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The Sad State of Social Media Privacy [Infographic]

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Privacy issues are a very hot topic for anyone using social media. As educators, I believe it is our responsibility to teach our students the ins and outs of how to responsibly use social media. Just in the past few weeks very important issues concerning online privacy have surfaced and must be addressed. For instance, [...]

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The Complete Google+ Cheatsheet [Infographic]

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I’m slowly but surely testing out Google+ but readily admit I don’t have a handle on it yet. I’ve mentioned before that I believe that its biggest advantage for educators is if and when it becomes part of Google Apps for Educators. Since I haven’t invested the time needed to really learn Google+, I was [...]

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78 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest July 31, 2011

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Treasure Chest—78 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed. It’s really difficult to keep up with all that happens in educational technology. This is my attempt to make it just a little easier. I post a Treasure Chest every Sunday! REMINDER: The Reform Symposium concludes later today. If you haven’t [...]

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Facebook vs. Google+ [Infographic]

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There is no doubt that Google+ has gotten off to a very fast start. All in all, educators have been very positive about this Facebook competitor as to how it might be implemented in the classroom. I must admit that I have not “played” around with Google+ as much as I probably should–I just refuse [...]

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91 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest July 17, 2011

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Treasure Chest—91 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed. It’s really difficult to keep up with all that happens in educational technology. This is my attempt to make it just a little easier. I post a Treasure Chestevery Sunday! Featured Lesson Learned: Influence is Personal – The Tempered Radical–If you [...]

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111 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest July 3, 2011

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It has been a HUGE week in EdTech this week with ISTE 2011, Google+, Microsoft 365 and the rumor of Facebook’s big announcement next week (can someone say videochat). I’m writing this introduction before I start wading through everything I’ve collected this past week. Not everything I think is important when I collect it makes [...]

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Google+ — A Facebook Killer or Another Google Wave?

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You can’t surf anywhere on the web the last 2 days without coming across another Google+ article. I’ve heard it’s going to kill Facebook but it’s hard to kill Facebook when Google+ Invite Process Shut Down Amid ‘Insane Demand’ This whole Google+ “Buzz” reminds me of the same process everyone went through with Google Wave [...]

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Great Free Guide for Educators Using or Considering Google Apps for Education

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Is your school considering or using Google Apps for Education? If so, you may want to download a great new guide from MakeUseOf.com entitled “Go Google: Free Email & More On Your Domain” also known as “The Essential Guide to Google Apps.” Google Apps for Education is an all-in-one solution for schools that enable faculty, [...]

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What is Google +1 and Does It Matter for Educators?

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Yesterday Google made their +1 button available to put on websites, blogs, etc. The question is: What does it mean for educators? You can think of the +1 button as Google’s answer to Facebook’s “Like” button. For Google’s own explanation of the +1 button take a look at their video: Introducing the +1 Button Will [...]

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10 Cool Video Search Engines for More Effective Video Searches

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I must admit two things: I love videos–for entertainment and the classroom I don’t search for them very well Yesterday I felt a little nostalgic and decided to search for some off-beat cartoons from my childhood.  What did I do?  I went to YouTube and started searching. I could have gone to Vimeo as well. [...]

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April Fools 2011 On the Web [Infographic]

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I have always enjoyed April Fools Day and used a few of the following pranks yesterday. Take a look at how fast ZippyCart produced this great summary of April Fools 2011. Brought to you by ZippyCart.com and Designed by Killer Infographics

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Google Cloud Connect Gets Minimize Button

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One of the main complaints about Google Cloud Connect was that the toolbar took up way too much screen real estate. Yesterday, Google announced that it has added a minimize button to the toolbar so you can regain more screen to work in. Just click on the minimize arrow show above to hide the Cloud [...]

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Who To Follow in Twitter–A Great Idea That Needs Greater Tech

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Within the past couple of days I saw a tweet that said “Who To Follow on Twitter” followed by a link. Usually, these links take me to a blog post and then the author lists a bunch of people worth following. To my surprise, this link took me to a Google Doc Spreadsheet. I admit [...]

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49 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest March 20, 2011

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It’s been a real busy week in the world with all of Japan’s problems, the Libyan situation, and of course, March Madness. All of this makes it very difficult to keep up with everything that you would like to add to your edtech resources. So, to make it easier, here are 49 EdTech Resources You [...]

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Avoid Future Gmail Disasters with Free MailStore Home

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After being involved with technology for over 30 years I’ve learned one important lesson–you and you alone are responsible for your data. Many security experts have said that if you have only one copy of a file, email, etc. then you really don’t have any! While “The Cloud” is the big thing these days and [...]

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First Look at Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office

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Google once again has beat Microsoft to the punch regarding cloud productivity. Although Microsoft has been making inroads into this area with Office Live and Docs.com, Google has invaded Microsoft’s own backyard by enabling multi-person collaboration for Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Google has developed a plugin based upon their acquisition [...]

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Crocodoc vs. Google Docs Viewer–Which is better?

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It’s been a big week for “viewers”  this week as Crocodoc introduced a new HTML Viewer this week that doesn’t require Flash or plugins.  You can read Mashable’s writeup about Crocodoc here. But wait a minute, Google also announced an update to its viewer by adding support for 12 more file types!  Once again, here [...]

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