DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Mike Tholfsen is my go-to person for all things related to Microsoft Education products.
Mike’s latest video highlights ten updated Microsoft Teams features for teachers. Most of the updates apply to the awesome reading progress feature that is now in …
This is a great list of recommended video creation tools for classroom projects.
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/11/my-big-list-of-tools-for-variety-of.html…
Padlet is an online bulletin board that teachers and students can use to collaborate, curate, and share digital content. The purpose of this article is to introduce teachers, especially those new to this platform, to the different features and services …
Here’s how to download anything from the web that you thought you couldn’t for free… without breaking the law.
Apps can be serious time vampires, but it can be hard to pinpoint what’s doing the most damage to your productivity. Fortunately, AutoHotKey can help.
https://www.makeuseof.com/log-active-windows-with-autohotkey/
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On November 19, on the eve of World Children’s Day, the Prime Minister awarded 68 of Canada’s top educators with the country’s highest honours for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Excellence in Early …
Great tips for online presentations.
https://edtechfactotum.com/10-tips-for-better-webinars-and-some-rambling-thoughts-on-hyflex/…
The world is a black box full of extreme specificity: it might be predictable but that doesn’t mean it is understandable.
https://aeon.co/essays/our-world-is-a-black-box-predictable-but-not-understandable
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Malware bundles eighth different RATs, keyloggers, and information stealers.
https://www.techradar.com/news/new-malware-is-capable-of-evading-almost-all-antivirus-products…
The current state of education in Canada might be best described as “tired.” With 18 months of a pandemic behind us, it is still uncertain as to when, or if, life will return to pre-pandemic times. This report offers a …
In this full review paper, the recent emerging trends in Educational Data Science have been reviewed and explored to address the recent topics and contributions in the era of Smart Education. Based on this systematic review, we have put some …
What actually is the metaverse? Why does it matter, and who needs to worry about it? If the metaverse is truly “the next chapter for the internet,” as Zuckerberg put it, it’s important to understand and define it so as …
For educators to properly engage their students, they must remain abreast of these latest changes and key factors that affect learning in the classroom. Their understanding of these trends can help them create more effective learning environments. As teachers prepare …
The Live Text feature, combined with improved translation abilities, makes it easy to translate text anywhere you find it with your iPhone.
https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-translate-text-in-photos-camera-apps-iphone/…
A man paralyzed from the neck down due to a spinal cord injury he sustained in 2007 has shown he can communicate his thoughts, thanks to a brain implant system that translates his imagined handwriting into actual text.