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A nice chart that compares blogs, wikis, and Google Docs in terms of purpose and functions

OCR software let you easily convert images, such as digital photographs, scanned documents, printed books, etc. into text. Once you perform OCR on an image, you'll be able to copy-paste or edit the text content of that image without any retyping and it also becomes more searchable.

Emory released a suite of mobile applications last Monday that allows students, faculty, staff and visitors on the Oxford and Atlanta campuses to access information about the University via smartphones. The application was made available for the iPhone immediately, with models for Blackberry devices and browser-based mobile websites set to follow on its heels. Contains history of Bb mobile

While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools. Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled-from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010.

Can you describe how you personally use technology to access, create and share information? 2. In terms of technology use, what were the most innovative ideas for education that you saw in the Race To The Top applications that you reviewed?

 Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account

SimpleDiagrams is a small desktop application that helps you express your ideas quickly and simply. There's just enough functionality to describe a thought or capture a process. SimpleDiagrams keeps the visual expression clear through the simple design of library items and backgrounds.

Social news curation hits the tipping point

also http://flowingdata.com/2010/07/26/sorting-algorithms-visualized/ 

Boston Social Media Bootcamp: Hosted by Walnut Hill School for the Arts | edSocialMedia

Explore the origins of sampling culture in hip-hop music, copyright law, creativity, and technological change through curriculum and supporting film modules from the dynamic documentary Copyright Criminals. The film explores how hip-hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry, and what happened when record company lawyers got involved and everything changed. Students will develop not only a deeper historical understanding of "remix" culture, but also contemplate where it is headed. Featured artists include Public Enemy, De La Soul, and George Clinton, as well as several prominent entertainment lawyers and media scholars.

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Everyone learns differently. Social media marketing has a lot of moving parts and processes which make it hard to get up to speed. This challenge is only compounded by the ever-changing nature of the market, in which new applications and opportunities arise daily. 

uses for the flipcam in education/classroom

We are a mobile & web platform that effortlessly allows you to record and upload audio for your friends, family or the rest of the world to hear.

tweeted by Peggy Walsh   The World Vision report is a weekly radio program that captures the human drama behind global issues and events. Hosted by Peggy Wehmeyer, former ABC World News Tonight correspondent, the World Vision Report can be heard online and on hundreds of radio stations.

If you're new to HootSuite, it can be a little daunting. This is why we've create a quick start guide so you can briskly understand the basics of HootSuite. For more help resources, check out the bottom of this article.

While still in beta, the site (which is a partnership between Google and an organization called We Are What We Do) has interesting potential for research in the classroom and could be used as a model for a community-action project for students.

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First min would be good to introduce screen casting