How is it even possible that Elon Musk could build four multibillion companies by his mid-40s — in four separate fields (software, energy, transportation, and aerospace)? To explain Musk’s success, others have pointed to his heroic work ethic (he regularly works 85-hour weeks), his ability to set reality-distorting visions for the future, and his incredible resilience. But all of…
Unsplash is another site for free to use photos. Like LibreStock, these photos are licensesd under Create Commons 0, which means they are free to use for any use, including commercial use. The site couldn’t be simpler to use, you type your search term into the site and it returns pictures related to the term. So,…
But in the US, the problem has become so severe for some families that children as young as 13 are being treated for digital technology addiction. Source: Children as young as 13 attending ‘smartphone rehab’ as concerns grow over screen time | The Independent We have a few rules in our house, the main one…
Librestock is a multisite search engine that scans and indexes the stock photos from 40+ different websites. We provide you with the biggest searchable database of high-quality free stock photos on the internet Source: Free Stock Photos · Search 40+ sites with LibreStock LibreStock searches photo sites where the pictures are licensed as Creative Commons 0…
Dotstorming is a free service that can be used for meetings or in the classroom. Each session starts with a board, and items are added to the board. On the right side is a chat box that can be used for a back channel. Each item in the board can be voted upon by the…
Flipgrid is a video response platform where educators can have online video discussions with students or other educators. Teachers can provide feedback to students AND better yet students can provide feedback to one another. With Flipgrid One (Free) you get one grid with unlimited topics. So if you have multiple classes or subject areas you…
WriteReader looks like a fun and easy way for students to digitally publish their books. The site is free to use, there are only costs if you would like a print or download a book. If you would like access to ebooks you can use in your classroom, then checkout the WriteReader library. There are…
But in April this story dropped. Folks had begun a mild-tomedium freakout because the East Asian PISA math superpowers (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc), the people whose program everyone else was trying to imitate, had seen their scores start to drop. But now Andreas Schleicher, the official in charge of Pisa, has said…
Forest is a free Google Chrome extension designed to help you focus and not get distracted by Internet sites. Once installed, you can click on the icon to plant a tree and have it start to grow. Under the options you can blacklist and whitelist websites. The blacklist is to list sites that will distract you….
Dale Carnegie famously called one’s own name the “sweetest, most important sound in any language.” And according to new research, knowing each other’s names might also help bring out the best in us. A study published earlier this month in the journal Science Advances examines the effects of onymity – that is, the opposite of anonymity –…