Linker is the Chrome extension that aims to end all of this madness and make your life incredibly easy when it comes to sending links. Once installed, you need to grant the extension access to Gmail in order to send …
Drag, Drop, And Save Anything On The Web Easily With Dragdis
When it comes to bookmarking and saving content on the Web, there’s no shortage of solutions. But a new service aptly called Dragdis makes the process a simple drag and drop process.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/drag-drop-save-anything-web-easily-dragdis/
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HACK – A New Open Source Programming Language developed by Facebook
Facebook just released a new programming language called ‘HACK’, designed to build complex websites and other software quickly and without many flaws.
http://thehackernews.com/2014/03/hack-new-open-source-programming.html
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The Illustrated History of Twitter
Take 140 characters, put them in a blender and mix for eight years. That’s the secret recipe behind Twitter, the social networking powerhouse celebrating a birthday. Whether you’re an addict, a casual tweeter or still a skeptic, Twitter has grown …
9 Techniques For Online Educators To Gamify Their Digital Classrooms
Involve and motivate your students into the process of online learning with the help of gamification. Check the following 9 techniques that will help you gamify your digital classroom.
http://elearningindustry.com/9-techniques-for-online-educators-to-gamify-their-digital-classrooms
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Edit images right in Google Slides and Drawings
Google Slides and Drawings make it easy for you to tell a story and share your ideas. Now it’s even easier to get those images just right, because Slides will let you crop, apply shape masks, and add borders to …
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How to set up and implement Apple TV in your classroom in under 5 minutes
If you are using iPads in your classroom without the Apple TV Unit you are really only getting half the experience. This great video from square group will explain to the uninitiated the process of getting started with Apple TV …
Compress PDFs & Reduce File Size With Free Windows Tools & Tricks
PDFs can be very large, especially if they contain high-resolution images of scanned documents or other graphics. You may need to compress a PDF file to email or upload it somewhere. Learn a few tricks to do that!
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/compress-pdfs-reduce-file-size-free-windows-tools-tricks/
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Microsoft Launches OneNote for Mac, Makes Windows Version Free
Microsoft released a Mac version of its cloud-based note taking platform OneNote, Monday. The company also announced it would be offering both Mac and Windows versions of the software to users for free.
http://mashable.com/2014/03/17/microsoft-onenote-for-mac/
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Supercharge Your Google Docs with These Six Helpful New Add-Ons
Last week, Google juiced up its word processor with a new feature called Add-ons: extra tools meant to make your writing process smoother. Join me as we tour the best of these new gifts for Google Docs.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/supercharge-your-google-docs-with-these-six-helpful-new-79872542135.html
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Office for iPad may (finally) arrive as soon as March 27
Microsoft will announce the long-awaited Office for iPad on March 27 at an event in San Francisco. The new release would follow Office for iPhone and Office for Android. The applications will require an Office 365 subscription to work.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/office-for-ipad-may-finally-arrive-as-soon-as-march-27/…
How to Avoid Spreading Myths and Misinformation Online
Even if you’ve never embarrassed yourself by unknowingly spreading an urban legend as fact to friends and family, you’ve at least been on the receiving end of one of these misinformed messages. Next time an email, tweet, or link seems …
Wireless SD Cards Explained: The Features You’ll Need
What do you get if you combine WiFi technology with SD card storage? You get a wireless SD card, obviously. But what benefit does that actually offer, and if you’re in the market for one then what should you be …