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Microsoft DreamSpark contains free downloads for students. These are mainly software development tools, but educational techies may find some tools extremely useful.

TeachUcomp provides free video resources for learning Microsoft Office and related products. Search over 2,000 free training videos.

The decentralized applications space is dominated by two categories, such as DeFi (Decentralized Finance) and Gaming. This holds true for blockchains such as Ethereum and EOS. Decentralized Finance has been making waves in the past several months after the surge in platforms and products that offer DeFi services. It is a conventional financial that is built on the blockchain- specifically Ethereum. These are open-source protocols or modular frameworks that help create and issue digital assets and provide improved access to financial services.

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Online drives space for collaborative works using MS Office products.

Just ahead of the back-to-school season, Amazon plans to make a major foray into the education technology market for primary and secondary schools, a territory that Apple, Google and Microsoft have heavily staked out. Monday morning, Amazon said that it would introduce an online marketplace with tens of thousands of free lesson plans, worksheets and other instructional materials for teachers in late August or early September.

In this article that focuses on social networking and learning, Ruth Reynard explores research conducted by The National School Boards Association (USA), in partnership with research firm Grunwald Associates and with the support of Microsoft, Newscorp, and Verizon, published a 2007. The research cited indicates that learning through social networks is mostly "unidirectional (posting messages, downloading media files, updating personal information) and students utilize it as "a self-reflective learning environment." However, the author points out that the researchers also found if instructional design is geared toward "the user controlling the tool rather than the tool dictating the user's activity," learning collaboratively can increase knowledge because the learner becomes actively engaged in the task, rather than passively approaching it.

I really like the message where it says that students become more actively engaged when they control the tool rather than the tool dictating the user's activity. The students then take control of their learning. They map the course they want to take.

this was very interesting - I found myself wondering how much of it was still relevant given its "age." Crazy that 2008 is "old" but social media has changed so much since then!

Some good ideas for classroom integration. Includes basic spreadsheet vocabulary.

Tutorial on creating a timeline in Excel, PowerPoint, or Word (2010).

I like this article the most because it has nice bullet points and gets to the point quickly and is easy to use. I also like that it is from Standford. It is lacking a bit -- no intro or conclusion-- but I found the bullet points to be dead on.

This site describes reasons for using tech in educational settings and provides examples of its use.

Pedagogy in Action tackles spreadsheets and why they are valuable in classrooms. Research and resources linked.

This website explains why spreadsheets are important teaching (and learning) tools. They cite research based studies and give examples of how they can/are being used.

This one was written by M.D. Roblyer and A.H. Doering and talks about why word processing in education is important.

This is Micosofts answer to the IPAD. Our school demanded that IT purchase the new IPAD with out invesitgating all possible solutions that are out there. I personally think that the Kindle is still the best reader out there. Sorry if I am off topic a bit but thought that this would be a good thing to post for us teckies....

This site is a great source for free downloads for students. This is a great source of free software if you are a student.

This is an excellent resource for those who work with primary grades, specifically for primary students with cognitive impairments or delays. This program provides kid-friendly menus for the MS Office Suite.

MS Office, kid friendly

Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity... Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information. The latest release of Audacity is 1.3.13 (Beta).

This blogger shared ideas on how as an educator you can embrace the learning theory of Connectivism. She states that connectivism revolves around creating online networks of learning. Through these networks, knowledge is shared. She states that Web 2.0 tools encourage this learning theory by default. Just by using Facebook, Twitter, creating digital portfolios and blogs to discuss and share education, you are on the right path to discovering the benefits Connectivism.

This site is from Education World and is speaking about using technology in high school classrooms. This post notes that students in this generation almost demand that technology is to be used in the classroom because that is what they are used to and have grown up with. Cell phones, music devices and tablets have become more prevalent each year with more and more students bring them to school. They cannot seem to separate themselves from social media, music, games, etc. This site has listed some great ideas of how teachers can incorporate technology into their classroom, some of them are: online quizzes, online databases, Microsoft OneNote, online classes, student online portfolios and blogging.