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How To Get Better Grades Using Social Media [Infographic]
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It's almost summertime and you know what that means...students are not paying attention to teachers. They're likely dreaming about what they're going to do this summer, texting friends every chance they get, or updati...
Iowa School District Goes All Digital: Trades Textbooks For Macbooks
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In a bold move, the school district in Van Meter, Iowa has gone completely digital. This doesn't mean they simply handed out some expensive computers and walked away...the school actually ditched traditional paper-based learning and is actively using the laptops in their new digital curriculum.
4 New Ways Google Just Changed How You Consume Information
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Google is obsessed with instant. They just unveiled some big improvements to how you'll be using their services from here on out. From changing how you search while on your mobile device to finally adding Google Instant to Google Images, there's all kinds of helpful tools at your disposal.
How Has Online Learning Changed Education?
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Do you know when the first online class was ever conducted? Do you know who conducted that class? The answer may or may not surprise you. The University of Phoenix began testing online education systems in 1989 and...
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What Will Internet Traffic Be In 2015? [Infographic]
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Do you know what a zettabyte is? You should. It's roughly the size of ALL digital data in existence as of 2010. Why does that matter? Because there's going to be a zettabyte of Internet traffic every year starting ...
Why Schools Should Embrace Gaming Technology
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The current structure of our public school system has lead us to a point where both students and teachers are under-performing, and technology will need to play a major role in reinvigorating our schools. Joel Klei...
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The Extraordinary History (And Future) of Apps [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Do you know how many apps are available for download right now on Apple's app store? 200,000? 300,000? Try 500,000. (and counting!) It wasn't too long ago (2008) that some of the first apps were downloaded. Pand...
The 8 Coolest Things About Harvard Commencement
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So I graduated from Harvard yesterday. It was an amazing experience that I was able to accomplish and share thanks to the support of my wonderful wife and family. The weather was beautiful and the campus was spotless....
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The Staggering Size Of Today’s Social Networks [Infographic]
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Do you use Qzone? What about Gowalla or Orkut? Thanks to a new infographic by the interactive design agency JESS3, it's easy to see that there are millions of people using these and the other popular social networks. Just how many you ask? Billions. That's a lot of social networking.
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Why Textbooks Should Be Open Source [Infographic]
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Amazon, Apple, Google and many other tech giants have been opening online bookstores with little regard for open source digital textbooks. Many universities, including MIT and Carnegie Mellon, post course lectures ...
Is Twitter Hurting Grades?
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Twitter is intertwined with just about every aspect of the daily life of students, teachers, and everyone else online. That's why I thought this new infographic by Masters Degree Online makes some interesting points. ...
Private Schools: The Truth About Teacher Salaries
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$21,000. It's barely a living wage and would be a terrific salary for someone looking for a job that requires little to no labor or thought. But that's not the job that my wife was offered.
10 Educational and Free Movies Just Released On YouTube
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If you’re in the final stretch of the school year, you may have resorted to showing some movies in the classroom. Rather than rely on your DVD collection or school’s library, why not take advantage of Netflix, Hulu, or the newest addition to the streaming world…YouTube Movies!
How Should Students Use Cell Phones In School?
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I was inspired by a recent tweet from Joe Bower, a great person to follow on Twitter, when he posed the above question. How should students use cell phones in school?
Get Beta Access To AOL Employees-Only Video Chat Service Here
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Looks like the videoconferencing war is really heating up. Apple has FaceTime across their devices, Chatroulette is supposedly making a comeback, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker are back at work on Supyo, and even Skype...
