Reviewing anti-virus software therefore requires that the software be tested against a wide range of viruses – and that’s something only a handful of websites do.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-sites-reliable-antivirus-software-reviews/
Take Notes & Annotate PDFs The Easy Way With Jarnal
Jarnal is an open-source note-taking and sketching application that you can run without installing it.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/notes-annotate-pdfs-easy-jarnal-crossplatform/
The Rise of Personal Networks Over Social Networks
When you think social media you think openness, inclusive communities and platforms that know no boundaries. You think Facebook. But are we starting to reach a point where we’re looking for more personal networks, smaller and more closed communities
Hate PowerPoint? Here Are 5 Web-based Alternatives
For the most part, the alternatives offer similar functionality to PowerPoint, sometimes more, sometimes less. One obvious advantage to Web-based presentations is that they’re stored in the cloud, eliminating the potential for nightmare scenarios involving lost or corrupted thumb drives.
8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education
Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to engage students who learn best in other ways. Its role in schools has evolved from a contained “computer class” into a versatile learning tool that could change how
Try DROPitTOme to Collect Assignments Online
DROPitTOme is a free service that works with Drop Box to allow people to upload files to your Drop Box account without giving them access to the contents of your Drop Box account. For those not familiar with Drop Box
The First Unofficial Guide to Dropbox
Dropbox acts as a “magic pocket” which is always with you and contains whatever you place in it. Put a file into your Dropbox and it’s on all of your computers and mobile devices, really handy if you own multiple
Open University chooses Moodle 2.0 as their LMS of the future
The Open University, after commissioning a survey of the alternative/rival LMSs available, has decided to continue using Moodle as it’s primary Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) moving forward and is now planning it’s site wide upgrade which will be a several
How Online Classrooms Are Helping Haiti Rebuild Its Education System
While reconstructing the destroyed universities is a long-term task, University of the People is hoping to give Haitian students a way to continue their educations before it’s completed. By opening a center where students can take advantage of the scarce
The Ultimate Guide To Canadian Teaching Resources
Whether you’re Canadian or not, there are a ton of helpful resources for all teachers available at CanTeach. It’s a simple-to-use website that has lesson plans, links, and other resources for nearly any topic.
http://edudemic.com/2010/11/the-ultimate-guide-to-canadian-teaching-resources/
A Moodle Makeover
The Moodle environment which the DECclic Corporation (Montreal) is using experimentally, is offering a stable platform bursting with pedagogical promise. François Lizotte describes several projects in progress as well as future prospects which he finds extremely promising.
http://www.profweb.qc.ca/en/news/columns/nos-premiers-pas-dans-moodle/index.html
7 Sites That Can Help You Deal With Information Overload
The problem that most people run into while browsing the internet is complete information overload. Finding data is a problem that Google mainly solved years ago – now the challenge the typical user faces is how to find relevant information.
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Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality
The Web is critical not merely to the digital revolution but to our continued prosperity—and even our liberty. Like democracy itself, it needs defending. An article by Tim-Berners Lee, the inventor of the Web.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=long-live-the-web
Google Launches Interactive Book to Teach Everyone About the Web
In an attempt to teach the average person about the fundamentals of browsers and the web, Google has released an interactive online book that explains concepts like, TCP/IP, HTML, browser extensions and malware.