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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Now there are different ways things can be a ‘trend of the year’.

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Five Ways for Teachers to get Started on Twitter – From Jen Carey

EdTechTeacher

Let’s take Twitter as an example. If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter, it’s a microblogging platform. In the last few years, Twitter has emerged as a powerful platform for educators. In fact, teachers make up a significant amount of the traffic volume on Twitter , and roughly 25% of educators are users of the platform.

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Trending: Transitioning to Dark Mode on Your Devices

Hansen's Link to Tech

Twitter YouTube Mac OS Mojave Google Chrome Google Maps Android Q (some aspects of Pie) iOS 13 (rumored) Google Keep and Calendar Slack Firefox Amazon Kindle Android Messages Redit Wikipedia Adobe CC So much more! Improved Readability Less Blue Light Reduce Eye Fatigue Improve Contrast Prolong Battery Life for OLED Displays.

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How Educators are Using the Exclusive Social Media App Clubhouse

Edsurge

Like most social media-friendly people, I figured I should grab a username (I’m @classtechtips on CH) that matched my Twitter and Instagram profiles while I waited. Like Twitter, Clubhouse provides a space to connect with like minded individuals and groups, expanding your professional learning network.

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Google I/O 2018 - big announcements from the opening keynote - very cool stuff!

Educational Technology Guy

auto brightness based on current lighting conditions, but now take personal preferences and environment - adaptive brightness, learns your preference and does it automatically for you App Actions - most used apps, predicted by AI, and actions you might take based on your usage.

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Most Popular Posts on Ed Tech Guy for the past week

Educational Technology Guy

Education Dive - education news, trends, resources, tech and more 7. to-do list app available on Android, & now iPhone and Chrome browser 10. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google+. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Google is buying QuickOffice - here''s what that means 6. most popular posts'

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Friday 5 — 3.17.2017

Perry Hewitt

Android devices required). Weekend fun: Up your poetry intake with this New Yorker poetry chatbot, which will send you a poem daily on Twitter or Facebook Messenger. Every Friday, find five, highly subjective pointers to compelling technologies, emerging trends, and interesting ideas that affect how we live and work digitally.