In the land of all-night samba clubs and soccer fanatics, Brazil is throwing its famously high-energy spirit into the untested waters of online democracy. Multimillion dollar budgets are being handed over to online “town halls,” and the federal government is
Tips and Tricks for Finding Science and Math Images on the Web
Like everything else on the Internet, trying to find images is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Without the right tools for finding science and math images on the web it is often an impossible, or at
… Two easy ways for educators and students to start a blog (for free)
It’s really easy to get started blogging – here’s two different ways to get up and running with a quality blog site quickly.
RemindPost: Dead Simple Task Manager & Reminder
There are a number of really sophisticated task managers available on the web but if you are looking for something simple it doesn’t get better than RemindPost. The tool allows you to assign a task to somebody (or yourself) by
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The iPad, five months later
One early adopter reflects on how Apple’s tablet has affected his daily routines.
Teacher Training Videos
A nice collection of training videos for teachers.
100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access
Universities house an enormous amount of information and their libraries are often the center of it all. You don’t have to be affiliated with any university to take advantage of some of what they have to offer. From digital archives,
How to Sell a Migration to Moodle
The folks at Wesleyan University have a blog up that is a stellar example of how to evangelize for an LMS platform to faculty when you’re facing the front end of a migration.For starters, their FAQ is rich with information,
6 Top Free Online Tools for Support Teaching and Learning
These web based resources offer the ability to integrate online technology into some of the best practices for engaging students in learning activities. The selection was made based on reviewing available online resources along with other contributions and feedback from
How to Create a Facebook Group for Your Classes
Below is a simple tutorial on how to create a Facebook community group for your classes. Note: the tutorial assumes that you already have a Facebook account.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/how-to-create-facebook-group-for-your.html
E-readers are dead meat in the face of the iPad and Samsung Tab
Sales of the ‘smartbooks’ category (i.e. like the iPad) are expected to grow from 3.65 million in 2010 to nearly 50 million in 2014, or over 50% of all embedded device sales, according to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms
Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
A very useful article that has just appeared in The New York Times. It’s worth a full-read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?hp
The future of the internet: A virtual counter-revolution
The internet has been a great unifier of people, companies and online networks. Powerful forces are threatening to balkanise it.
http://www.economist.com/node/16941635?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/futureinternet