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The Big 3's War Over EDU: A Comparison of Apple, Google, and Microsoft

techlearning

The online portal might work, but it is going to have to be a simple as Google Drive with an easy tie to email for it to work. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers are quality pieces of software, but the lack of them on anything other than Mac means adoption will be low. The pain points are just too high for that.

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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 1

Neo LMS

I have also situated phrases that are often incorrectly interchanged against one another for what I hope is a useful comparison. So, with apologies to our regular readers, who no doubt have mastered the EdTech shorthand and specific phrases, let’s develop a quick terminology with the help of key and quality online sources.

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Future technologies now

Learning with 'e's

Google Cardboard was on show, but so were other alternatives. In fact, it was surprising how inexpensive but robust some of the alternatives were in comparison to Cardboard. Also on show was the HTC Vive - a VR suite which provided a truly immersive experience (pictured).

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It’s Not About the Tool

EdTechTeam

The next huge success with the 1:1 iPad rollout came with a new little, ball-shaped robot. That year our local environmental group bought my Environmental Club a Sphero robot. We coded the robot to make PSAs about how to recycle in our middle school. I entered the lesson into a contest with the EdTechTeam that year and we won!

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5 Things Every Family Should Know About Paying For College

MindShift

So you just Google, you know, [insert college here] and net price calculator. To find, search Google for “Common data set” and the college name. It’s more often than not robots that have been programmed by software algorithms. Every school is required to post a net price calculator. Can’t hurt to try.

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Revisiting #ALATTT: Trend #1: AR/VR/MR and a touch of AI

NeverEndingSearch

Google Spotlight Stories “G oogle Spotlight Stories means storytelling for VR. Google Translate app (now incorporate WordLens OCR optical character recognition to translate signs. Google Street View : Create your own 360 images. Imagine the possibilities for. creating and participating in immersive scavenger hunt orientations.

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The Refurbishing of Artificial Intelligence

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Passing off someone's work has always been cheating, whether you Google an essay and pretend it's your own, or when a machine (or human!) Or the beginning of Google Search, when we all were ablaze with Boolean operators and the power of a well-placed parenthesis or quote mark? From the website Explain Like I'm Five.

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