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Girls outshine boys in computer science exams - thenews.com.pk
"The Board of Intermediate Karachi (BIEK) on Monday announced the results of computer science part-II and pre-engineering, at a ceremony hosted at their office.The first position in computer science was secured by Fatima Idrees at 89 percent from the Sir Syed Government Girls College, followed by Sumbul Yousuf at 87.45 percent from the Bahria College, and Hina Hanif at 83.18 percent from the Hayat-ul-Islam Girls College."
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The Rise and Fall of Adobe Flash
"The long history of Flash has proven to be an interesting journey. Mostly all Internet users are familiar with the Flash Player plugin which, along with Adobe Reader, is constantly pushing updates. Flash is the original multimedia platform for the web which spans all the way back into the 1990s."
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Back to School: 3 #EdTech Icebreakers
"Try these great education technology icebreakers to get the school year off to a fantastic start…"
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Is Microsoft Blocking Antivirus Apps from Windows RT?
"If you’re looking to buy a Windows RT tablet, security vendors said, don’t expect to be able to protect it with third- party antivirus or other security software. In fact, it seems that Microsoft may block third-party antivirus vendors from developing security solutions for Windows RT."
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Are Schools Prepared to Let Students BYOD?| The Committed Sardine
"As our students get older, they become more responsible...we hope. A laptop or tablet has replaced the notebook and pen over the past few years since our present technological explosion. Many students can't wait until the age that their teachers allow them to bring in their own devices. Unfortunately, no matter the level, not all students are encouraged to bring technology into the classroom. And those that are encouraged to do so, may not be doing it for the right reasons."
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20 Dead Simple Classroom Management Ideas, Tricks, and Tips
"Below are a few of the common classroom management pieces of advice and a handful of simple tricks to use in effort to make those things happen. Try one or two and see if things become easier…"
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The Development of Connectivism and MOOCs (Diagram) | Mark Smithers
"The resulting diagram is below and it’s available under Creative Commons license for re-use and, preferably, improvement. I say improvement because I’m not entirely happy with it and I think some relationships are missing or could be re-interpreted. Inevitably, it is trade off between presenting complex ideas and relationships in as simple a way as possible. I’d welcome suggestions for improvement or you’re welcome to it yourself."
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Mindset, we have a problem « Another dot in the blogosphere?
"A teacher laments that we have a problem when she finds out that a student cheated on a class assignment. I agree with that teacher, but not in the way you might expect."
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Email Turns 30 - Jeff Rohrs - Voices - AllThingsD
"On August 30, 1982, the Internet’s most-used portmanteau (a mashup of two words) first entered the public lexicon. It arrived not with a bang, but with the issuance of a copyright to 16-year-old V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai for a computer program he called “EMAIL,” short for “electronic mail.” While historians debate whether Ayyadurai can rightfully be called “the inventor of email,” few can argue that his copyright did establish a common name for the dominant digital communication channel of our day."
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GameDesk Opens New Game-Based School | MindShift
"GameDesk, an organization that’s developing a variety of game-based learning initiatives, is venturing into new terrain with the opening of a new school and the development of new digital tools, with millions of dollars in funding from both the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and AT&T."
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IFTTT Launches Channel Dedicated to Google Drive
"IFTTT launches Google Drive channel to let you automatically save data like Tweets, photos and more"
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The Sad Reality Of Education Technology | Edudemic
This technological revolution is different; it has the potential to fundamentally change the way we teach and the way students learn.
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"EdTechTeacher’s Beth Holland co-led the Teaching the Elementary Grades workshops this summer as well as a variety of iPad workshops. As a result of those sessions, she has started working on the concept of leveraging iPads, Interactive White Boards, and other mobile technologies to create Centers of Learning. She wrote the following post for Edudemic on applying this concept towards literacy centers."
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Infographic: 2012, the year of password theft | TechRepublic
"This infographic breaks out the numbers of password theft exploits so far in 2012. Help your users understand the risks of bad password management."
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Cartoon: how most marketing works. #leweb | gapingvoid
"Cartoon: how most marketing works. #leweb"
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Captain James T. Kirk is one of the most famous Captains in the history of Starfleet. There’s a good reason for that. He saved the planet Earth several times, stopped the Doomsday Machine, helped negotiate peace with the Klingon Empire, kept the balance of power between the Federation and the Romulan Empire, and even managed to fight Nazis.
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SlideShark: View PowerPoints On Your iPhone
"SlideShark now lets you view, share and project PowerPoint presentations from your iPhone"
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Cloud Computing: A Quiet Game Changer In Education | CloudTweaks
"Cloud computing or simply ‘the cloud’ as is often referred to in IT circles, is increasingly changing the education landscape. Many classroom educators didn’t see this coming, safe of course for a selected few technology professors who have consistently sought to bring the light of cloud to the academia. But isn’t this the beauty of technology?"
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Safe and Inclusive Schools - Ottawa Catholic School Board
"An inclusive education system in Ontario ensures that all students, parents/guardians, and other members of the school community are welcomed and respected."
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7 important life lessons and skills | Learning Mind
"Remember that making right choices is one of the most important life skills that you can gain."
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