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Productivity Apps And Gadgets for College Students Everywhere Learning how to be productive and work efficiently, is one of the biggest trends of the year for business men and women this year. This trend has even passed on to many college students as they try to juggle schoolwork, jobs, volunteering commitments, etc. Listed below are some of the best apps and gadgets that college students can use to up their productivity during the craziness of their semester. Any.do Any.do is an app that can be used to organize all of your tasks into a very stylish to-do list. The app is convenient because it is simple to use, and can be synced across all of your electronic devices. Students can even use their voices to create tasks when they are in a rush, or on the go. As tasks are entered they can be edited with different priorities so that your tasks are completed in a timely manner. Dropbox Students can use dropbox to upload all of their important course artefacts into one place. Dropbox allows ...

K12Blueprint  is a great, free resource for technology in education. There are toolkits with information and resources for developing and deploying technology initiatives, information on choosing the right device for your schools, software and apps, curriculum, news, research, and blogs from educators and edtech leaders. The information and resources are timely, relevant and easy to use. There are even free downloads of 3 different books on edtech and education: Here are the list of toolkits: There are a ton of resources and information on this site - take a look around and see what it has to offer. It is sponsored by Intel Education ,  Tech&Learning , and Clarity Innovations . Related: Ed Tech Pilot Framework - excellent resources for all schools  Tech&Learning - free Edtech magazine, website and resources for educators --

Android has come to Chromebooks and is available on EDU Domains! This opens up a whole new world of possibilities with Chromebooks, adding thousands of great apps, features and capabilities. Here are the resources for Admins to get Android apps enabled for their domain: Android Apps and Chromebooks As of right now, these Chromebooks support Android apps: Asus Chromebook Flip, Acer Chromebook R11 / C738T / CB5-132T, Google Chromebook Pixel (2015) All Chromebooks launching in 2017 and after will support Android apps (very soon) Chromebooks listed below will work with Android apps at a time to be announced in the future*: https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps Manage Android Apps on Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7131624 Here are some great suggestions for Android apps (and some web apps): Android App Suggestions for Chromebooks (all are free) MyScript Calculator:  http...

Digital Promise has released an EdTech Pilot Framework which provides a step-by-step process to help education leaders and technology developers run successful educational technology (ed-tech) pilots. It is very simple to use and read and has links for more information on each step. Here is the link to the original article:  http://edtech.digitalpromise.org/ One thing to remember - you don't have to do these projects alone. There are plenty of resources available to help you. In addition, check with your technology vendors to see what they have for planning and support resources to help you. Here is the Framework: Identify Need Discover and Select Planning Train and Implement Collect Data Analyze and Decide Negotiate and Purchase Summarize and Share Related: K-12 Blueprint site updated - resources for planning and implementing EdTech  Tech&Learning - free Edtech magazine, website and resources for educators -

Google for Education , which includes G Suite for Education , Chromebooks , and content, is one of the most popular, and most updated, platforms for education. Here are some great resources for IT, Teachers, Students and more. Google for Education main site:  https://www.google.com/edu/   Getting started with G Suite for Education:  https://support.google.com/a/answer/2856827 G Suite for Education:  https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/   Chromebooks:  https://www.google.com/edu/products/devices/   Google Device Showcase - Chromebooks, Chromeboxes and more  Google for Education Transformation Center - resources, examples and tips for transforming your classroom and school Class Content:  https://www.google.com/edu/products/class-content/  - content and apps that have been approved by Google Benefits of Google Apps and Chromebooks - lots of resources, tips and ideas Google Apps Administrator Help Site  - for G Su...

Schools are always looking for ways to find funding for projects, especially for technology. Here are some great resources that I have used in the past. 1. Edutopia - The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources - Get a roundup of educational grants, contests, awards, free toolkits, and classroom guides aimed at helping students, classrooms, schools, and communities. Check this page weekly to get the latest updates! https://www.edutopia.org/grants-and-resources 2. GetEdFunding - GetEdFunding is a free and fresh grant-finding resource, dedicated to helping educators and institutions identify the funding they need in budget-tight times. http://www.getedfunding.com/ 3. Lowe’s Toolbox for Education http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/ 4. Toshiba America Foundation grants – K-5 and 6-12 - http://www.toshiba.com/taf/ 5. Device Grant Listed (list maintained by Google, has a lot of different grants listed) https://goo.gl/WD6YpS 6. THE Journal K-12 Grant Opportunities and Ed Tech Even...

SmartFeed is the trusted platform & tool for parents to easily and conveniently curate and manage kid's digital media - across all content and device platforms. By serving up better media to kids, SmartFeed is helping to positively shape the next generation’s mindset in the midst of a media-saturated world. As for how it works, think Pandora (curated recommendations) meets Netflix (ease of delivery) with Facebook (like minded community) for Parents. Why do we need this? Media is increasingly everywhere, especially in front of our children. Kids find and consume it easily– -- just like junk food –-- but much of it is garbage. SmartFeed aims to change the paradigm: rather than just filtering out the junk, what if we could feed our kids positive, engaging, healthy content instead? Enter SmartFeed ! A breadth of great content for kids and teens exists....parents just need help finding it. SmartFeed makes finding great media and managing the content your kids consume easy and con...