A meme, a comic, and how you are tracked online – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/are-you-ready-if-your-school-becomes-hogwarts-eduk8meme/ https://eduk8.me/2021/05/i-would-be-embarressed-comic/ https://eduk8.me/2021/05/how-you-are-tracked-online-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-youtube/
The Bennett Principle
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. The Bennett Principle states that the value you receive from an activity is proportional to the energy invested. Creating content requires more energy, but it’s value is greater than the energy used. When…
Using the Android Google Jamboard App #YouTube
Sure, you could use the web based app with Google Jamboard, but if you have access to an Android device you have access to a few more features if you switch. And you may have access to the Android app if you have a Chromebook from the last few years.
Google is going to start turning on two-factor authentication for users
Soon we’ll start automatically enrolling users in 2SV if their accounts are appropriately configured. (You can check the status of your account in our Security Checkup). Using their mobile device to sign in gives people a safer and more secure authentication experience than passwords alone. Source: A simpler and safer future — without passwords When we…
How you are tracked online and what you can do about it #YouTube
What’s the harm? Your browsing habits can give up all sorts of information about you that you may have wanted to keep private, such as who you interact with, what are you interests, when and where you travel, and what you buy. Online companies can build a profile of you that is more accurate than…
A Meme, a comic, and a new journalism app – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/fences-eduk8meme/ https://eduk8.me/2021/05/the-last-month-comic/ https://eduk8.me/2021/05/pressto-journalism-web-platform-is-launching-this-spring/
Holding on to myths
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. (or, “we’ve always done it that way”) One of the trickiest aspects of education is hard it is to measure performance. Gut feelings and anecdotes may “feel” correct, but can also be wildly…