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The focus of the book is on note making for actively producing tangible outputs (essays, papers, theses, monographs, books, etc.), something on which a few recent texts in a the related productivity space haven’t delivered.

https://boffosocko.com/2022/08/02/how-to-make-notes-and-write-a-handbook-by-dan-allosso-and-s-f-allosso/…

New study shows colleges may need to hire more digital experts and better prepare students to learn online.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-08-09-is-higher-ed-really-ready-to-embrace-hybrid-learning…

Like Udemy, Amazon’s new online learning portal allows individuals to directly offer courses online.

https://www.classcentral.com/report/amazon-launches-udemy-competitor/…

This list is divided into 7 “Chapters”: Designing Technology, Designing Systems, Understanding Systems, Applied Technology – Network Design, Applied Technology – Narrative Design, Applied Technology – Human Design, and Designing New Realities.

https://ideaspaces.net/25-books-every-technologist-should-read/…

Five specific PowerPoint techniques lay out a pathway for reducing PowerPoint overload, each of which applies a research-based principle. By taking these five steps, you will be well on your way to communicating more effectively on the PowerPoint platform.

https://www.indezine.com/stuff/atkinsonmaye.pdf…

This article explores educators’ experiences during the rapid shift from face-to-face to emergency virtual remote teaching and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and forty educators from a Canadian province completed a survey with Likert scale …

Learn how to create an email group or a distribution list in Microsoft Outlook and see what a tremendous time saver it can be.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-email-group-distribution-list-in-outlook/…

Most online learning platforms sent or granted access to children’s data to third-party companies, usually advertising technology (AdTech) companies. In doing so, they appear to have permitted the sophisticated algorithms of AdTech companies the opportunity to stitch together and analyze …

Here are the books Gates recommends for the summer: 

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/5-books-bill-gates-recommends-for-the-summer…

Microsoft is testing a new feature called Drop in the Canary version of the company’s Edge web browser. Drop allows Edge users to transfer files and notes between all Edge instances on all devices that Edge is used on.

https://www.ghacks.net/2022/06/06/microsoft-edge-drop-transfer-files-between-all-edge-instances-on-all-devices/…

The State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada report, and its accompanying publications on its project website, provides critical information and insight into how Canadian educational authorities and governments are integrating technology-supported approaches to prepare students for today’s economy …

San Francisco public radio station KQED this week announced it is launching a free workshop and self-paced online course to help increase media literacy. The resources are aimed at K-12 educators and other folks who are involved with teaching media, …

Influencers connect with their audiences by creating content that people want to relate to. By nature, teachers are adept at creating connections across a variety of platforms to communicate with their students. Because teachers are so used to the necessity …

Here’s how to use PowerPoint’s built-in screen recorder, along with some tips on how to make your screencasts look more professional.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-the-powerpoint-screen-recorder-to-engage-your-audience/…