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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Carolyn Kraut

Carolyn Kraut

Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs - 0 views

  • I've helped with more computers in more schools than anybody else in the world and I absolutely convinced that is by no means the most important thing. The most important thing is a person. A person who incites your curiosity and feeds your curiosity; and machines cannot do that in the same way that people can. The elements of discovery are all around you. You don't need a computer.
  • Computers are very reactive but they're not proactive; they are not agents
  • What children need is something more proactive. They need a guide. They don't need an assistant
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    Steve Jobs on the importance of education and the computer's role.
Carolyn Kraut

How To Record Skype Calls on Your iPhone or iPad - 0 views

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    Using Skype for student/teacher conferences? You can record those sessions on your iPhone/iPad!
Carolyn Kraut

If you were on Twitter | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think - 2 views

  • Twitter is the back fence you share with your neighbors. Except your neighbors are people all over the world
Carolyn Kraut

How to Browse the Web Using Tabs - Lifehacker - 2 views

  • open multiple pages in one window
  • new window
  • can clutter up your desktop quickly
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  • Tabs are a way to open up multiple web pages at one time in the same window
  • you want to make sure you fact-check your statement. You want to open Wikipedia, but you can't do so without leaving Facebook, or opening a cluttered new window. Not to fret, that's what tabs are for.
  • File menu and click "New Tab"
  • No extra windows, no interrupted work
  • You can open as many tabs as you want at one time, and switch between them easily, making web browsing a whole lot more convenient.
  • just hit Ctrl+T. (If you're on a Mac, hit Command+T instead.
  • Click on the link with your right mouse button and choose the "Open Link in New Tab"
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    Excellent explanation of how tabbed browsing can increase productivity...or at least making your browser windows more managable.
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