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"To my mind, being an ‘iPad-only’ school makes no sense. It’s replicating the Microsoft vendor lock-in all over again. Since when was school about teaching young people how to use particular types of devices?"
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Crowd Sourced Twitter Guide For Teachers
"This guide is specifically for teachers who are interested in finding out more about Twitter and even jumping in to the Twittersphere themselves."
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How To Block Facebook And Other Social Networks From Tracking You Online
"Whenever you visit a site with a Like, Tweet or +1 button, you’re actually sharing data with Facebook, Twitter or Google. And that’s not all. There are hundreds of advertising and data collection companies that know quite a bit about your browsing habits. Luckily, no matter what your browser of choice might happen to be, there is a way to stop social networks and advertising companies from tracking your every move on the Web."
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Education Rethink: You Can't Pay Me to Be a Better Teacher
"You Can't Pay Me to Be a Better Teacher"
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"This past week, we sent out an email to our staff inviting them to use social media and reminding them about guidelines that can help them as they consider using social media in their practice. The letter is below. It’s encouraging to hear the positive reports and see the links from teachers using the medium starting to roll in."
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Managing iPads in the classroom
"More and more schools are investing in these tablets, and using iPads in the classroom provides a fun and educational experience for students. However with multiple devices spread over a school comes the problem of how to manage a class set or more, so I’ve put together some tips for managing multiple iPads below:"
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Teaching Kids to Love Math - WSJ.com
"Parents who hate math often fear raising kids who will feel the same."
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After a Year Teaching High School, Tony Danza Says We Owe Educators an Apology - Education - GOOD
"Don't be surprised if the nation's teachers start a fan club for actor Tony Danza. Unlike the countless policy makers and talking heads who offer up suggestions for improving education without ever teaching a day in their lives, during the 2009-2010 school year the actor ditched Hollywood for a gig teaching tenth grade English at Northeast High School in Philadelphia. "
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50 Great Ways Schools Can Use G+ Hangouts - OnlineDegrees.org
"At its core, Google+ Hangouts is simply a souped-up version of video chat. But when it comes to education, it’s so much more than that. It becomes a vehicle for learning, sharing, collaboration, and ideas. "
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Apple’s Crystal Prison / Walled Garden Drives Mozilla to Amp Up HTML5 Elsewhere | PhoneNews.com
"The latest word from Mozilla on HTML5 gaming is pretty clear: Apple boxed themselves into a corner."
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Microsoft releases Skydrive Android app, get it now
"Microsoft has finally released the Skydrive app for users of Android. Those who aren’t familiar with Skydrive, it’s a cloud storage service from Microsoft."
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Blog Basics - Basics for Blogging | Loren's World
"I have two blogs and have spent years writing and developing them into successful websites. A lot of my readers ask how I did it and I always think – go back to blog basics"
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Tumblrarian 101: Tumblr for Libraries and Librarians
"Tumblrarian 101: Tumblr for Libraries and Librarians"
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16 Students You Meet In College | Visual.ly
"Every classroom in college is bound to have a student or two that sticks out from the rest. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is in the eye of the pencil holder. Check out our list of 16 students you will mostly likely be meeting during your college career."
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Online Data Backup - Offsite, Onsite, & Cloud - CrashPlan Backup Software
"Secure backup to your own computers and hard drives or friends & family - no storage limits"
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"The textbook industry is changing in a big way, largely fueled by the prevalence and affordability of tablets. It’s estimated that 54 million tablets will be sold in 2012 alone, many of them to college students, according to .eduGuru:"
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6 Great Platforms Where Students Share Book Reviews and Reading Recommendations
"One of the best ways to get your students motivated about reading is to provide them with online platforms where they can meet other student readers and share their recommendations, reads, and book reviews. When students know that people other than their fellow mates or teachers can read and interact with what they post, they can show more engagement and interest ."
OTR Links 01/23/2018 – doug — off the record OTR Links 01/23/2018 https://t.co/nJKZXGIJCa tags: via:packrati.us Sergei Eisenstein - Google Search Sergei Eisenstein https://t.co/AO6acACKzD — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) January 23, 2018 tags: IFTTT Twitter via:packrati.us Ontario minimum wage hike having ‘trickle up’ effect on paycheques of higher earners | Financial Post Ontario minimum wage hike having 'trickle up' effect on paycheques of higher earnershttps://t.co/x28xegyu9UShared from my Google feed Ontario minimum wage hike having 'trickle up' effect on paycheques of higher earnershttps://t.co/x28xegyu9U Shared from my Google feed — Doug Peterson (@dougpet
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