Internet Travels Edcerpts are my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Apps Chrome’s new shortcuts help search your tabs, bookmarks, and history – The Verge – Using @ is pretty cool, but to search open tabs, I like to…
“Rewards are constellations of attributes, and firms should focus more on the motivational effects of the attributes associated with a reward rather than the reward type itself,” Presslee said. “Results confirmed that each of these attributes – individually and in combination – increases employee effort and performance.” Source: Cash may not be the most effective…
Source: Lineicons One of the benefits of using graphics in writing or other works is that they can help to convey a message or story more effectively. In some cases, graphics can be used as icons to help students with their school projects. Teachers can also point their students in the direction of free graphics…
There are only so many times you can say “Johnny, stop hitting your sister” before it feels like banging your head against a wall. The same goes for teaching – there’s only so many times you can teach the same material before it feels like groundhog day. Here are 5 ways to mix things up…
ArtBeats simple sequencer where you can create visual patterns and listen to them, with the ability to change the instrumentation, tempo, swing, and more. With ArtBeats, making music is easy and fun! Importance of music in education There is a growing body of research that suggests music can have a positive impact on children’s education….
AUSTIN, Texas – Co-workers who team up to solve problems or work on projects can benefit when they have less in common and take turns spotlighting their different expertise, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. The findings have implications for how managers can better form and manage teams so all…
Twisted Wave is an audio editor that works in your browser. There’s no need to download any additional software, which means you can start editing and recording right away. The free version is limited in terms of recording size and type, but it’s still a great way to get started with online audio editing. Using…
A lot of businesses have moved or are moving to an open plan layout for their office space. This movement is under the assumption that social encounters are more valuable than deep work. However, recent studies have shown that this is not the case. In fact, employees in open plan offices are interrupted more frequently,…
Coding in the classroom has never been easier now that the virtual console PICO-8 is available on the web. With PICO-8, students can program games in the lua programming language. The environment includes a graphics and sound editor, which makes it easy for students to create their own games. Additionally, PICO-8 is available on Chromebooks,…
Now that everyone is rushing back to in-person learning, it is time to evaluate how we can use online learning in the future. Unfortunately, for a lot of teachers and students, the view of online learning was that it was a disaster. But online learning did work for some. The focus of what we can…