OTR Backup 05/11/2012

• 40 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom

  Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools 
  40 Ways to Start Using Google Apps

  tags: google google apps classroom

• TwooglePlus

  Cross-posts tweets and blog posts to your Google Plus circles automatically

  tags: twitter google+ Twoogleplus

• GOOGLE - LiveBinder

  GOOGLE - Huge collection of resources and support for many things Google.

  tags: google livebinder tools education resources search research technology

• The Best Of Google | Scoop.it

  “The best resources of using google apps in education”

  tags: google resources earth

• Free Data Visualization Software | Tableau Public

  Within minutes, our free data visualization tool can help you create an interactive viz and embed it in your website or share it. Anyone can do it, it’s that easy—and it’s free.

  tags: free data data visualization visualization software tableau public

• Many Eyes

  Statistics resources from IBM

  tags: visualization data graphics tools statistics presentation manyeyes IBM

• easel.ly

  Drag and Drop pre-designed themes and vector assets onto your canvas for easy creation and customization of rich infographics.  

  tags: infographics visualization infographic tools web2.0 tool create web

• Microsoft UK Education - Higher Education - Lync In Education

  The Open University is deploying Microsoft Lync 2010, which will save the university an estimated £2 million over five years and cut staff travel costs by up to 10 per cent.

  tags: microsoft education higher higher education

• For Exams, is Using the Internet Considered Cheating? | MindShift

  What is high-tech cheating exactly? Is it really a problem, or do our old-school definitions of cheating need rethinking?

  tags: exams using internet considered cheating

• How to Break Free of Our 19th-Century Factory-Model Education System - Joel Rose - Business - The Atlantic

  A technology and education entrepreneur gazes into the future of the classroom

  tags: how to free education system joel rose business atlantic

• Eight Free tools for Teachers to Make Awesome Infographics

  Information graphics which are the visual representation of data known as infogographics are making rounds online these days. It seems like web users are favouring this form of content format over other forms.

  tags: infographics design visualization tools

• Why BYOD, Not Banning Cell Phones, Is the Answer -- THE Journal

  It's difficult to have a conversation about using cell phones for learning without someone complaining that the phones will be a distraction. These complaints presumably come from those who have never been in schools where cell phones are used as learning tools.

  tags: cell cell phones phones answer journal

• 2012 vs. 1984: Young adults really do have it harder today - The Globe and Mail

  All young adults who think they’re getting a raw deal in today’s economy, let me tell you about how it was back in my day.

  tags: adults harder globe mail

• A reminder–CS & IT Conference 2012 - Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

  A reminder–CS & IT Conference 2012

  tags: reminder conference computer computer science science teacher thoughts information thompson site msdn blogs

• What the RTF? Mac and Windows users at risk from boobytrapped documents | Naked Security

  In the mid-1990s, the emergence of Word macro viruses - capable of infecting both Windows PCs and Apple Macs via Word documents - it was common practice to recommend users avoid sharing .DOC files and use Rich Text Format (.RTF) files instead.

  tags: rtf mac windows users documents security

• iPhone vs. Android vs. Windows Phone: Which Smartphone Is Best For You? (Android Edition)

  For about five years now, the question for smartphone buyers has been a classic either/or: "Android or iPhone?" Answering that question is more difficult than ever, thanks to large advances in Android technology, as well as the emergence of a third viable option: Microsoft's beautiful Windows Phone OS.

  tags: iphone android windows phone smartphone edition

• SkyDrive vs. Dropbox vs. Google Drive: best cloud storage option for iPhone and iPad users | iMore

  While Dropbox, Skydrive, and Google Drive will all get the job done, which one is the best choice for most iPhone and iPad users?

  tags: iOS cloud

• Faculty Connection - Article - NEW! Game Development with XNA: Advanced XNA, Kinect, and Windows Phone 7 - NEW! Game Development with XNA: Advanced XNA, Kinect, and Windows Phone 7

  Imagine designing and programming a simulation or game to address a real-world problem. Now imagine that the application can be operated on a mobile device and can be sold in a global marketplace. The excitement and engagement of programming within a game context continues as students learn to design and implement complex games within the Windows Phone 7 environment and explore games with Advanced XNA and Kinect. 

  tags: faculty connection article game development xna kinect windows phone

• 50 QR code resources for the classroom | ZDNet

  As mobile learning and technology is more readily integrated within classroom settings, QR codes can be used as an interesting method to capture a student’s attention and make lesson material more interactive.
  
  Quick response codes, also known as ‘QR’ codes, are simple, scannable images that are a form of barcode. By scanning a QR code image through a mobile device, information can be accessed including text, links, bookmarks and email addresses.

  tags: qr code QRcode qr tools classroom edtech teaching education

• 20 End of the Year Reflection Questions | Minds in Bloom

  Here are 20 questions to help you and your students reflect on the school year. You could use these informally for discussion when you have a few minutes or for a more personal reflection experience, take a few of your favorites to use for a survey or as writing/journal prompts.

  tags: reflection questions minds bloom

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