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Designed by information professionals and subject experts to support global awareness and the development of critical thinking and information literacy skills, Global Issues in Context empowers users with the tools they need to understand today's world issues from a global perspective.

Slow computer issue is a common problem faced across different platforms. Though there could be varied reasons on the background, hard-drive read/write issue is the most prominent one.

Is your Windows-based PC not responding? Or are applications getting interrupted? Follow the below mentioned step-by-step instructions to fix the Windows Locks up issues instantly (halt the further troubleshooting, where you get the solution.):

Pearltree I am putting together with resources covering variety of BYOD-related topics, including issues, implementation, classroom strategies, more.

This month we bring you a list of sites to help teach students about copyright and deal with copyright issues at your school.

As a Windows user, you love to install new software or games? Well, everyone does. But, have you suffered from the problems like PC slow down or random error messages while installing such stuff. These error messages are sometimes due to a missing or corrupt system. Also, incorrect Registry value can be another reason. Here we are to resolve the issue. With the help of this tutorial, you can become aware about the built-in feature of Windows 8 which can help you to reinstall or repair Windows quickly.

Are you unable to get any sound from your Windows-based PC? If yes, then don't worry anymore. Techvedic is here with end-to-end solution to fix "Windows no sound issue."

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Site allows users to create lists of pros and cons for an issue, then solicit viewer input on weighing the 2 sides against each other. Great for problem solving, debates, etc.

Easy to use tool for creating flipped classroom lessons. Use the built-in search tool to find videos, images, or social media posts, put them into a timeline, add text and/or polls, and share. Free account has very limited media storage, but not an issue if you only use embedded media. Paid service has educator discount and is only $2.50/month.

Viruses, spyware and malware are some of the serious issues related to computer. Without your permission, if your Internet program is tracking and sending information back to a third party then your computer must be spyware infected. Let's uncover some essential tips to protect against spyware.

In a continuing series of scenarios that explore educational fair use issues.

How do you track and keep up with blog conversations? How do you manage your time as you engage in social networks? What are our limits as we integrate social learning into our work environments? When you do find yourself becoming disconnected from your networks and organized activities, how do you return to the fray? As facilitators how do you manage multimembership for your participants? Many of us confess to fumbling along and we engage in multiple networks. Yet, many networks are essential for the projects, sectors and people that we work with, and for staying abreast of hot issues. Multi-membership and multi-platform overload is becoming a BIG challenge! During this 2-week discussion we invite you to share tips for managing participation in social networks. This seminar is organized as part of the Facilitating Online Communities course mini-conference. .

Subtitled, your daily cheat sheet for education issues, this Ed oriented blog specializes in controversial stories about school. Provocative. This is tabloid blog journalism focused on public education. If an administrator has made a bone head move it will show up on Detention Slip. There's plenty of fodder out there!

Dan and Susan's podcasts are professionally produced and highly focused on e-learning and 21st century issues.

"Post-Mortem Summary This document details the cause and events occurring immediately after App Engine's outage on February 24th, 2010, as well as the steps we are taking to mitigate the impact of future outages like this one in the future. On February 24th, 2010, all Googe App Engine applications were in varying degraded states of operation for a period of two hours and twenty minutes from 7:48 AM to 10:09 AM PT | 15:48 to 18:09 GMT. The underlying cause of the outage was a power failure in our primary datacenter. While the Google App Engine infrastructure is designed to quickly recover from these sort of failures, this type of rare problem, combined with internal procedural issues extended the time required to restore the service. <> "

"Introduction In recent years, the world has witnessed a growing wave of local initiatives in support of public schools. Teachers, cultural associations and civil society have been playing an active part in grassroots experiments aimed at helping schools in the creative elaboration of new educational methods, also exploiting information technologies. Here answers are coming from those directly faced with educational issues, in contrast with the more common top-down reforms, where experts' committees draw up didactic experimentation plans to be put forward to willing teachers. Experiments like that are often very effective but, unfortunately, they rarely get known beyond the immediate sphere of their promoters. Moreover, they tend to be short-lived because promoters don't have the strength to sustain them and a suitable supporting network is lacking. They are like drops in the ocean: they apparently cannot change the entire educational system. But the ocean of whole human community could be flooded by many such contained experiments that would transform it, if the most meaningful of them could be fostered, spread and developed. ..."

"This site was created to serve as a collaborative, objective resource for educators and administrators who are committed to enhancing student achievement. We invite you to share your knowledge, ask questions, and get expert insight into the issues teachers face each day in the classroom." Includes blog, resources, information and statistics on networks and their effectiveness.