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Glogster – update

For those of us who make classroom recommendations for educators, keeping current can be a challenge. Not only are there always new services and tools, but those we have recommended in the past can disappear or change. I have long … Continue reading

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Read Newspapers of the World

Newspaper Map provides access to over 10,000 newspapers from around the world. I wondered if I could read papers I knew were behind a paywall and while Newspaper Map accessed the papers I tried, the paywall was still active. Newspaper … Continue reading

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60 Minutes on the capabilities of deep fakes

Deep Fakes represent a significant future disinformation nightmare. The technology allows the mimicking of both voice and appearance making it very difficult to trust what you see and hear. This 60 Minutes segment describes just how advanced deep fakes have … Continue reading

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Command Line Heroes

I enjoy reading background content on the technology industry and those who generate the tools and software we use. If you have similar interests, you might appreciate Command Line Heroes. This podcast is sponsored by Red Hat, a Linux company, … Continue reading

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Mastery rediscovered

I think of this week as “mastery” week in my grad educational technology class. This is the unit in which I get to teach the principles of mastery learning which is one of my favorite topics and argue that technology … Continue reading

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Adventure Games

Back in Apple II+ days when I first began exploring the educational potential of “personal computers”, I wanted to explore the potential of these devices in education. I learned to program and worked with students to develop activities (games) to … Continue reading

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