Today, we’re introducing five new time-saving features designed to speed up and simplify the way you work, so you can focus on bringing your team’s ideas to life. Source: Five new ways to reach your goals faster with G Suite Action items are going to be huge with ELA teachers. Not only will you be…
I was at a technology and education conference, earlier this week. But as I reflected on my learning from the conference, I came to the conclusion that it didn’t seem like a technology conference. Instead, it was a mindset conference. It was an innovation conference. It was a conference about the power of connectivity. It…
I’m excited to offer the first Eduk8me giveaway, where the winner gets to pick one of three great educational books. Be sure to check out the confirmation email for more chances to enter. The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity by George Couros Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost…
With the new features added to Google Voice Typing last week, I decided to put together a cheat sheet for the commands of Google Voice Typing. How do you get it? By joining the Eduk8me mailing list! Why should I give you my email?
Anyway, in the case of coding for all, advocates often make an economic claim, one that says American companies will be desperate for new workers to write software, with the numbers often in the hundreds of thousands. Source: CS Is Not The Solution – Assorted Stuff I don’t really know who is talking about the coding…
I found CaptureCast to be a worth screencasting tool for Chrome and Chromebooks, and I have discovered a new use for it. Since you have full control of what CaptureCast captures, you can use it as a quick webcam recorder or as a plain audio recorder. To capture audio, click on the CaptureCast icon in your…
The term “curate” has become a buzzword in education. I’ve seen it referenced in TEDx Talks and tossed around in Twitter chats. It’s easy to write off buzzwords as trendy. But what if an idea is trending for a reason? We live in a world of instant information, where ideas go viral without much thought…
I’m switching it up this week, instead of posting the top 3 posts of the week indifferent to when the articles were posted, I’m switching to posting the top 3 posts of the week that were published that week. No more seeing Highlight rows in Google Sheets as the top post for the week. Four…
The Micro Bit mini-computer is to be sold across the world and enthusiasts are to be offered blueprints showing how to build their own versions. Source: The Micro Bit mini-computer is to be sold across the world and enthusiasts are to be offered blueprints showing how to build their own versions. The Micro bit was designed…
Over the past decade, academic research has increasingly examined issues of multitasking and distraction as people try to squeeze more activities into their busy lives. Prior to the Internet age, some cognition science research focused on how behavior might be better understood, improved and made more efficient in business, hospital or other high-pressure settings. But…