Conference checklist, Apester, and a comic – Top 3 for the week
https://eduk8.me/2018/02/2018-conference-checklist/ https://eduk8.me/2018/02/edtech-tool-create-interactive-slideshows-apester/ https://eduk8.me/2018/02/comic-big-game-procrastination/
{Edchat} Dimly lit rooms may affect learning
Summary: A new study reveals exposure to dim light might impact memory and learning. Researchers report rodents exposed to dim lighting lost 30 percent of hippocampal capacity and performed poorly on spatial tasks they had previously experienced. Source: Dim Light May Make Us Dumber – Neuroscience News The rats were kept in a bright, 1000 lux…
My 2018 Conference Checklist
It’s another year for the Ohio Educational Technology Conference so it is time to update my conference checklist! 1. Set up a hashtag shortcut on my phone Under iOS, keyboard shortcuts can be set up to speed up typing. For the #oetc18 hashtag, I will set up a keyboard shortcut for ooo, which will expand…
{Edtech} Discussing the future of work
But the focus on code has left a potentially bigger opportunity largely unexplored. In the past, people were educated, and learned job skills, and that was enough for a lifetime. Now, with technology changing rapidly and new job areas emerging and transforming constantly, that’s no longer the case. We need to focus on making lightweight,…
{Edchat} Teenagers who stay in school longer are healthier later in life
It’s a complicated question to untangle, but a paper in Nature Human Behaviour this week uses data from a natural experiment to get some answers. They found that, regardless of their economic status, teenagers who were forced to stay in school a bit longer because of legal changes were healthier in later life than similar…
{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…
DC vs Marvel, collecting with Wakelet, and tips from comedians – Top 3 for the week
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{Edchat} Direct instruction tips from comedians
Toe-curling public addresses, frosty receptions and baying crowds have been filling our screens on what feels like a daily basis – and we can only expect more of the same. It might not be on the world stage, but every day people at work face tough crowds and awkward addresses of their own – be…