OTR Backup 05/03/2012

• Instant Screen Sharing | Screenleap

  Allow as many people as you like to see your computer screens at once without needing to set up an account.

  tags: screensharing collaboration tools sharing screen web2.0 screenleap share

• Search Education – Google

  Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners.

  tags: google search googlesearch research education resources library via:packrati.us

• 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools Every Teacher Should Know About | Edudemic

  101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools Every Teacher Should Know About

  tags: education web2.0 tools

• Under Ten Minutes | How to use Education Technology quickly.

  How to use Education Technology quickly.

  tags: education tutorial technology howto web2.0 tutorials ICT edtech

• Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies

  A logical fallacy is usually what has happened when someone is wrong about something. It's a flaw in reasoning. They're like tricks or illusions of thought, and they're often very sneakily used by politicians and the media to fool people.

  tags: logic fallacy fallacies logical fallacy debate propaganda logical fallacies rhetoric

• Disk Encryption Service from AlertBoot

  AlertBoot offers a cost-effective, web-based secure disk encryption service for companies of any size who want highly scalable, easy-to-deploy hard disk encryption and laptop data security. Centrally managed via the Internet, AlertBoot is available for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

  tags: disk encryption service

• Bing Strips Down Results Page To Make Google Look Like “Search Overload” | TechCrunch

  While Google keeps cramming its search results pages full of tools and social content, today Bing confirmed with me the full roll out a redesigned search results page that completely clears the left sidebar, and replaces the tabbed header with a cleaner set of links.

  tags: bing strips down results page google search techcrunch

• Tweeting For Schools

  As our own school division and schools all over the world are starting to use organizational Twitter accounts to connect, I wanted to write a post on how a school or educational institution can use Twitter effectively

  tags: twitter edchat

• View Two Web Pages Side-By-Side on iPad with Dual Browsers (Free Today Only)

  If you’ve ever tried to do web research with concurrent browser windows from the iPad, you’ve probably found yourself either opening tons of Safari tabs, emailing yourself lots of links, dumping things into Pocket or a similar app, or just giving up and getting on a Mac laptop.

  tags: view web pages ipad browsers free

• Going paperless: tips for organizing your digital file cabinet : Jamie Todd Rubin

  I get a lot of questions about how I organize my notes in Evernote so I thought I would use this week’s post to describe my taxonomy and provide tips for creating your own taxonomy.

  tags: paperless tips organizing file file cabinet cabinet jamie todd

• 6 Ideas For Small Group Instruction with an Intera... - WeAreTeachers

  Interactive whiteboards provide myriad opportunities for your students—and one that's often overlooked is independent or small group instruction. Using interactive technology on a smaller scale is a great way to allow students to interact on the material in a personal way that's efficient, effective and—you guessed it—interactive. Here are five ideas.

  tags: ideas group instruction

• Top 10 Things NOT to do in a 1:1 iPad Initiative «

  Part of the benefit of jumping forward with a 1:1 iPad deployment like we have tried is that we get the opportunity to impart knowledge to other districts looking to do a similar initiative.

  tags: ipads

• City Lays Out Digital Rules for Teachers - WSJ.com

  New York City on Monday issued its first guidelines for the use of social media in schools, stopping short of an outright ban but warning teachers to keep a bright line between personal and professional accounts.

  tags: city rules teachers wsj com

• Guest Blogger: Successful E-Learners vs. Successful Classroom Students « Virtual School Meanderings

  The option of online education, which at first seemed to be limited to those who were working and going to school, is now readily available everywhere these days.

  tags: guest blogger classroom students school

• 5 Ways to Learn Web Design: Which Is Right for You? | Design Shack

  The web design education industry has exploded from a small niche to a powerful, continually expanding force. Countless people all over the planet are interested in learning about how to build and design websites, and tons of companies are cropping up promising the ultimate solution.

  tags: ways web web design design right shack

• Microsoft HomeOS: An Operating System For The Home | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

  The newest attempt at creating the "smart house" isn’t just about turning your lights on with your phone. Microsoft is creating an entire app store of user-designed software to make where you live more programmable.

  tags: microsoft operating system world changing ideas innovation

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