Comic, rating schools, and resizing images in bulk – Top 3 of the Week
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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…
A small dedicated group vs a massive group: Which is better?
As John Green explains in this video, a few people are actually getting much better at the NES version of Tetris than anyone was back in the 90s. One of the reasons for this is that a smaller dedicated group working together can be more effective than a massive group of people working alone on…
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. 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…
Vivaldi – Supercharged history
Vivaldi – Supercharged history. Browser history is usually not very glamorous, but if you like stats, Vivaldi’s history is where it’s at! Not only can you search your history, you can also see what sites you visit on which days, how you navigate to sites, and which sites are most popular. Vivaldi has put together…
Sea livestreams, a comic, and image resizer – Top 3 of the Week
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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
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…