OTR Backup 01/14/2012

• E-learning tools and resources for schools and education - Mind Map

  Mindmap of elearning resources

  tags: web2.0 tools technology resources e-learning education learning elearning

• Ultrabooks: Four things that will make or break the category | ZDNet

  A week from now you may never want to hear the word “ultrabook” again. The Consumer Electronics Show will bring non-stop ultrabook chatter to the fore. And if that’s not enough CeBit is likely to be ultrabook heavy too.

  tags: ultrabook

• Indus Valley KS2 National Curriculum History

  Primary History resources for teachers and learners

  tags: history Indus indus valley india

• Primary Interactive - Activities and games for primary students

  Interactive activities for Math, English, Science and more

  tags: interactive primary science resources smartboard activities maths education

• Seterra | A Free Map Quiz Game

  Seterra 4.0 is a challenging educational geography game with more than 100 different exercises. Learn about countries, capitals, oceans, flags and cities in Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Australia, using outline map exercises!

  tags: geography game maps Interactive social studies quiz map seterra

• Scientists on Twitter - Astronomers, Biologists, and Chemists, and more - Science Pond

  Scientists on Twitter

  tags: twitter science scientists science2.0 scichat astronomers web2.0 chemists

• pearltrees • CES 2012

  Geeky Pearltree from CES

  tags: ces

• Apps in Education: Cool Games on the iPad for Learning Maths

  Maths is one of the most fundamental skills that any child needs to succeed at school and life in general. Make the learning less of a chore by implementing gaming elements into the learning process. Lots of kids chose to play these games even knowing that they are maths based. That says something about the concept on which these types of games have been developed. See if any might be suitable for your class or perhaps just for one or two struggling students.

  tags: iPad Apps math mathematics

• OnLive Desktop for iPad Now Available on App Store - Mac Rumors

  OnLive's virtual Windows 7 / Office app for the iPad has arrived on the App Store. As we reported earlier this week, OnLive Desktop offers iPad users access to full-featured versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The applications are running on OnLive's servers and streamed to your iPad.
  
  OnLive offers a number of plans for the service, including a Free service as server capacity is available. Paid accounts will take priority over free accounts.

  tags: desktop ipad app store mac rumors

• Should iPads Really Be Used For Programming?

  But with so much growth happening in Apple’s ecosystem (let alone the massive Android market), some pivotal changes have occurred in the developer community. You see, mobile platforms are great, but there’s a funny disconnect in the way iOS apps are developed, and it differs from the tradition of software development that has spanned the last few decades.

  tags: ipads programming

• How to Properly Clean All Your Gadgets Without Ruining Them

  How to Properly Clean All Your Gadgets Without Ruining Them
  No matter how clean a house you keep, your computers and gadgets are bound to get a little dirty here and there. Here's what you need to clean them, and how to do it without hurting them.

  tags: gadgets cleaning

• Ten Years After Gates's Memo, Effects Still Being Felt | threatpost

  That's a really long time. Think about what you were doing 10 years ago. Can you even remember? Maybe you were in college or high school, or cripes, even grade school. Or maybe you were working in security already, trying to figure out why your network kept getting overrun by viruses and attackers.
  You know what Microsoft was doing 10 years ago?

  tags: gates memo effects being felt

• ICT lessons in schools are 'highly unsatisfactory', says Royal Society | Education | The Guardian

  ICT lessons in schools are 'highly unsatisfactory', says Royal Society
  One of the UK's most eminent scientific institutions says British schools have lost their way in teaching computer science

  tags: ict lessons schools says royal society education the guardian guardian

• Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 | Edudemic

  The Internet provides a wealth of resources for teachers, tutors, and students to go well beyond classroom learning. Whether you’re a teacher preparing for tomorrow’s lecture, a professional tutor working with one or two students, or you just want to help your cousin in Alabama with some trig homework, these free tools will help you interact with your student(s) sans the confines of the classroom.

  tags: free online tutoring tools

• Facebook Deletes University's History Project for Violating Social Network's Rules - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

  The two students brought back to life on Facebook by a University of Nevada at Reno librarian have been returned to the history books for violating the social network’s terms of service.

  tags: facebook university history project social social network network rules wired campus chronicle higher higher education education

• Should Classrooms Be More Like Wikis? | Edudemic

  A “wiki” approach to designing the curriculum that would allow teachers and experts to collaborate in tailoring lessons for schools is being proposed by the [British] education secretary, Michael Gove.

  tags: classrooms wikis

• 10 super geeky tips for 2012 (for educators, parents and kids) - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

  10 super geeky tips for 2012 (for educators, parents and kids)

  tags: super geeky tips educators parents kids answer sheet washington post

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