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Keeping students on task can be a challenge. And putting Internet-ready devices in all of their hands may seem daunting. But there are a number of techniques I’ve used in my classroom that can make technology work for you.

http://exitticket.org/7-tricks-keep-tech-productive-class/…

In the light of Edward Snowden’s revelations last year, interest in truly secure ways of communicating online has been on the rise. OneOneis a new app for Android and iOS that offers “private and untraceable” text messaging.

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/11/18/oneone/

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The program needs to be trained with captioned images, but it produces much more intelligible output than you’d get by picking out individual items.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/18/google-natural-language-image-description/

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Had enough of Facebook and Twitter? It may be time to switch up your go-to social network. These newer platforms could be working on the next big thing, so you’ll want to keep an eye out

http://mashable.com/2014/07/28/social-networks-on-the-rise/

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Public Wi-Fi networks—like those in coffee shops or hotels—are not nearly as safe as you think. Even if they have a password, you’re sharing a network with tons of other people, which means your data is at risk. Here’s how …

A new study shows for the first time that playing action video games improves learning capabilities more generally, not just the skills taught in the game.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/playing-action-video-games-can-boost-learning

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Google for Education is an ecology of digital tools from Google designed to host and distribute digital documents, communication, and collaboration through cloud-based technology.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1088024-all-that-you-need-to-know-about-google-for-education-video/

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If you’re looking for a way to track conferences with your mobile device, check out Stream Reading.  Designed for both iPhone and iPad users this app  lets teachers easily manage reading reports and organize student data.  You can record audio …

Below are 35 proven psychological phenomena that affect you and your students every day:

http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/35-education-psychology-tricks…

This article gives a thorough state-of-the-art account of how ghostwritten papers may be detected and deterred. I offer this account as a resource to educators, administrators and schools who wish to better understand and more ably combat ghostwriting in their …

Here are 10 important links that every Google user should know about. They are tucked away, somewhere deep inside your Google Account dashboard, and they may reveal interesting details about you that are known to Google. Let’s get started.

http://www.labnol.org/internet/important-google-urls/28428/…

The search giant’s low-cost laptops were the best-selling devices in the K-12 market last quarter.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/google-chromebooks-have-officially-taken-over-the-education

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We’re going to tell you how to record phone calls on your smartphone, but we strongly advise that you check whether this is legal in your region before you follow these steps. Needless to say, don’t record calls if it …