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Colleges are ramping up efforts to connect with prospective students through Twitter—but students aren’t interested, a new study says.
Evidence has shown that teenagers rely on college visits and Web sites to learn ...
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Did you know that 20 states still allow teachers to hit, belt, paddle, slap, grab, and do other shocking things to students? A new bill just introduced to Congress is hoping to put a stop to this 'corporal punishment....
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2 years ago
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As avid #edchat fans, we are always seeing new and interesting phrases passed around amongst teachers and higher ed professionals. We thought it might be helpful to jot down these slogans and phrases in hopes they ins...
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After millions of dollars, years of development, and a major advertising campaign, Microsoft has just announced it is killing the 'Kin' line of phones just six weeks after they launched. Heck, the official Kin website...
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Google has been hard at work this summer making your document editing, sharing, and creation experience much better. We thought this might be a good time to get you up to speed on all the new features that will make y...
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The Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad may be a breeze to use and fun to have, but what about blind students?The federal government is stepping in after a few lawsuits regarding how unfair these new types of books are for v...
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Hulu just unveiled it's much-rumored premium service and it's going to be big. Or is it? Here's the skinny on the new service called Hulu Plus:
It will cost $9.99/month
Preview invites are going out now but the ser...
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The students at P.S. 22 in Staten Island can attest to the power of social media. Their music classes have been videotaped, broadcast, and shared online for the past 4 years. In that time, more than 10 MILLION people ...
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Brown University has become the next school to go Google. Here's the skinny from the Google Enterprise Blog:
From time to time we invite guests to blog about initiatives of interest, and are very pleased to have G...
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We were able to get an exclusive look at the upcoming rollout of the new Facebook deactivation pages. They're not yet being used but we thought you might appreciate knowing what it will soon take to leave Facebook:
Ne...
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2 years ago
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It's hard to watch any educational twitter feed during any given week and not see the acronym, PLN. The PLN, or personal learning network is the latest buzzword in the world of education. But where does the PLN exist?...
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Once ISTE ends and everyone comes back to reality, it will quickly become time for many to prepare presentations for the school year. What is the first thing you do when faced with the task of creating a presentation?...
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2 years ago
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How do I make folders? How do I make a custom stock screener? What's the best way to take pictures? If you are the tech-savvy person amongst your friends and you constantly get asked these types of relatively simple q...
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2 years ago
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Move over, Associated Press Stylebook, there's a new guide in town. While the AP Stylebook remains the de facto resource for punctuation, spelling, and basically all things online, Yahoo! is throwing its proverbial ha...
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We came across this graphic via the fake Steve Jobs Twitter account and wanted to pass it on. The account, which is obviously a spoof account, is hilarious and sometimes mistaken for being the actual Apple CEO's accou...
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The 2010 World Cup has captured the globe's attention and has given us some incredible stories. The recent match between the U.S. and Ghana was a nail-biter as the two teams were pretty evenly matched. But what if the...
