Student technology, fonts, and a a comic – Top 3 of the Week
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Thus far this is what I’ve found: The Future of Learning is going to be exciting and empowering for students, teachers, administrators, and parents. The Future of Learning is going to be scary for teachers, administrators, and parents (not students). Not sure what I mean? The classic technology paradox here is easier to understand with a…
Would you like a simple way to create explainer videos? Then check out mysimpleshow With mysimpleshow you write your script, add the elements to the scenes (or use the ones mysimpleshow suggests), and you’re done. Using text to speech, mysimpleshow will create a video with a computer voice for the voiceovers. It actually sounds pretty good. To get started, create an…
We’ve all been there, clicking on a story, reading it, and then following links to related stories. Soon you are doing searches for the topic, and falling farther and farther down the rabbit’s hole. That’s what happened to me a couple of weeks ago when I came across the Hemingwriter (now called FreeWrite) Kickstarter project….
The Real Value of Computer Science Providing students with open ended opportunities to think critically (with or without coding) creates problem solvers and independence, both of which are required skills for today’s industry. Experts have branded a set of skills as “21 Century Competencies” which include computational thinking. Coding also supports spatial sense and makes…
Dr. Brian Friedlander discusses the top tech tools for kids who struggle to read and write. From voice dictation to word suggestion and more, this podcast talks about the practical tools that will help kids empower themselves to learn. Source: Top Tech Tools for Kids Who Struggle to Read and Write What are some of your…