{Edtech Tool} Create interactive slideshows with Apester

{Edtech Tool} Create interactive slideshows with Apester

Apester is a platform that provides free online storytelling tools, engaging your users in the narratives they read. The rise in mobile adoption and social media have fundamentally altered the way we consume content. Today’s content must be visual, interactive and concise, available across multiple platforms, and accessible on demand. This is the new generation…

{Edtechchat} Google CEO promotes taking tech education beyond coding

{Edtechchat} Google CEO promotes taking tech education beyond coding

Coding is a vital component of tech education, but it won’t be enough to sustain the next generation of workers. With a rapidly evolving tech world, employees will require continuous training in basic digital skills, according to Sundar Pichai. The Google chief executive explains in an opinion piece published Thursday by NBC News THINK that the notion of getting…

{Edchat} Teaching and learning in a micro school

{Edchat} Teaching and learning in a micro school

Portfolio School is part of a growing movement of “micro-schools.” Coined by British education blogger Cushla Barry in 2010, the term refers to educational institutions that emphasize interdisciplinary project-based learning, building social skills such as communication and critical thinking, and tailoring instruction to the needs of each individual student. Source: Are Microschools the Next Big…

{Edtech} Create online collections of articles, videos, images, tweets and more with Wakelet

{Edtech} Create online collections of articles, videos, images, tweets and more with Wakelet

Share articles, videos, images, tweets and other great content with one link. Save them for later and create collections, called wakes, at any time. Source: Wakelet – The best way to share and collect content Wakelet as been promoted as a replacement for Storify, but it offers a lot more. Without registration, a user can…