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New digitally focused company launches this fall with beefed up online coverage; The Times-Picayune will move this fall to three printed papers a week | NOLA.com A new company - the NOLA Media Group, which will include The Times-Picayune and its affiliated web site NOLA.com - was announced today by Ricky Mathews, who will become its president. The change is intended to reshape how the New Orleans area's dominant news organization delivers its award-winning local news, sports and entertainment coverage in an increasingly digital age. tags: company launches fall online coverage will printed papers nola com The new (ab)normal [infographic] - Holy Kaw! Wondering what’s to blame for the ever-expanding waistlines of Am...

Free Website Builder, Mobile Websites : Zoho Sites Create your own website with Zoho Sites.  Automatically formats for mobile visitors. tags: website zoho websites builder webpagedesign mobile web tool The Tech Curve: Managing Google Docs in the Classroom Teachers love how easy it is to collaborate with their students, not having to worry about losing the file  and all the other bonuses that using Docs brings, but tracking down assignments can be a nightmare.  I've covered this before from the teachers perspective and the students perspective here, but I'll run through  how I do it step by step. tags: google docs Going g...

5 Things You Need To Know About The Chromebook | Edudemic Google Chromebook is on the way (coming in June), and it’s seeking to change the way you think about computers. tags: things know chromebook wysihtml5 - A better approach to rich text editing wysihtml5 is an open source rich text editor based on HTML5 technology and the progressive-enhancement approach. It uses a sophisticated security concept and aims to generate fully valid HTML5 markup by preventing unmaintainable tag soups and inline styles. tags: html5 wysiwyg editor text editing wysihtml5 web html Decode QR Cod...

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The Stupid Things You Do on Facebook (and How to Fix Them) Reluctantly or otherwise, Facebook is the place most of us have chosen to share our lives online. In spite of its many useful features, the social media site can be a constant source of annoyance, embarrassment, and trouble if you make a few stupid decisions you might not even realize you're making. Fortunately, with a little effort, you can get Facebook under your control. tags: Facebook So.cl What are you interested in? At So.cl you can find new interests and connect with like-minded people. The topics you care about are waiting for you. tags: social microsoft MakeWaves – ultimate tool for mobile school bloggers? John Johns...

How To Google Plus Hangouts On Air (HOA) Share your Hangouts on Air videos on Google Plus, YouTube and Your Blog tags: how to google plus air Fleshmap: Listen: Music What do we sing about, when we sing about the body? The chart below, based on a sample of thousands songs, tells the story. The size of a circle corresponds to how often that part is mentioned in each genre. Click on a genre name to see a close-up that shows exactly what words were used. tags: music visualization culture lyrics funny musique letras GoClass - Redefining classroom learning. Empowering instructors. GoClass is a teach...

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