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2 years ago
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Facebook will be welcoming its 500 millionth user this week, making it the most successful and largest social network worldwide. Does this make Facebook too big to fail? Could the social network soon go public and ju...
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2 years ago
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Want to know more about current college students and recent grads? Do they like to use Twitter? Do they worry about having a successful marriage or being famous? The answers might surprise you.
If you were born betwe...
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2 years ago
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Whether you're an avid Foursquare checker-inner or simply know of the product (it allows people to gain points and other virtual prizes by checking into almost location using a smartphone), you might want to be caref...
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2 years ago
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You've probably heard of the popular Old Spice Guy commercials that have made waves over the past couple of weeks. Just as the sun rises every day, there is sure to be parodies made. One parody from Urlesque is actual...
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2 years ago
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Let's face it (ha! face!), FaceTime is only fun if you and your friends have iPhone 4s and are both on reliable wi-fi connections and in good lighting. If you don't routinely have this kind of setup, there is another...
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2 years ago
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Our sister site EduDatum just came across a fantastic infographic that details just how staggeringly impressive the human brain actually is. Are you able to recite more than 67,000 digits of pi without error? If you a...
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2 years ago
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We wanted to put a smile on your face right before you hit the hay this evening. If you've ever had a student submit the following answer to any test...and you DIDN'T rip up the paper in disgust...then we applaud you....
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2 years ago
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We stumbled across this on Twitter via @clane and just had to share. Wordle, for those not familiar, is an entertaining and educational tool to help students create eye-catching visuals based on the text they input. F...
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2 years ago
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I have always associated the MLB All-Star game as the half way point of the summer. It is the time of year where we have one foot still lingering in the early stages of summer and the other half thinking about our ret...
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2 years ago
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College students have all the fun. From parties to...free web services? Apparently many companies are keen on the idea of having their services and products offered free to students in a sort of beta testing environme...
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2 years ago
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We've seen some great posts over the past months about some creative people who have embraced social media to the point where it's changed how they design their business cards. But what about cards for us teachers, hi...
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2 years ago
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From ISTE Connects:
The official numbers from ISTE 2010 are in and they are impressive. The slow Wi-Fi during major events can be explained in part by the 16,500 devices trying to connect at the same time. Also, m...
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2 years ago
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There are plenty of faux pas online. From gossiping to name-calling to cyber-bullying, there's no shortage of ways for people to misbehave on social networks too. But what are some examples of people behaving badly on...
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2 years ago
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We have a quick follow-up to an issue we first uncovered months ago. Apple's Time Capsule stinks...but Apple is fixing / replacing them!
Apple issued a support statement over the weekend regarding its Time Capsule ...
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2 years ago
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There may be a big shift happening in the world of higher education and, surprise surprise, it's because of social media. The latest example of how social media is turning the stodgy education system on its head lies...
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2 years ago
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Doing homework, washing dishes, and making lesson plans is, well, kinda boring. But what if you got experience points and loot for doing these mundane tasks? That's the idea behind Epic Win, a new to-do list app that ...
