Rating schools

Rating schools

Think of it this way: Before heading down a ski slope, skiers see clear symbols indicating the degree of difficulty they’ll encounter, from green “beginner” circles to “check your life insurance first” double black diamonds. Wouldn’t it change the way parents saw schools and interpreted grades if they had a similarly simple indication of the…

Resize multiple images with BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy

Resize multiple images with BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy

Resize multiple images with BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy. Source: BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy 2.0 (Online & Free) No log in required. Upload the pictures that need to be resized or cropped. Then select the size and let it go. By default, it will crop, but if you select auto width…

New York Libraries are bring public domain books to life through Instagram stories

New York Libraries are bring public domain books to life through Instagram stories

New York Libraries are bring public domain books to life through Instagram stories. Source: The New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphone – The Verge Sure, you can subscribe to receive classic works in your email or on your smartphone, but the New York Libraries are taking it…

Do you have an Android phone running Oreo? Use Google Go to read webpages to you

Do you have an Android phone running Oreo? Use Google Go to read webpages to you

Today, we’re launching a new feature which will let everyone using Google Go’s browser listen to webpages out loud. Powered by natural language processing and speech synthesis AI, this technology can read aloud billions of webpages in 28 languages smoothly, and in a natural sounding voice, even on 2G connections. It also uses minimal cellular…

A guide to using gaming mechanics in your classroom

A guide to using gaming mechanics in your classroom

Players seek risks, challenges, rewards, and recognition when they play a game. Application of various game mechanics to learning experiences can help fulfill these ‘human motivations’. When you design a learning game, you need to choose mechanics that seem appealing for your students, whilst also ensuring that they gel well with the context and the…