The Google suite of tools can be useful when you’re working with your students but also in more of a behind the scenes sort of way. We’ve put together a short list of some of our favorite ways these tools …
How to Remotely Track Any Lost Smartphone, Tablet, or PC
Whether your device was stolen or simply lost, you can remotely track, lock, and wipe it. Don’t wait until you’ve lost your hardware to think about this — these features need to be enabled ahead of time.
http://www.howtogeek.com/192949/how-to-remotely-track-any-lost-smartphone-tablet-or-pc/
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7 Tips To Choose Images And Graphics For Your eLearning Course
In this article I will take a closer look at how to choose images and graphics for your eLearning course. I’ll share some invaluable tips and advice that can help you to select the ideal visuals for your deliverable, so …
3 Gmail Tricks That Can Save You Hours Every Week
These three email tricks for Gmail will literally save hours of your life every single week.
http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2014/07/14/3-gmail-tricks-can-save-hours-every-week/
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Presentation of the Week: Designing Effective Presentations
What’s wrong with your pa$$w0rd?
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Google announces Google Educator Groups – great resource for educators
Google has announced the launch of Google Educators Groups. This is a program made up of communities of educators who can connect with each other to learn, share, and help each other. While it is mainly online, there are real-world …
Why Google Classroom won’t affect institutional LMS market … yet
In the near-term, Google Classroom will likely be a factor for individual faculty adoption (innovators, early adopters) at schools with GAE licenses or even as secondary LMS. But not as a replacement.
http://mfeldstein.com/google-classroom-wont-affect-institutional-lms-market-yet/…
10 of the Most Popular Linux Distributions Compared
Linux isn’t a complete operating system — it’s just a kernel. Linux distributions take the Linux kernel and combine it with other free software to create complete packages. There are many different Linux distributions out there.
http://www.howtogeek.com/191207/10-of-the-most-popular-linux-distributions-compared/
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Good Tools to Collect Anonymous Feedback from Your Students
There are a variety of web tools that teachers can use to collect anonymous feedback from students. Unlike traditional clicker systems, these tools are web based and do not require any software or hardware purchase. They are free, easy to …
How to Share Files Between Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs on a Network
Home file sharing used to be a nightmare, even between different versions of Windows — never mind Mac and Linux! These operating systems can now talk to each other and share files without any special software.
http://www.howtogeek.com/191116/how-to-share-files-between-windows-mac-and-linux-pcs-on-a-network/
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6 Tips For Creating An Unbreakable Password That You Can Remember
The following are a few more tips that might help you develop passwords that are especially complex, nearly unbreakable, but also memorable.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-tips-for-creating-an-unbreakable-password-that-you-can-remember/
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Three Working Models to Integrate Technology in Your Teaching
An important step in the process of effective integration of technology in education is having a pedagogical approach supported by a theoretical framework to ground your technology practices inside the classroom. Of course there are several frameworks to help you …
20 Apps For Writing On The iPad
The iPad is more than adequate for all but the most demanding writer, even more so when using apps that are designed to be used on the iPad. Below, listly user Rabab Khan offers 20 apps for writing on the …
How Flipped Classrooms Are Growing and Changing
The teaching method is approaching “mainstream” status, according to the report.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/06/how-flipped-classrooms-are-growing-and-changing
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