DocHub- A Powerful Google Drive Tool for Signing and Annotating PDFs and Docs

June 21, 2015
DocHub is anther excellent Google Drive tool for filling, editing, and signing PDFs. Compared with similar tools out there in Chrome web store, DocHub is way easier and simpler to handle. You can use it for a variety of purposes including: signing PDFs, highlighting text, inserting images, commenting and adding pages to PDFs and many more.

DocHub's signing features are really cool. You can easily sign and save any document. You can even import signature from phone and send documents to others to sign. DocHub is compatible with  all PDFs, Open Office and Microsoft Office Documents:  (PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, TXT, DOCX, PPTX and many more…).

As for the sharing options, DocHub allows you to email your documents or share them via social networking websites. You can choose whether you want your docs to be public or private. It also supports collaboration and lets you  collaborate with others on a doc.

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Sidenotes- A Great Tool for Annotating Videos and Webpages

June 21, 2015
Sidetones is an excellent web tool for annotating web pages. It allows you to add notes to any web page without having to switch tabs or use a third party platform. With a simple click, a new sidebar will open up next to the page you are browsing where you can add and edit your notes.

Sidenotes is also integrated with Dropbox so you can access your notes on the cloud. All the notes you create are automatically synced with your Dropbox account. More importantly,  the notes are saved with a generated URL linking back to the original source page where the note was initially added.

Sidetones works on all kinds of browsers and is a great tool to use for curating and annotating educational content to use in your lessons or to share with your students. It is also ideal for flipped classrooms and for creating explanatory tutorials. The only thing lacking in this app is integration with Google Drive. Other than that the app is absolutely convenient.

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5 Great Tools for Video Conferencing and Organizing Online Meetings

June 20, 2015
The power of video conferencing tools lies  in their ability to engage audience through the use of visuals, interactive features and synchronous communication. The most popular free tools in this regard are Google Hangout and Skype. Both of these applications are easy to use and offer a variety of decent features for hosting online meetings and organizing seminars. However, if you are looking for some advanced alternatives, you should definitely consider the tools below. These are premium softwares that schools , universities, and individuals can use to conduct formal online conferences, webinars, and seminars. From document upload to sharing slides and web co-browsing these tools offer a plethora of powerful functionalities  ideal for e-conferencing.

1-Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect web conferencing software offers immersive online meeting experiences from small group collaboration to large scale webinars. All the benefits of Adobe Connect Meetings are included with Adobe Connect Webinars and Adobe Connect Learning.

2- Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard is another excellent online conferencing software. It supports a modern workplace with two-way VoIP, multi-point video, built-in phone conferencing, interactive whiteboard, desktop sharing, and more. Some of the features it provides include:

• Users can connect to a conferencing session anytime with an intuitive UI and through VoIP or built-in phone conferencing.
• Enable users to join any web conference from an iPhone, iPad, or Android device for a fully-featured collaborative experience.
• Provide presence and instant messaging tools so colleagues can see who's online and available for collaboration and mentoring.
• Add podcasts, voice presentations, and recorded feedback to make asynchronous training sessions livelier and more engaging.

3- Anymeeting

AnyMeeting offers free and low-cost web conferencing, video conferencing, conference call and webinar services . Using Anymeeting you can meet up with up to 200 participants, create custom registration forms, send email invitations to your participants, hold private or public webinars, share anything on your screen, upload and share PowerPoint and PDFs and many more.

4- GoToMeeting

GoToMeeting enables you to host online meetings and video conferences. Some of its features include: share screens with others, your attendees can also help and and present their screens, recording and share your meetings, and many more.

5- Meeting Burner

Meeting Burner allows you to host your next webinar or meeting for up to 10 people absolutely free with a fully featured MeetingBurner account. Some of its features include:instant screensharing, audio teleconferencing, streaming host video, in-meeting chat, meeting recording and many more.

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Here is A Great App to Explore The Human Body in 4D

June 19, 2015
Anatomy 4D is an excellent iPad app for science teachers and students. It provides an interactive 4D experience of the human anatomy using augmented reality technology.

Anatomy 4D offers an easy to use 3-dimensional learning environment ideal for classroom use. Students can utilize the app to virtually explore the human body and learn more about the functionality of each organ. The visual and interactive features of the app make the task of learning about human anatomy super engaging.

Here is how to get started using Anatomy 4D:
First, open the app and head over to ‘target library’ and email, print or save any set of images you are interested in. After that, you simply  point your device at the target from the “Viewer” and watch the 4D Experience come to life.

Here some of the features provided by Anatomy 4D:

•  Learn about and explore the human body and heart in intricate detail
• Highlight various organ systems individually, so for instance, you can focus on just the skeletal, muscular, or respiratory system
• Change the view back and forth between a male and female body
• Zoom in to experience each organ or body part in-depth
• Use new image targets including the new heart target (this new app release still supports the original image target)
• Get inspired about human anatomy!

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4 Excellent Productivity Apps Gone Free Today

June 19, 2015
Below are 4 excellent productivity apps that have gone free today. The offer is valid for a limited period of time and at least here in Canada and the US. Some of the things you can do with these apps include: create and manage to-do lists and checklists, track your projects and speed up your daily workflow, capture ideas, take notes and many more.

1- Work.JOT- Timesheet & Task List Management

'Work.JOT is easy to master and provides Amazing interface to manage Tasks & log Timesheet entries; so just JOT, Manage, Analyze, Report and make ‘Everyday Productive’. The app makes it easy to track your projects across various clients, Keep a log of cost incurred across projects and much more. Create monthly Timesheet & Task reports in PDF format.'

2- Pasteasy

‘Pasteasy  is a productivity app that simplifies and speeds up your daily workflow, saving you valuable time. It enables you to privately share the clipboard between your devices, so you can simply copy and paste to easily move content.’

3- Pocke Lists- Checklists & Reminders

‘Pocket Lists is a beautifully designed universal app for managing checklists and to-do lists, focusing on important tasks, and collaborating on checklists with your friends. The app excels as both an everyday to-do list organizer with sophisticated reminder functionality, and as a checklist app for groceries, travel packing, Christmas lists, and more.’

4- Ideaz- Keep Your Ideas in One Place

‘You know that you have an amazing idea, so you run as fast as you can to your mobile, open the nearest note app, writing your idea ,and the next week you can't remember what was your 'one billion dollar' idea, and where you've wrote it... For people like you IDEAZ app was made!’

Courtesy of Apps Gone Free

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3 Must Watch TED Talks on The Power of Life Long Learning

June 19, 2015
Learning is , as educational philosopher Maxin Green argues, the hope that lights up the other end of the tunnel. Through learning, we get to discover and better understand our inner worlds as well as the world around us. As a life-long journey, learning is an eternal endeavour, a passion that lives with us from cradle to grave.

The 3 TED talks we selected for you today sheds more light on the power of life long learning and its transformative impact on our lives and the lives of those around us. We invite you to give them a watch and share with us what you think of them. Enjoy

1- The life-long learner by Ben Dunlap

'Wofford College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning.'

2- Essentials for Lifelong Learning Danny Stillion

'Danny Stillion describes a lifestyle of lifelong learning as a factor of curiosity, empathy, and passion. Stillion believes that future design solutions must simultaneously reinforce and be sustained by these three elements.'

3- Smash Fear, learn anything by Tim Ferriss

'From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question — "What's the worst that could happen?" — is all you need to learn to do anything.'

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Aid Education with Historic Newspapers

June 19, 2015
Britain is commemorating the centenary of the start of World War One. That's 100 years since the
start of the First World War.

Starting in 2014 and lasting until 2018, the First World War Centenary is the birthday of WW1. From
exhibitions and concerts to a movie and football match, a whole gamut of events will take place to celebrate the anniversary.

World War One is remembered, primarily because it was the first war fought on a continent wide
scale, from 1914 to 1918, and resulted in the League of Nations. If you’re looking to teach students about the significance of the First World War, why not do so with educational pack?

To explain further, the UK’s largest private archive of old newspapers, Historic Newspapers, stock
more than seven million genuine original newspapers in their ever-growing collection.
Looking after the world’s biggest private archive of original newspapers means Historic Newspapers
are exceptionally passionate about history. It’s for this reason they decided to select interesting and
important coverage from significant historical dates – all in the name of learning – with a view to
teach others about the past, as it was reported at the time.

Best of all, they’re offering these teaching packs completely free of charge – all of which are
available to schools, universities, libraries and accredited education establishments – to help
students discover the cause and consequence of historical events. 

A newspaper book is a wonderful way to teach children about World War One, as each newspaper is
filled with stories from eyewitnesses who were present at the time, making it a pleasurable way to
aid learning and engage a pupil’s interest and imagination. The World War One newspaper book can
be used to discuss the changing nature of conflict, the cooperation between countries, the shift of
alliances and the lasting impact of the war on national, ethnic, cultural and religious issues.
A newspaper offers teachers the chance to encourage chronological understanding, evoke a sense of
period and provides a framework to discuss today’s events in a historical context.

The World War I Pack contains a book of compiled newspaper coverage, including Battle of Loos,
Gallipoli Withdrawal, London Air Raid and War is Over. The other two education packs available
contain complete newspaper reprints on World War II and Major Events.

By Thomas Walker

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