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Using the Chrome speech API, dictation.io is a quick and simple speech to text web app. Requiring no registration, dictation.io works a lot like Voice Typing in Google Docs. Click the START DICTATION button and start talking. The document is saved in the browser, but I could see this being used to enter text into the computer…
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Opera is an alternative browser using the same browsing engine that powers Safari under OS X and Google’s Chrome, so it should be pretty compatible with the sites you visit. We are the first major browser to include a dedicated power saving mode, designed to extend your laptop battery life by up to 50% compared…
At the heart of making is the idea that all students are creators, and hands-on learning plays a key role in maker education. Source: Why Making Is Essential to Learning It’s funny to me the popularity of the maker movement. I grew up on a farm, and as such, have always experienced the maker movement.
I have included a module on RSS to allow my students to create their own research teams on topics of interest. Because I’m old, I still have my students set up Feedly accounts and plug in the RSS feeds of their classmates and hopefully add other blogs to their feeds as well. And like blogging, I…
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