Stop Criticizing 1:1 Device Choices and BYOD! | EdReach Unfortunately, I have been seeing a lot of conversation on Twitter and on blog posts from who people who feel that the iPad is not a real 1:1 option. They write at length about what the iPad cannot do while failing to focus on what it can do. But this is not going to be a post about the iPad as a tool because frankly, no one can predict what new uses people will come up with for the iPad. [...]
Facebook in the Workplace: Boon or Bane? How many of us had the time when you were covertly playing certain game on your workplace's desktop, only to reflexively press Alt + Shift button at the first
How Google Reader's Overhaul Betrayed and Irked Its Most Passionate Users Yesterday, I got an email from a good friend with a subject line that needed no further explanation: "Google Reader." It was sent to a group of mutual friends, bemoaning the recent changes to Reader's interface, thereby kicking off a lengthy discussion thread. Should we move to Google Plus? Would Instapaper make a good substitute? Had anybody heard of Hivemined? What about other RSS readers? The concerns echoed sentiments that were by then flooding Twitter and other nooks and crannies of the Web. In the process of redesigning Reader, the team decided to kill off the social features long beloved...
Seth's Blog: Are you doing math or arithmetic? I have enormous respect for mathematicians. They're doing work on the edge, a cross between art and science and music. Arithmeticians, not so much. They are merely whacking at a calculator, doing repetitive work better done by a computer or...
4 Things To Do Immediately When Your Facebook Account Is Hacked For most people, having their Facebook account hacked is a nightmare. Imagine if someone had access to all your private messages, could contact your friends, abuse your Facebook page, and delete your personal information. To avoid this, you should regularly update your password and keep other security settings tight.
Why Schools Cannot Ignore Web 2.0 - Articles - Educational Technology - ICT in Education The Educational Technology - ICT in Education website is aimed at teachers, users, leaders and managers of educational ICT. Published by Terry Freedman, a UK-based independent educational consultant.
http://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2011/11/4/why-schools-cannot-ignore-web-20.html
Are teachers paid too much? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post I’m going to call Michelle Rhee, superstar school reformer who can’t do enough to diminish the role of teachers unions, as a witness on the subject of teachers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/are-teachers-paid-too-much/2011/11/01/gIQAWB4MdM_blog.html?wprss=answer-sheet
Stop Criticizing 1:1 Device Choices and BYOD! | EdReach Unfortunately, I have been seeing a lot of conversation on Twitter and on blog posts from who people who feel that the iPad is not a real 1:1 option. They write at length about what the iPad cannot do while failing to focus on what it can do. But this is not going to be a post about the iPad as a tool because frankly, no one can predict what new uses people will come up with for the iPad. [...]
http://edreach.us/2011/11/02/stop-criticizing-11-device-choices-and-byod/
5 Tips on Deploying Tablets | EdTech Magazine Heed this advice to ease implementation and gain the greatest benefit from tablet devices.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2011/11/5-tips-deploying-tablets
Facebook in the Workplace: Boon or Bane? How many of us had the time when you were covertly playing certain game on your workplace's desktop, only to reflexively press Alt + Shift button at the first
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/facebook-in-the-workplace/
How Google Reader's Overhaul Betrayed and Irked Its Most Passionate Users Yesterday, I got an email from a good friend with a subject line that needed no further explanation: "Google Reader." It was sent to a group of mutual friends, bemoaning the recent changes to Reader's interface, thereby kicking off a lengthy discussion thread. Should we move to Google Plus? Would Instapaper make a good substitute? Had anybody heard of Hivemined? What about other RSS readers? The concerns echoed sentiments that were by then flooding Twitter and other nooks and crannies of the Web. In the process of redesigning Reader, the team decided to kill off the social features long beloved...
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_google_readers_overhaul_betrayed_and_irked_its.php
A PowerPoint Presentation in Defense of Evil PowerPoint When people come across a bad presentation, they often put the blame on Microsoft PowerPoint and not the person who created those slides.
http://www.labnol.org/home/evil-microsoft-powerpoint/20306/
Seth's Blog: Are you doing math or arithmetic? I have enormous respect for mathematicians. They're doing work on the edge, a cross between art and science and music. Arithmeticians, not so much. They are merely whacking at a calculator, doing repetitive work better done by a computer or...
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/11/are-you-doing-math-or-arithmetic.html
I'm Not Home Right Now. Please Come In. | John C. Dvorak | PCMag.com Lax attitudes towards privacy combined with location-based programs invite stalking, burglarizing, and kidnapping.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394804,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000584&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag%2Fdvorak+%28PCMag.com%3A+the+Official+John+C.+Dvorak+RSS+Feed%29#fbid=NxXK603RAr4
Facebook vs. Google: The battle for the future of the Web - Nov. 3, 2011 The rivalry between tech titans Facebook and Google is heating up. At stake? Hundreds of billions of dollars -- and the chance to rule the online world.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/technology/facebook_google_fight.fortune/
New Gmail: 9 Things You Need to Know The new Gmail is here. Here are 9 features you'll want to get familiar with.
http://mashable.com/2011/11/02/new-gmail-features/
Response: Can Teachers Be Friends With Students Using Social Media? - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Wee An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of <em>Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges</em>, <em>English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work</em>, and <em>Building Parent Engagement In Schools</em>.
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2011/11/response_can_teachers_be_friends_with_students_using_social_media.html
4 Things To Do Immediately When Your Facebook Account Is Hacked For most people, having their Facebook account hacked is a nightmare. Imagine if someone had access to all your private messages, could contact your friends, abuse your Facebook page, and delete your personal information. To avoid this, you should regularly update your password and keep other security settings tight.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-immediately-facebook-account-hacked/
Teacher Bikes from U.K. to the Arctic Circle to Hook Kids on Cycling - Transportation - GOOD Lisa Baum and a colleague cycled 1,600 miles from London to the Arctic Circle.
http://www.good.is/post/teacher-bikes-from-u-k-to-the-arctic-circle-to-hook-kids-on-cycling/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29
30 of Your Best Tips for NQTs | The Creative Education Blog We did a piece a week back on advice for NQTs to help them get their work-life balance in order. The feedback from that just reemphasised to me what a tricky
http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/30-of-your-best-tips-for-nqts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CreativeEducationBlog+%28The+Creative+Education+Blog%29
The Educational Technology - ICT in Education website is aimed at teachers, users, leaders and managers of educational ICT. Published by Terry Freedman, a UK-based independent educational consultant.
I’m going to call Michelle Rhee, superstar school reformer who can’t do enough to diminish the role of teachers unions, as a witness on the subject of teachers.
Unfortunately, I have been seeing a lot of conversation on Twitter and on blog posts from who people who feel that the iPad is not a real 1:1 option. They write at length about what the iPad cannot do while failing to focus on what it can do. But this is not going to be a post about the iPad as a tool because frankly, no one can predict what new uses people will come up with for the iPad. [...]
How many of us had the time when you were covertly playing certain game on your workplace's desktop, only to reflexively press Alt + Shift button at the first
Yesterday, I got an email from a good friend with a subject line that needed no further explanation: "Google Reader." It was sent to a group of mutual friends, bemoaning the recent changes to Reader's interface, thereby kicking off a lengthy discussion thread. Should we move to Google Plus? Would Instapaper make a good substitute? Had anybody heard of Hivemined? What about other RSS readers? The concerns echoed sentiments that were by then flooding Twitter and other nooks and crannies of the Web. In the process of redesigning Reader, the team decided to kill off the social features long beloved...
I have enormous respect for mathematicians. They're doing work on the edge, a cross between art and science and music. Arithmeticians, not so much. They are merely whacking at a calculator, doing repetitive work better done by a computer or...
The rivalry between tech titans Facebook and Google is heating up. At stake? Hundreds of billions of dollars -- and the chance to rule the online world.
An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of <em>Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges</em>, <em>English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work</em>, and <em>Building Parent Engagement In Schools</em>.
For most people, having their Facebook account hacked is a nightmare. Imagine if someone had access to all your private messages, could contact your friends, abuse your Facebook page, and delete your personal information. To avoid this, you should regularly update your password and keep other security settings tight.
We did a piece a week back on advice for NQTs to help them get their work-life balance in order. The feedback from that just reemphasised to me what a tricky
Why Schools Cannot Ignore Web 2.0 - Articles - Educational Technology - ICT in Education
The Educational Technology - ICT in Education website is aimed at teachers, users, leaders and managers of educational ICT. Published by Terry Freedman, a UK-based independent educational consultant.
http://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2011/11/4/why-schools-cannot-ignore-web-20.html
Are teachers paid too much? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
I’m going to call Michelle Rhee, superstar school reformer who can’t do enough to diminish the role of teachers unions, as a witness on the subject of teachers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/are-teachers-paid-too-much/2011/11/01/gIQAWB4MdM_blog.html?wprss=answer-sheet
Stop Criticizing 1:1 Device Choices and BYOD! | EdReach
Unfortunately, I have been seeing a lot of conversation on Twitter and on blog posts from who people who feel that the iPad is not a real 1:1 option. They write at length about what the iPad cannot do while failing to focus on what it can do. But this is not going to be a post about the iPad as a tool because frankly, no one can predict what new uses people will come up with for the iPad. [...]
http://edreach.us/2011/11/02/stop-criticizing-11-device-choices-and-byod/
5 Tips on Deploying Tablets | EdTech Magazine
Heed this advice to ease implementation and gain the greatest benefit from tablet devices.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2011/11/5-tips-deploying-tablets
Facebook in the Workplace: Boon or Bane?
How many of us had the time when you were covertly playing certain game on your workplace's desktop, only to reflexively press Alt + Shift button at the first
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/facebook-in-the-workplace/
How Google Reader's Overhaul Betrayed and Irked Its Most Passionate Users
Yesterday, I got an email from a good friend with a subject line that needed no further explanation: "Google Reader." It was sent to a group of mutual friends, bemoaning the recent changes to Reader's interface, thereby kicking off a lengthy discussion thread. Should we move to Google Plus? Would Instapaper make a good substitute? Had anybody heard of Hivemined? What about other RSS readers? The concerns echoed sentiments that were by then flooding Twitter and other nooks and crannies of the Web. In the process of redesigning Reader, the team decided to kill off the social features long beloved...
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_google_readers_overhaul_betrayed_and_irked_its.php
A PowerPoint Presentation in Defense of Evil PowerPoint
When people come across a bad presentation, they often put the blame on Microsoft PowerPoint and not the person who created those slides.
http://www.labnol.org/home/evil-microsoft-powerpoint/20306/
Seth's Blog: Are you doing math or arithmetic?
I have enormous respect for mathematicians. They're doing work on the edge, a cross between art and science and music. Arithmeticians, not so much. They are merely whacking at a calculator, doing repetitive work better done by a computer or...
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/11/are-you-doing-math-or-arithmetic.html
I'm Not Home Right Now. Please Come In. | John C. Dvorak | PCMag.com
Lax attitudes towards privacy combined with location-based programs invite stalking, burglarizing, and kidnapping.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394804,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000584&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag%2Fdvorak+%28PCMag.com%3A+the+Official+John+C.+Dvorak+RSS+Feed%29#fbid=NxXK603RAr4
Facebook vs. Google: The battle for the future of the Web - Nov. 3, 2011
The rivalry between tech titans Facebook and Google is heating up. At stake? Hundreds of billions of dollars -- and the chance to rule the online world.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/technology/facebook_google_fight.fortune/
New Gmail: 9 Things You Need to Know
The new Gmail is here. Here are 9 features you'll want to get familiar with.
http://mashable.com/2011/11/02/new-gmail-features/
Response: Can Teachers Be Friends With Students Using Social Media? - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Wee
An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of <em>Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges</em>, <em>English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work</em>, and <em>Building Parent Engagement In Schools</em>.
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2011/11/response_can_teachers_be_friends_with_students_using_social_media.html
4 Things To Do Immediately When Your Facebook Account Is Hacked
For most people, having their Facebook account hacked is a nightmare. Imagine if someone had access to all your private messages, could contact your friends, abuse your Facebook page, and delete your personal information. To avoid this, you should regularly update your password and keep other security settings tight.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-immediately-facebook-account-hacked/
Teacher Bikes from U.K. to the Arctic Circle to Hook Kids on Cycling - Transportation - GOOD
Lisa Baum and a colleague cycled 1,600 miles from London to the Arctic Circle.
http://www.good.is/post/teacher-bikes-from-u-k-to-the-arctic-circle-to-hook-kids-on-cycling/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29
30 of Your Best Tips for NQTs | The Creative Education Blog
We did a piece a week back on advice for NQTs to help them get their work-life balance in order. The feedback from that just reemphasised to me what a tricky
http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/30-of-your-best-tips-for-nqts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CreativeEducationBlog+%28The+Creative+Education+Blog%29
