Source: Turn Off the Lights Extension enhance your YouTube Videos I could see this extension being very useful for the teacher when using Youtube or other video in the classroom, along with students who may be distracted when watching video.
The Google Fonts team has teamed up with Thomas Jockin to create a series of fonts that are aimed at improving reading speed. To learn more about the research behind this initiative, see here for more details. Source: G Suite Updates Blog: New fonts intended to help improve reading speed now available in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides…
Source: Meme Generator – Kapwing Who doesn’t like memes? They’re probably second on the list of things shared, right behind emojis. Here is a pretty nice meme generator, along with a ton of other tools. I originally stumbled upon the site as an app to generate memes, and then I found out Kapwing does way…
Russia’s disinformation campaign during the 2016 US presidential election rocked social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to their core. Now, kids attending the Defcon conference are learning how to create their own bot army. But the organizers behind the r00tz Asylum, Defcon’s kid-friendly event, say there’s no cause for alarm. The goal isn’t to launch a new flurry…
Source: Learn to explore space | Slooh.com Slooh.com is an website designed to help you learn about space. Although it isn’t free, the $300 classroom license with 30 students is reasonable. Once you become a member of Slooh.com, you can take part in several cool activities: Control of 6 telescopes, allowing you up to 20…
Source: Digital Design Platform for Education | InVision InVision provides prototyping services for applications, students can use the website to collaborate on mobile apps and get an idea how the app would work. This would be geared toward the higher grade levels, especially students who may be interested in a user interface or programming career….
As a teenager, Pete Etchells lost his father to motor neuron disease, and often, when the anniversary of his death rolled around, he found solace in playing video games, like hunting for the elusive Time Lost Proto-Drake in World of Warcraft. Gaming started as an escape, but over time, he found those virtual worlds helped…
Source: Voiceflow I signed up with Voiceflow to get a feel for the tool, and it is pretty cool. Voiceflow allows you to create an assistant for Alexa or Google, all without learning any code. It’s a little like scratch, but with an elegant feel. There are multiple controls and blocks you can use. What…
Source: Backpack for Google Drive – a student-centered, Google-based approach to student portfolios. This could be a nice way to use Google’s products in the creation of student portfolios. The biggest issue I see is that they are breaking my number one rule when dealing with vendors, no pricing information is available. If I have…
