Phoshor icons, a comic, and a meme – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/icons-and-graphics-for-your-multimedia-needs-from-phosphor-icons/
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/moving-outside-comic/
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/start-of-summer-eduk8meme/
With the Common Core’s emphasis on data-driven instruction there is a misguided focus on using technology to deliver content and collect data rather than cultivate learning and stimulate cognitive development.Using education technology isn’t so much about students mastering a device or procedure so much as it is about mastering themselves first. Source: Use edtech to maximize student knowlege, skills and…
When taking pictures with your smartphone, two tips come to mind: Don’t bother cropping before taking the picture Almost all smartphones use a digital zoom for zooming instead of an optical zoom. An optical zoom uses lenses to adjust the image being caught by the sensor, but since smartphones do not have the space for…
Hundreds of millions of people play intellectually-demanding video games every day. What does individual performance on these games tell us about cognition? Here, we describe two studies that examine the potential link between intelligence and performance in one of the most popular video games genres in the world (Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas: MOBAs). Source: Exploring…
The law is implicit in the economic idea of rational expectations. While it originated in the context of market responses, the law has profound implications for the selection of high-level targets in organizations.[4] Jón Danı́elsson quotes the law as “Any statistical relationship will break down when used for policy purposes”, and suggests a corollary to…
In the age of #CSforAll, there are hundreds of online resources to teach you and your students how to code. But is it possible to learn this digital skill through an analogue method? For those of you that love the touch, smell, and feel of books, below is a list of recommended reads to get…
With Presefy, your presentations can be played in sync, on the audience’s mobile devices. Once you have completed the sign up process, you can upload a presentation to Presefy and then present to an audience. The file format needs to be in PowerPoint or PDF format, which is unfortunate. It would be nice if they could…