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"If you haven't noticed, or if have not created a new Google Doc in a few days, you should. The brilliant folks on the Google Docs team are at it again. This time, they have enhanced the way in which you can add collaborators and work together on projects. To date, the annotating and commenting features were a little limited, and not very helpful. This new addition creates a whole new 'layer' to how you can interact with Google Docs."

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"This roundup aims to enlighten those new to the iPad, and guide old hands to a few new tricks - the heading might be laced with hyperbole, but you're going to have a look anyway… For those of you who are super-confident about your iPad knowledge, I'd like to propose a challenge. Go through and see how many features and shortcuts you didn't know about, leave a comment with the number at the bottom of the post - and be honest!"

As with any new social medium, there is an entire vocabulary that users of the Twitter service adopt. Our Twitter Dictionary defines many of the new lingo Twitter-based terms and phrases.

Earlier this week, Google introduced Knowledge Graph, the company's new search technology that understands "things not strings" and adds rich and relevant details about your query in the sidebar of your search results. Here are five great things you can now do with a quick Google search.

"That's all changing, thanks to a new website I learned about recently--Symbaloo. This is the ultimate way to organize websites, and the best part is that it's visually appealing! Perfect for me!! I can organize the resources in different folders by adding new tabs at the top of the page. If you really want to be OCD about organizing, you can even color-code your resources!!"

BIBLION: THE BOUNDLESS LIBRARY - an iPad app from The New York Public Library

Enter an image and you can apply any of these operations with a single click. host:  imgur · juvo.se · imageshack · overpic · stooorage reverse / similar search:  tineye · yandex · cydral · baidu share:  flickr · vi.sualize.us · weheartit · more hidden data:  EXIF / GPS · http headers · http headers (2) edit:  pixlr · sumopaint · aviary · picnik · fotoflexer · drpic · iaza · pixenate · snipshot · lunapic · resizer animated GIFs:  player · reverse · split frames · -90° · 90° · 180° convert:  data URI new! · HTML · JPG · GIF · BMP · PNG · PDF · TIFF · EPS · HDR/EXR · SVG · TGA · WBMP optimize:  smushit · dynamicdrive · sitereportcard effects:  improve · round corners · b&w · painting · polaroid · ancient · motivational · ASCII · ASCII(2) · cube · mustachify special:  what the font · what font is · OCR · decode QR-code · error level · color palette · palette 2 · border-image · zoom.it · tester specialized reverse:  faces · anime · anime+ · anime2 custom:  edit personal links more coming soon... suggest a new tool More:  ImgOps only links to tools which directly accept an image URL.  For an extensive directory of other online apps, try these links to MakeUseOf.com.   · image editing   · photos

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A wealth of free resources that can help you jazz up those tired old (or new) lesson slides and presentations.

Lesson plans, activities and teaching resources using NXT for Mindstorms robots

"Sketchcasting is a new way to communicate something online by recording a sketch, optionally with your voice speaking. Any sketch can then be embedded on your blog/ homepage for people to play-back, and you can also point people to your sketchcast channel here (or let them subscribe to your sketchcast RSS feed). Sketchcasting is new but it's based on an old principle: the whiteboard (or the napkin in a bar) on which you sketch something to get a concept across... or to just have some fun. "

Whether you're a student facing final papers or a parent helping kids with research assignments, Google has just made the process a lot easier with a new tool that automates the research process.

Run an online discussion easily! Create a new thread to discuss a topic online with friends, co-workers or any other people you know."

A possible alternative, which is nice and easy to use (no sign up required) to twitter and todays meet(which is actually quite similar to this)- url invites

" is a new Animoto-like service that lets you upload several short videos and it then somehow "recognizes" the most important parts and turns it into a magically-produced one minute video. It's still invitation-only, but I got one seconds after I requested one."

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"Feel like something's missing from your YouTube viewing experience -- like some good 'ol multiple-choice questions? The chronic learners among us will be happy to hear that the site is testing an interactive -- and potentially educational -- feature that lets users add quizzes to their clips. A new page on the YouTube site describes a "Video Questions Editor Beta," which lets channel owners display multiple-choice questions on top of their videos as they play. The page is pretty blank at the moment, but the beta is up and running for those who opt in. Don't get too excited, though: YouTube's disclaimer states the feature "represents work in progress," and "there is no plan for long-term support of the feature." TechCrunch 29 Leave A Comment "

"Tynker is a new computing platform designed specifically to teach children computational thinking and programming skills in a fun and imaginative way. The cloud hosted system is now available to teachers, schools and districts. Learn more..."

Added by Katie Lepi on 2013-05-03 56 Creating custom timelines is an age old school project, especially for history classes (since history is basically a giant timeline, after all!) Way back in the day, when I was a student, I remember drawing out my timelines with colored pencils on pieces of taped together construction paper (to make the line long enough). We've come a long way since the late '80′s, and there are a lot of web tools and apps out there that help users make much more advanced timelines than I could crank out with my awesome colored pencils. Whether you're using them to chronicle well known historical events, or your own personal history, these tools can bring together audio, video, photos, text, and more to showcase a well rounded, multimedia timeline to tell your story. Time Toast timetoast Time Toast also offers uses free, unlimited timelines and easy Facebook integration. The interface is extremely simple - just click 'add an event', and you can add text, links, or photos. While it doesn't offer some of the audio/video options that some of the other products we mention in this post do, it offers a lot more simplicity. Of note, there are a number of ads on the site - which can be expected with a free tool - but just something to keep in mind. Meograph meograph Meograph's tagline is 'Four Dimensional Storytelling'. It offers a simple interface that allows users to combine news, history, travels, life events, photos, videos, audio, etc to create a multifaceted timeline. It offers easy sharing options and a web based interface. Users can purchase usage by the class with three different options starting at $19.99. Capzles capzles Capzles is similar to Meograph in that it allows users to integrate information from a variety of different sources (video, audio, photos, text, etc) into one multifaceted timeline. Free to join, Capzles is also working on an Indiegogo project that will allow them to develop a similar tool th