OTR Backup 05/02/2012

• being safe at school understanding bullying

  Many people go through their childhood years and are confronted by a bully at some point. Simply because this is a common occurrence certainly does not make it acceptable. While many parents might be tempted to brush it off, consider this: each day, around 160,000 students skip school due to fears of attacks from bullies. Bullying is a serious threat to children that affects them physically, mentally and emotionally.

  tags: being school understanding bullying

• British Columbia - The Globe and Mail

  Fraser Institute flunks on grading high schools

  tags: british columbia globe mail

• The impact of tech on children

  Technology in classrooms isn’t necessarily good or bad — it’s how you use it that counts, an audience of educators, technology experts, parents and policy-makers heard at a conference Wednesday.

  tags: impact tech children

• How To Decide Which EdTech Resource Is Right For You | Edudemic

  I’ve spent many years analyzing, understanding, and deploying education technology. As Edudemic grows up into a more professional site (slowly but surely), I’ve noticed that I get pitched a lot of products in hopes that I write a review / share it with you. Terry, Edudemic’s editor, and I routinely go through pitches and submissions to see if they have some worth.

  tags: edtech twitter ifttt rubric

• Delete Dropbox cache to recover drive space | Macworld

  Looking inside this folder, I found that it contained three dated folders, one each for the past three days. Inside each of those were a number of files; many, I could tell, were from my shared project folders. Because we use a versioning system on one of those projects, I could see multiple versions of many files. In all, I found 8 GB of cached files.

  tags: dropbox cache drive space macworld

• Top 12 Effective End of the Year Activities | TeachHUB

  Ah, the end of the year. Everyone’s tired and losing focus. Some tests are behind you (state tests, AP exams), some may be ahead of you, and probably no one – you or your students – is really at their best. So what’s a teacher to do?
  Choose a goal to make the last month of school an effective one.

  tags: activities

• Growing Up Google: How Cloud Computing Is Changing a Generation

  A few weeks ago, a school administrator shared a story about how he tried to block Google’s chat feature, but his students created a workaround. They opened up a new Google Doc, shared it with friends, and used the sidebar chat to talk with each other.

  tags: google cloud

• EducationOnAir

  You do not need to register to watch the Hangouts On Air. Visit the Conference Schedule tab to find sessions that interest you and add them to your calendar. All Hangouts will be live on the presenters' Google+ Page on May 2nd at the appointed time. 

  tags: education conference google+ google hangout edtech edchat

• How Microsoft's cash will bolster Barnes & Noble e-readers - CNN.com

  News that Microsoft has sunk $300 million into a venture with Barnes & Noble sends a clear signal that the computing giant and the bookseller aim to shake up the e-book market with new ammo in their fight against Amazon and Apple.

  tags: microsoft cash will barnes noble cnn cnn com com

• First Ubuntu Accomplishments Release | jonobacon@home

  Back in January I first posted about initial progress on the Ubuntu Accomplishments project; an effort to present our users with fantastic documentation and guidance for a range of different community activities and automatically award our users with trophies when they accomplish those activities. The end-goal is to make opportunities on your computer and in your community more discoverable and satisfying when accomplished.

  tags: ubuntu release

• How to Install & Use GNOME Shell on Ubuntu - How-To Geek

  Give GNOME Shell a spin if you’re looking for a slick, new Linux desktop environment. It’s similar to Unity in some ways, but more flexible in others – GNOME Shell supports extensions, which can add missing features.

  tags: how to gnome shell ubuntu geek

• Free as in awesome: our favorite open source apps for Ubuntu 12.04

  Ubuntu 12.04, codenamed Precise Pangolin, was released last week, and I’ve been updating my Linux boxes to the shiny new version of the operating system. The upgrade system has gotten a lot smoother in recent years, but I still like to do a fresh installation for each release on my PC and netbook. In this short roundup, I’ll look at some great third-party applications that you can get from the Software Center to augment your Ubuntu installation.

  tags: free favorite open source source apps ubuntu

• Linux Today - Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Ubuntu One?

  A personal cloud storage service from Canonical, the commercial team responsible for the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Ubuntu One isn't limited to use on just the Ubuntu OS; rather, it's a free suite of cloud services that provides users with online cloud storage, syncing, sharing and streaming capabilities for managing personal data across numerous devices operating on a variety of operating systems.

  tags: linux term ubuntu

• SMART Notebook 11: Embed Your Voki | RnDesigns

  Voki is a web based interactive avatar that is fully customizable to say dialogue that you type or say. It’s great for students to do creative storytelling, recite poetry, sing songs or pretty much anything that requires voice.

  tags: notebook voki

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