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FileDrop: Transfer Data Between Dropbox & Android via Drag & Drop
The official  Dropbox client for Android is pretty simple to use, but it still requires one to navigate through multiple screens and options in order to

15 Best Free Photo Editing & Sharing Apps For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
The genres of photography, image editing, styling and sharing, being among the most popular on the iOS App Store (after platformers and games in general, of

Education Nation 2011: 7 Tips For Using Social Media in Your Classroom
Education Nation is a nationally broadcast, in-depth conversation about improving education in America. During an interactive summit on Rockefeller Plaza, parents, teachers and students will meet with leaders in politics, business and technology to explore the challenges and opportunities in education today. NBC News will turn Rockefeller Plaza into a Learning Plaza, a series of galleries open to the public where visitors will be able to explore the latest innovations used in award-winning classrooms nationwide.

Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education

How to remove your Google Web Data History - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: March 1 is the day Google's new unified privacy policy goes into effect, which means your Google Web History will be shared among all of the Google products you use.

Tornado Season On The Sun? - YouTube
For a 30 hour spell (Feb 7-8, 2012) the Solar Dynamics Observatory captured plasma caught in a magnetic dance across the Sun's surface. The results closely r...

Earth-Size Tornadoes On The Sun | Open Culture
What a sight to behold. Earlier this month, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) beamed back stunning images of the sun's plasma moving violently around

How to Search Google Like a Pro: 11 Tricks You Have to Know - How-To Geek
Google is a powerful tool, but you’re missing out on a lot of that power if you just type words into it. Master Google and find the best results faster with these search tricks.

Educational Technology Guy: 11 steps to planning Professional Development

26 Tips for Using Pinterest for Business | Social Media Examiner
Pinterest: How to create a business presence, drive traffic to your website, increase SEO value, and improve your social media marketing.

App Clip: Swipe In From Edge Of Screen To Switch Between Android Apps
The concept of multitasking is slowly but surely being incorporated into most mobile operating systems, and Android is simply no exception in this regard.

Attorney Says Pinterest Needs To Change It Digital Copyright Policy
Questions continue to mount about Pinterest's uneasy relationship with copyright law, with one attorney (and avid Pinterest user) saying the company needs to upgrade its Digital Millenium Copyright Act policies or risk being shut down. Connie Mableson, an attorney in Phoenix, offers a point-by-point breakdown of where Pinterest's DMCA policy could get the increasingly popular social network into trouble. The problems range from simple clerical errors, like forgetting to update its registered designated agent as required by the act, to more serious problems, like failing to include "repeat infringer" language in the policy as required by federal digital copyright law....

How to Opt Out of Google's New Privacy Policy (Sort Of) | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
Google's policy update is unavoidable, but you can partially side-step its effects. Here's how.

All of Our Students! | Connected Principals
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a parent that has really set me to thinking about many things.  Sometimes there are  situations where students go way beyond the expectations of educators and achieve what was thought to be unattainable.    When students exceed expectations we celebrate those great accomplishments and pat ourselves [...]

Getting ready for iPad deployment: ten things I’d wish I’d known about last year « Darren Coxon

Vimeo App For iOS Receives Major Update, Full Support For iPad, Brand New UI And More | Redmond Pie
Today, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Vimeo have pushed out the major update to their iPhone app that they said was coming earlier this year. Finally introducing a proper, native iPad UI, the update also packs improvements to the iPhone UI, on top of an array of other enhancements.

How To Choose The Right Platform For Your Class Blog
What do you need to consider before starting your class blog? Here are a few thoughts and suggestions that may help get your blog up sooner

Embedding Audio and Video in Keynote for iPad « Technology in Music Education

What Great Teachers Do Differently - YouTube
Todd Whitaker describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric of life in our best classrooms and schools. He focuses on th...

The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Educators Screener - YouTube
Screener for The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Educators distributed by Contemporary Arts Media http://www.artfilms.com.au Trainers love its flexibility, re...

Rethinking Education - YouTube
Video Clips: Street Thief Ken Robinson George Carlin Song: Thomas Newman: I forgive you

Critical Thinking Part 1: A valuable argument - YouTube
Part 1 of the TechNyou critical thinking resource. The resource covers basic logic and faulty arguments, developing student's critical thinking skills. Suita...

Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animations
If you've been looking for a crash course in basic logic — or just want to explain to a friend exactly what a logical fallacy is — turn your attention to these simple, easy-to-understand videos, which lay out the basics of critical thinking.