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"7 Top Trends in Social Media"

"Google has a number of great applications that can assist you with the technology staff development efforts in your school and the best part about it, is that they are all free and easy to use. "

" Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites "

"Why the Facebook Group My Students Created for Themselves is Better than the Discussion Forum I Created for Them."

The Future of E-Learning is Crowdsourcing

Modelling and simulation resources Marty Daniel 17 Nov 11 08:59:35An amazing collection of resources on Simulations and Modeling with connections to Math and Science curriculum.

"3 Shots To Caffeinate Your Presentations"

We often forget about the timeouts. "The two minutes is not an unrelated time-out, but rather a different way of recapping what was just shared or previewing the coming attraction. It's the perfect time for audience engagement, peer-to-peer sharing, a humorous (and relevant!) video clip, connecting with prior knowledge, and using different modalities to match the learning styles of diverse learners."

"Administrators, Where Are Your iPads?"

short (60)second explanations by the open university on YouTube

Martin Burrett 25 Oct 11 11:34:46 A fantastic PAC-MAN style flash game that practises typing skills. Use the continually changing letter keys to move around the maze. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

In case anyone is looking for a typing game.

The idea is that yuo begin with curation which will eventually lead to creation.

Section 108 of copyright law allows libraries and archives to make copies of protected works in some situations. This tool explores the laws governing these situations. It cannot cover all of the complexities of the law, but it is a good introduction, and it provides links for further information. Access:

"While completing this project, many unique and creative copyright resources were discovered that go beyond the traditional, dry text of the law. The resources presented in this article show that copyright education can be engaging and enjoyable. They include videos, interactive tools, comics, podcasts, tutorials, online courses, Twitter feeds, and blogs about copyright. "

These "no copyright infringement intended" messages are everywhere on YouTube, and about as effective as a drug dealer asking if you're a cop. It's like a little voodoo charm that people post on their videos to ward off evil spirits.

Add your picture and comment to the pages you share.

"A program launching December 13th enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebook's "chat" messaging system. The service is the latest tool from Facebook aimed at improving safety on its site, which has more than 800 million users. Earlier this year, Facebook announced changes to how users report bullying, offensive content and fake profiles."

One of the common concerns we hear from K-12 users of Google Docs is the lack of clip art. This is understandable as most people are used to the large amount of clip art available in Microsoft Office programs. Well, that may be changing a little bit now. Today I was working in Google Documents (updating a Chrome help guide), when I noticed a new option for inserting something called "Stock photos". Basically if you go to insert an image as usual, you now have five options: Upload URL Google Image Search Picasa Web Albums Stock photos