Fact checking, comic, and Edtech – Top 3 of the Week
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https://eduk8.me/2018/09/comic-buckle-down/
https://eduk8.me/2018/09/does-edtech-improve-or-harm-education/
Booktrack is a service that adds a soundtrack to ebooks. As you read the book, there can be added music and sound effects to enhance the immersion level of the book. Once you sign up, you can select one of their books to read, which is pretty cool in itself. The magic happens when you…
How to Print a YouTube Video – Storyboard Bookmarklet Yes, you read the title right, this bookmarklet allows you to print a Youtube video. Introducing Google Cast for Education Google Cast allows the teacher’s computer, that is attached to the projector, to act as a Chromecast device for the student’s Chromebooks in the classroom. Google…
Connecting globally is really powerful, but how do we use this medium in a way to enhance professional learning and empower the voice of teachers in our own building. Sometimes seeing the impact of using Twitter on a global level brings ideas back into our classrooms, but perhaps using Twitter locally could push people to connect others…
Increasingly, though, I am uncomfortable with the distinction we casually make between “pro” users and “regular” users. I don’t think these sorts of utilities are useful just for computer nerds. (There’s another category we should leave behind us.) I think they’re useful for everybody. Put another way: we’re all “pro” users. I want to…
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