8 Tips To Strengthen Parent Involvement With Digital Tools
TeachersEducationProductivityTeacher CafeTechnologyFamilyTechnology can be used to power better and more meaningful relationships with parents and families. Here are eight points that specify how digital tools can improve parent engagement.
What Can The Most Powerful Satellites Really Do?
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyHow powerful are satellites up in space right now? What can they do to help us on Earth?
Classroom App Socrative
TeachersEducationGamingTeacher CafeTechnologyYour classroom app for fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments. Works on computers, laptops, tablets, and phones.
How do self-driving cars “see”?
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnologyAutomotiveSelf-Driving CarsTake a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.
Magnetic Micro-Robots
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnologyBiotechnologyTiny robots activated by magnetic fields may be used in future biomedical procedures.
People are Manipulating You on Facebook
AdultsHumanPsychologyTechnologySocial MediaCultureThank you Facebook for being so open to this discussion.
G Suite Updates
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeTechnologyBusinessSoftware EngineeringG Suite is making support and learning resources easier to find in several G Suite apps.They’re doing this by adding a new quick-access button to some products, and changing the Help menu options in others.
Manipulating the YouTube Algorithm
AdultsDesignMediaScienceSocial MediaInternet CultureTechnologyMy first video of a 3 part series on "coordinated inauthentic behavior". Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this series.
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
AdultsNatureScienceTechnologyEnergyWave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things.
Why Planes Sometimes Crash
AdultsData ScienceHistoryIndustryScienceTechnologyCould you survive a plane crash?
Why Machines That Bend Are Better
AdultsConstructionEducationScienceTechnologyEngineeringCompliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great.
Can You Recover Sound From Images?
AdultsFilmPhotographyScienceTechnologyIs it possible to reconstruct sound from high-speed video images?
Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap
AdultsGadgetsSocietyTechnologyHumorCreativityI got upset that my package was stolen so I made a glitter bomb revenge package.
Elon Musk and Gayle King test drive his new Boring Company tunnel
AdultsTechnologyTransportationTravelAutomotiveBusinessFrom electric cars to spacecraft, tech titan Elon Musk is widely known as an industry disrupter. Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Musk unveiled the very first tunnel in what he hopes will become a network of underground highways.
Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnologyHow did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, and put 60 seconds in each minute? Where does the definition of a second come from? And who decides what clock shows the correct time? There's clearly a lot of questions when it comes to time.
Non-Invasive Brain Surgery
AdultsBiologyScienceTechnologyHealthNeuroscienceScientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain.
What are the Effects of Tablets and Smartphones on Babies’ Brains?
AdultsAddictionHealthTechnologyParentingOften we concentrate on showing the negative effective of new technologies on the development of babies, but could tablets, smartphones and other touchscreen devices help improve their motor skills?
Floating City Physics
AdultsCreativityDesignScienceEngineeringPhysicsTechnologyHow much would a floating city weigh?
How to Build a 4K Editing Computer
AdultsData ScienceDesignTechnologyHow-toThe fast rendering capability of this new machine actually let me eat dinner with my family on the first night I used it. This is incredibly important to me.
Create Beautiful Timelines
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyTiki-Toki is a web-based timeline software. Any class can have a timeline. Use these timelines for assignments, class notes or homework. They are easy to make and understand.
Personal Learning Networks for Educators
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyThis post explains how and why educators should begin to form personal learning networks. It also discusses some easy ways to start the process and includes links to some great resources.