When you use Google Image Search, you’ve always been able to search with an image by clicking on the camera icon. That works fine and dandy, but what if you want to search with an image you find when browsing? You could right-click on the image, save it, then use the Google Image Search, but…
Pick any field “X,” from archaeology to zoology. There either is now a “computational X”, or there soon will be. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, farmers, whatever—the future of all these professions will be full of computational thinking. Whether it’s sensor-based medicine, computational contracts, education analytics or agriculture—success is going to rely on being able to do…
YouiDraw is advertised as “Adobe Illustrator in the cloud”. The website works with vectors, which means the drawings consist of mathematical representations of objects. This is different from raster pictures, such as jpeg, gif, and png. Vector graphics can be resized smaller or bigger, without any loss of fidelity. There are three parts to YouiDraw, Drawing, Logo…
“This is so new for teachers, whereas librarians have been doing this for ten years,” said Paige Jaeger, a school librarian turned administrator and co-author of Think Tank Library: Brain-Based Learning Plans for New Standards. According to Jaeger, librarians were some of the first educators to realize that the Internet made finding information (their bread and…
Highlight rows in Google Sheets with conditional formatting This is one of the most popular posts on Eduk8me, showing how to highlight a row based on conditional formatting. Twitter tips for new users A checklist for new Twitter users. Adding a timer to a Google Slides A nice little hack for adding a timer to…
Educators are eager to know how the computers popping up in their classrooms actually affect student learning. Much of the research has focused on how computers and other digital devices increase thetemptation and likelihood of multitasking, leading to lower comprehension and reduced productivity. But until now, few people have looked into whether the method of…
MindMeister is a “collaborative mind mapping” app, that could be a nice tool for classroom use. The software supports all of the mind mapping tools that you are used to and also offers iOS and Android apps. As for pricing, there is a free plan which is limited to 3 mind maps and also paid educational…
I’m excited. Like, really, really, really, excited. Technology has gone from a toy, to an event, to a commodity, to a way of life. And learning has been attached along the way. Maybe we don’t always see learning and technology hand-in-hand, but the two are deeply connected and fuel each other every day. Part of…
Sticky Notes, an app for Chrome, brings sticky notes to your desktop. Once installed and then opened, you are greeted with the with the launcher screen. Clicking on the plus at the bottom left creates your first sticky note. From there, you can create new notes with the plus, or delete notes with the trashcan. The…
UKEdChat magazine: The best classroom management techniques are subtle, pleasant, and pervasive. Rules and routines, as well as guidelines and guidance, are crucial, so teachers should always maintain a calm and confidence that inspires trust and earns mutual respect. Because every child requires growth in social, emotional, soulful, andacademic learning, teacher firmness is no more or less…