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Official Google Blog: Celebrating teachers who make a difference with Google
Google Today: Celebrating teachers who make a difference with Google http://t.co/xM9JUnch
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RT @peterskillen: Canadian Teachers! Resources to implement Global Dignity Day in your school Oct 17 http://t.co/WjB4zGzK #gdignity #pb ...
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Understanding the Blue Screen of Death (Infographic) – ReviverSoft Blog
"Almost all of us that have used Windows PCs have experienced the Blue Screen of Death, that error-message filled screen that halts the PC and is so unhelpful. Well, here’s an amazing infographic we’ve put together that explains all about these wondrous error screens, from facts about Windows BSoDs, to famous BSoDs in history, to what the error messages mean."
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DOWNLOAD How To Use Evernote: The Missing Manual
RT @joanvinallcox: DOWNLOAD How To Use Evernote: The Missing Manual http://t.co/Q1mzRoLI
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Mozilla Persona: A Better Way to Sign In
"Connect with Mozilla Persona, the safest & easiest way to sign in."
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Computer Science Teacher: Debugging is Good For Learning
"This is contrary to most people I think. Beginners in their first job often feel that they are “stuck” debugging and cleaning up other people’s code when what they really want to do is write brand new code from scratch. There is where the glory is! Bah!"
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Samsung takes on Apple's iPhone 5 as Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban scrapped | ZDNet
"The Korean firm has folded Apple's flagship smartphone into an existing lawsuit covering iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. Meanwhile, a judge has lifted a temporary ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, as a jury found it was not infringing on Apple's patents."
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Tools To Visualize Your Facebook Network | Adherence-Solutions
"To get you started with social media visualization we created a short list of tools based on simple criteria: they had to run on both PC’s and Macs and they had to be free of charge. While some are more robust than others, all will require you to log-in to Facebook and authenticate the application so that it can pull your data. In countdown fashion, here are our top five picks."
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If We Are Truly Mobile, Then Where's School?| The Committed Sardine
"I don't think we understand the mobile revolution yet. Most of the examples I see of mobile computing in K12 use mobility within school. The point is, that when we are truly mobile, as many of us are, where is school?"
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Microsoft releases JavaScript alternative • The Register
"Microsoft has released a new JavaScript development environment, dubbed TypeScript, and says it is designed to help developers write more complex apps with the popular scripting language."
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Rectangles, Explosions, and Surreals « Math Munch
"What is 3 x 4? 3 x 4 is 12. Well, yes. That’s true. But something that’s wonderful about mathematics is that seemingly simple objects and problems can contain immense and surprising wonders."
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How To Keep Your Kids Safe On Facebook - AllFacebook
"Cyber-bullying has become a major problem among teenagers, so many of whom have a presence on Facebook or other social media sites. Secure.me, which works to make social media a safer place, released some tips Monday for parents of teens on Facebook in the spirit of National Bullying Awareness Month, in an effort to prevent them from being cyberbullying targets."
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The iPhone 5 Will Cost You at Least $1,800 [INFOGRAPHIC]
"So you scraped your pennies together and you’re ready to buy the cheapest iPhone 5 there is: the 16 GB model with a 2-year contract. A pretty good deal, right? $199 for the best smartphone on the planet?"
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Does ed tech need its own Consumer Reports? — Tech News and Analysis
"A new proposal calls for a Consumer Reports-like rating body to evaluate new digital learning tools. Ed tech innovators like the idea in theory but they worry that it won’t work in practice."
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Google Says Apps For Education Now Has More Than 20 Million Users | TechCrunch
"Google just announced that its Apps for Education suite is now being used by more than 20 million students, faculty members, and staff worldwide. The company made this announcement in a blog post celebrating the upcoming World Teachers’ Day on October 5."
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"Many educators are realizing that the most powerful apps are those that allow for student creation. Some apps, for example Pages, Explain Everything and Popplet, push students to demonstrate, apply and synthesize their learning. However, the question quickly becomes: How do the students turn in these digital work products? And... How do teachers then give feedback and grade them?"
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Education Week: The Rise of the Tech-Powered Teacher
"Best known for our collection of education videos, Khan Academy covers every subject from algebra to art history for grades K-12. A significant piece of Khan Academy, however, is the interactive exercises that allow students to practice math and get feedback at their own pace, while giving teachers data on student progress."
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Cyber Bullying: How Technology Can Be Used to Battle Its Effects | edtechdigest.com
"Bullying in schools is hardly a new problem, but in today’s “connected” world, it doesn’t look like it once did. Face-to-face harassment incidents, once confined to the schoolyard, have moved to the cyber schoolyard. Children and teens are using technology to target one another. They take social media outlets, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and turn them into powerful instruments to terrorize peer victims, anonymously."
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elearn Magazine: How important is Twitter in your Personal Learning Network?
"Twitter and the Personal Learning Network (PLN). If you are a connected educator, chances are that you have often seen these two terms used together and, perhaps like me, you have wondered what's the connection?"
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Digital Passport by Common Sense Media | Digital Passport
"Teach and test the basics of online life"
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INFOGRAPHIC: 10 Jaw-Dropping Facts About Our Mobile WorldChief Mobility Officer
"Mobile usage has exploded in recent years — enough to make your jaw drop. Here are a few out-of-this-world numbers we dug up to illustrate just how enormous the reach of mobile is today."
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Microsoft to Launch Own News Operation Oct. 26
"Microsoft is getting back into the news business, three months after announcing the breakup of its 16-year online partnership with NBC. Microsoft will take the wraps off the new MSN.com when Windows 8 launches on Oct. 26."
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Demand for IT Networking Professionals (Infographics)
"IT professionals enjoy a continuously increasing demand for their services due to the industry’s constant evolution with advancements such as social networks and mobile applications."
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Really Using Wikipedia « doug – off the record
Just blogged... Really Using Wikipedia http://t.co/DCm70JiR
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OTR Links 10/02/2012 « doug – off the record
Just blogged... OTR Links 10/02/2012 http://t.co/bvPAVoXB
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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