatest disruption to schooling in over a century, a common refrain emerged: Don’t return to the way things were.

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0922/School-2.0-How-has-the-pandemic-changed-learning…

Don’t want to pay for Photoshop, or don’t like it? Try these alternatives that come at no cost.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-free-alternatives-photoshop/

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