OTR Backup 06/21/2012

• First Person Tutor: A Game of Grading

  So, you want to be a teacher - how are you at marking essays?

  tags: person tutor game grading

• SPEEDbit Video Downloader - Download free video from YouTube and other sites

  Just One-click to download and convert videos

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• Filemaker’s Bento 4 for iPad is da bomb | ZDNet

  The latest update to Bento for iPad gives users a powerful, customizable data collection platform at a killer price. With its new features, the app now works as a stand-alone information manager away from a host Macintosh.

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• Reader Idea | Personal Inquiry Projects With The Learning Network - NYTimes.com

  Personal Inquiry Projects — independent research into topics students care about — with side lessons on judging the reliability of sources.

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• SAMR and the Integration of Tech Standards | Learning for Life

  How can teachers and schools ensure that students are meeting technology standards in their school within an integrated model?

  tags: tech integration

• What Happens When You Report a Post on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

  Facebook’s Social Reporting is a set of tools people can use to report offensive images and status updates. With Social Reporting, you can tell Facebook whether a user uploaded an image or posted a status message to threaten, bully or harass you, or whether there’s an impostor on the site pretending to be you. You can also use it to kindly ask a friend to remove a photo you don’t like or get help for a friend who posted anything that denotes self-harm or possible suicide attempt.

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• 7 Great Tools to Annotate Webpages and Documents

  Internet is one of the main sources of information for us in education. As teachers and educators, we should always make sure we are equipped with the proper kit to dig into these sources and get what we are interested in. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has been posting articles about different tools to help teachers get the maximum out of technology in their classroom teaching.
  

  tags: great tools webpages documents

• Microsoft Announces Surface: New Family of PCs for Windows

  Today at an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant advances in industrial design and attention to detail.

  tags: microsoft announces surface family pcs windows

• Learn a Language for Free While Helping to Translate the Web with Duolingo

  Duolingo is a fantastic new way to learn a new language for free—while also helping to translate the world wide web. The interactive lessons teach you the fundamentals of the language and motivate you with points and community features. Currently Spanish, German, French (in beta) and English (for Spanish speakers) are offered.

  tags: language free while helping web

• Facilitating Online Discussions with Sarah Haavind - About this Case Study

  Developing or redesigning blended courses is not a straightforward process. In addition to developing new skills and abilities as blended educators, faculty need time to consider their course goals and to identify which aspects of the learning could take place best online and which aspects could take place best face-to-face.

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• quickmeme - make & share your meme

  Create your own meme.

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