The Apple iPad’s reign as higher education’s computer tablet of choice might be put to the test as Seton Hall University announced a pilot program that will put Android-based tablets—the iPad’s main rival—in the hands of 350 students and faculty …
Bring Old PC To Life With Ubuntu
Give an old computer a new life, using Ubuntu. It’s simple if you follow the instructions in this guide. Outlining everything you need to know to get Ubuntu up and running on older computers, this guide isn’t one to be …
Using EPUB to Design eBooks for the iPad
The EPUB format is the open eBook standard developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). It is based on a number of other open standards including XHTML and CSS, just like the web.
http://www.aclea.org/Portals/0/conferenceonline/2011Boston/Boston_14.pdf…
Social Media Explained Visually
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Presentation of the Week: Assessment in the Digital Age: Fair Measures?
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10 Things You don’t Know About Teens and Social Networking
Some new research has shown that social networking can also have positive effects on teens such as helping introverted adolescents forge relationships or providing a venue for activism and political engagement.
Open University research explodes myth of ‘digital native
A new research project by the Open University explores the much-debated concept of “the digital native”. The university does this by making full use of the rich resource which is its own highly diverse student body.
7 Innovative Ways Teachers Are Using Tech In The Classroom
Technology’s role in the classroom has been widely debated: does it simply feed an addiction to a mobile lifestyle, or does it give otherwise shy students a way to find their voices? Find more here.
50 Online Tools to Convert Documents and Media Files
A great list of 50 online tools that help you convert not only digital documents but also images and various other media files. Read on to find the tools and see which ones suit your needs best.
http://www.technicallydigital.com/50-online-tools-to-convert-documents-and-media-files/…
Khan Academy Integrates With Digital Textbooks
E-textbook maker Kno announced Monday that it will integrate thousands of tutorial videos from Khan Academy into its books.
3 Tips for Teachers Using Social Media in the Classroom
Social media opens up all new avenues of communication for college students, their classmates and their professors. A typical class may only take a few hours a week, but now with social media, the classroom can be a lively, 24/7 …
How to Share Just a Portion of a Video Using Splicd
Splicd is a handy service that lets users select and share a segment of a YouTube video. This service will be particularly useful for those times that you want to share only a part of a long video.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/08/try-splicd-to-share-just-portion-of.html…
50 Reasons to Invite Facebook Into Your Classroom
Educators are beginning to realize the powerful potential that Facebook has in the classroom, not as a distraction, but as a collaborative learning tool. How can Facebook benefit your class? This article enumerates 50 ways.
Have Google grade your tests for you!
The best part of creating your assessments in Google Forms is the ability to have the spreadsheet do all of the work for you. Lets take a look at how to have Flubaroo a script for Google spreadsheets grade your …
Create an Online Folder for students to turn in work for free
This is a great service for those of you who want to sort of go paperless and need a virtual place to turn in files.Although the teacher should have dropbox you DO NOT have to have dropbox installed. You can …