OTR Backup 05/14/2012

• Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - Be an iPad Superstar: 8 Collections of iOS 5 Tips

  Just when I think I know a lot of about Apple's iOS, someone shows me a clever feature, setting, or shortcut I've never seen before. Since Apple doesn't include a printed manual, it's up to us as iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users to find our own ways of learning these tips. I'd like to share eight links with tips to help us get the most of our iOS devices.

  tags: ipad ios ipads iear

• 6 Important Wikipedia Tools for Teachers

  Wkipedia is a great educational resource for both teachers and students. Its articles appear almost always in the first four links of the search results. I know there are some issues with the use of this resource in education such as : plagiarism, trusted content and many more but still instead of excluding it all together we better learn and teach our students the best ways to use it.

  tags: wikipedia tools tipp unterricht Lehrer wiki mashup Technology

• Google’s head of news: Newspapers are the new Yahoo — Tech News and Analysis

  Google has a somewhat tense relationship with the traditional newspaper industry, since publishers like News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch still believe it is depriving them of revenue by “stealing” their content and aggregating it at Google News.

  tags: google head news newspapers yahoo tech tech news analysis

• Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » Next Generation Education Workspaces – Join the Conversation

  Virtual desktops are not new to education. Virtual workspaces are. What’s the difference?

  tags: cisco blog archive generation education conversation

• How to Choose the Best Chart for Your Data

  Numbers don't lie, but a bad chart decision makes it extremely difficult to understand what those numbers mean. Before you put together another PowerPoint presentation, make sure your pick the right type of chart to clearly communicate the information you want to share. Here's how.

  tags: chart data how to Lifehacker Visualization presentation charts

• 20 Reasons You Should Try Out Google+ | Edudemic

  There may be just 100 million users on Google+ so far, but it’s still a powerful network filled with some top-notch content.

  tags: google+ google

• Schools 'face talent drain' as morale of teachers dives | Education | The Observer

  Poll shows thousands are thinking of quitting as former Ofsted chief warns of widespread disillusionment

  tags: schools face talent drain morale teachers education observer

• Mother’s Day 2012 Google Doodle Celebrates Moms With Animated Logo - Search Engine Watch (#SEW)

  Happy Mother's Day! Google’s tribute to moms in Australia, North America and other parts of the world for Mother’s Day 2012 is an animated play on their logo. On landing on the Google homepage, visitors are greeted by the second “g” in Google as the mother, with the two smallcase o’s her children.

  tags: mother google doodle moms logo search search engine engine watch

• A Request to Make the Pearson Tests Public – SchoolBook

  I am the parent of an elementary school student in New York City, and even though my son is only in first grade and not yet taking statewide tests, the impact of the city and state’s testing policies are felt in his classroom.

  tags: request pearson tests public schoolbook

• 24 Educational iPad Apps for Kids in Reading & Writing « Imagination Soup | Fun Learning and Play Activities for Kids

  As I started a go-to list of the best educational iPad apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So, today we’ll start with my favorite iPad apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids.

  tags: ipad apps kids reading writing imagination soup fun learning play activities

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