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Harvard Referencing Generator | Essay Tool Box
"Once generated you can simply copy and paste it in to your work. Now you'll never need to worry about malformed Harvard references again!"
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"The following is a "photographic" gallery of fractals patterns found while exploring the planet with Google Earth. Each is provided with a KMZ file so the reader can explore the region for themselves. Readers are encouraged to submit their own KMZ files for inclusion, credits will be included."
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"Google Docs"
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9 Golden Rules for Good Writing
"Writing is an art which, fortunately, can be learned and not acquired. Everybody of us has the potential of being a writer but only some succeed in being so. Some are occasional writers, others become writers only in the day of exam, but there is another category who write for a living. Whatever your purpose behind writing, knowing how to master this art is a must for the 21st century literates."
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100 Zeros: Why The Google Cloud Is Secure For Education
"Google Plus looks like it already hit 20 million users in under a month and the chatter about it coming to Google Apps is loud. I have heard the security conversation catching up in volume as we revisit whether cloud computing can offer the security we want for our students and schools. Knowledge is power so if you still are learning about Google Plus see Steve Anderson's collection of Google Plus goodies. If you are ready for the security truth then here it is: Google's cloud storage is more secure than anything you are doing."
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Audience Response System Comparison | Poll Everywhere
"When we first tried to learn about Audience Response Systems, it quickly became overwhelming. First, they go by many names: Classroom clickers, voting keypads, classroom performance systems, classroom response systems, personal response systems, student response systems, audience polling, interactive meetings... Wow. Yikes!"
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Web browser showdown: Which Windows app is really the best? | PCWorld
"We put the three major Windows browsers—Google Chrome 21, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, and Mozilla Firefox 15—through their paces and crowned an overall winner."
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Twitter for iOS is Now Optimized for the iPhone 5 and iOS 6
"Twitter for iOS is now optimized for the iPhone 5 and iOS 6"
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How to Post to Twitter and Facebook from iOS 6 Notification Area
"One of the improvements in iOS 6 is the social sharing options. Earlier with iOS 5, Twitter was integrated with iOS and now with the release of iOS6, Apple has added Facebook integration. We have already covered on how to set up Facebook integration in iOS6. Another good feature with respect to Twitter and Facebook integration is that you can quickly Tweet or share a post to Facebook from the notification in iOS 6."
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for the love of learning: Something we create for ourselves
"Technology has not only revolutionized how the masses share information, but it has also liberated the masses to be creators of information. No longer do the select, privileged few maintain a monopoly on content. "
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Mapsgate is Not the End of the Road - LockerGnome
"So, the new default Maps app in the first release of iOS 6 is a dud according to most of the world — so who am I to argue?"
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Why Are Programming Languages Sites So Ugly? | SachaGreif.com
"For some reason I’ve been spending a lot of time on Hacker News lately. And I couldn’t help but notice that the Go language is getting a lot of hype."
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The Fine Print on Twitter's Latest Developer Dustup With IFTTT - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD
"Despite being constantly connected to a smartphone, there are things that hapoen on the Web when I’m not paying attention. (Shocking, I know.) IFTTT — short for “If This Then That” — has been one of my favorite services to keep tabs on people and companies when I’m not paying rapt attention to Twitter and Facebook."
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"With iOS 6, Apple severed its most visible ties with Google, dropping the YouTube app altogether and replacing the Maps app with one it developed from scratch."
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How to Bring History to Life Using Facebook Timeline and Twitter
"Taking a look at the Stanford project called “Republic of Letters” that has digitally tracked the correspondence of Voltaire, Newton, Rousseau in order to see their “social graph”, the idea of social networks and how ideas and news spread has basically stayed the same. Just the speed of information has increased dramatically."
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Why Wikipedia Does Belong in the Classroom
"The proper place of social media in the classroom remains a mystery to most people, with Wikipedia standing as the biggest, baddest new media nemesis of them all."
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15 Proven Effects of Parental Involvement in Schools | BrainTrack Blog
"Most parents realize that parental involvement in education is important in some way, but for many, it’s more of a nagging notion than a hard fact. But there are measurable ways that parental involvement in schools can make a difference, from an increase in student academic achievement to benefits for parents and teachers. Read on as we discuss 15 different ways parental involvement helps to improve outcomes for students, schools, and education as a whole."
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Kinect in the Classroom | Edutopia
"One of the most interesting ways game-based learning (GBL) is being implemented is with the use of Microsoft’s Kinect. Kinect specifically is an accessory to the Xbox 360, where motion and gestures control game functions. From sports games, to “hack and slash,” the Kinect physically involves the player in gameplay. But why use it in the classroom? And how should you use it in the classroom? Today I present not only a great rationale for use the Kinect in the classroom, but also some specific ideas and resources for doing so."
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Mural.ly May Be The Mind Mapping Tool You've Been Waiting For
"We’ve been seeing a lot of Pinterest-inspired tools coming out in education technology over the past couple of months. They’re all meant to better organize your digital world. But what if a tool came along that actually wants to intentionally clutter it?"
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5 Important Technologies College Professors Should Understand | EdTech Magazine
"Not all technology is beneficial to learning. Here are a few things to be wary of, and a few to embrace."
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Twitter Infographics and Fun Facts - Infographics - Creattica
"Twitter Infographics and Fun Facts"
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HP's PC head on Windows 8, Surface and more - Neowin
"HP is still the world's biggest maker of Windows-based PCs and the company has a ton of new models coming out on October 26th for the launch of Windows 8, including some touch screen enabled notebooks, a notebook-tablet hybrid and all-in-one PCs."
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The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Internet : Microsoft fixes security bug in Internet Explorer
"Microsoft is releasing an update to its Internet Explorer browser to fix a security problem that could expose personal computers to hacking attacks."
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"In many school districts suffering from budget woes and poor leadership, library staffing has been severely reduced. School librarians must take a bold stance to restore their positions to a fully funded, robust place in the operation of school districts."
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How to bring back Google Maps in iOS 6 | How To - CNET
"iOS 6 ushered in a new mapping app, kicking Google Maps off your home screen and straight to the curb. If you find yourself missing Google Maps, there are a few ways to bring it back."
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