The 10 Best Apps for Online Students | Science and Technology

Technology has become an integral part of the student experience. There’s no shortage of apps to help students organize their schedules, stay on track with homework, and pay the bills on a tight budget. Students taking online or distance courses…

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Create Killer Presentations with Explain Everything @Edudemic

Explain Everything is a whiteboard and screencasting app that makes creating interactive lessons a simple proposition. Its full-featured editing options and its import/export functions allow it to stand apart from the other competitors I tested. Read on to find out why the Explain Everything app’s educational focus, adaptability, and user engagement make it the best its kind.

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Kids’ Cognition Is Changing—Education Will Have to Change With It

A new survey considers the intellectual future of the millennial generation: multitasking, hyperconnectivity, which may be leading to a lack of patience and concentration, and that an ‘always on’ ethos may be encouraging a culture of expectation and instant gratificaiton.

Source: www.theatlantic.com

“There is a palpable concern among these experts,” Rainie puts it, “that new social and economic divisions will emerge as those who are motivated and well-schooled reap rewards that are not matched by those who fail to master new media and tech literacies.” As a result: “Many of the experts called for reinvention of public education to teach those skills and help learners avoid some of the obvious pitfalls of a hyper-connected lifestyle.”

3 Ways to Participate in the Hour of Code – Instructional Tech Talk @InstTechTalk

The Hour of Code (#HourOfCode on Twitter) is designed to provide students with an hour-long introduction to computer science and coding in an accessible way. The ‘hour,’ which can take place anytime during the week of December 8-14, allows students, parents, community members, and teachers the ability to dabble with a little programming in a […

Source: instructionaltechtalk.com