OTR Backup 12/01/2011

• Fowl Idea: Angry Birds Cookbook Finally Released

  The book is stocked with cute illustrations and characters from the popular, bird-slinging mobile game. As the title suggests, the cookbook is packed with egg recipes including breakfast dishes (omelets), heartier fare (egg sandwiches), desserts (souffle) and more adventurous options such as “Egg Sushi.”

  tags: idea birds cookbook released

• Instructor Experiences with Implementing Technology in Blended Learning Courses

  Organizational leaders in institutions of higher education expect instructors to implement blended learning courses without understanding instructor experiences with technology. Requiring faculty to teach blended learning courses without fully understanding the experiences instructors had implementing technology may lead to developing inappropriate professional training programs, ineffective use of technology, or to instructor disuse of technology in the future.

  tags: instructor experiences technology blended blended learning learning courses

• Edsby. I'm here to help.

  Edsby blends secure social networking with advanced class and student management to create the world's best education engagement platform.

  tags: social networking education

• Top 10 Social Web Products of 2011

  Every year at this time, ReadWriteWeb picks out the best of the Web over the past calendar year. Our annual Best Of series will be even bigger and better than ever in 2011!

  tags: social web products

• eBook: Don't Fear the Cloud - FierceContentManagement

  The cloud creates a series of services running on someone else's servers, removing complexity from the installation, configuration and overall management of an application. All of this convenience comes with a price though—less control over your content. However, from a pure content management perspective, the cloud provides some real advantages. It removes the pain of the installation and configuration of on-premise content management systems. It also greatly simplifies content access.

  tags: ebook cloud

• Linkable – The New Way to Manage All Your Bookmarks

  The Best Online Bookmark Manager.
  Linkable is a New FREE Service to Organize and Access All Your Personal Links On a Single Page.

  tags: bookmarking web2.0 linkable tools web startpage social delicious

• Official Google Blog: The next stage in our redesign

  Six months ago we started rolling out a new look and feel for Search, News, Maps, Translate, Gmail and a bunch of other products. Our goal was to create a beautifully simple and intuitive user experience across Google.
  
  We’re now ready for the next stage of our redesign—a new Google bar that will enable you to navigate quickly betw

  tags: google

• 6 Communication Barriers and How You Can Avoid Them

  Most individuals are unaware of the static they create when they communicate. What do I mean by static? Static is created when what you say is inconsistent with how you say it.
  
  For example, suppose you’re having a conversation and the other person says, in a boring, monotone voice, “I’m so excited to have this opportunity to work with you.” Their facial expressions are lifeless. They never look you in the eye while they’re fidgeting with a pen. Most likely you’d question their credibility and knowledge, and not take action on what they have to say.
  
  This article will increase your awareness of the static you are creating for your listeners, and give you practical, immediate tips to have more impact and influence.

  tags: communication barriers

• World Class - What is World Class?

  BBC World Class helps UK schools to twin with schools around the globe as part of its educational legacy for the 2012 Olympics.
  
  Our mission is to support teachers in developing school-to-school partnerships, encouraging pupils to share creative work inspired by the Olympics.

  tags: Olympics

• Truly random numbers might be generated with quantum physics | ZME Science

  Does flicking a dice really render a random face? The answer would be no.

  tags: science physics numbers quantum

• http://www.slimekids.com/games/spelling-games/spellingfiles/before.swf

  Online spelling game

  tags: spelling game vocabulary ela IWB words

• INFOGRAPHIC: Here Are 8 Important Traits That A Resume Just Can't Illustrate

  The infographic below, compiled by TruYuu, an online service provider that helps job seekers present themselves as more than just a resume to employers, offers insight into valuable attributes a resume simply can’t illustrate.

  tags: Resume

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