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J Black

Kindle, schmindle...I've got your $350 e-book reader right here | Digital City Podcast ... - 0 views

  • With all the buzz about Amazon's new Kindle 2, you'd think this revamped e-book reader was the most advanced piece of technology this side of designer babies. After all, for $359, you get a color screen, Wi-Fi and Web browsing, video playback, 60GB of storage, and a reasonably usable keyboard.
  • Not only is there a wide range of PC software available for buying and displaying e-books (and tons of free content as well), when you're done with all that highbrow readin', pop open a Web browser and rot your brain with some Hulu videos.
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    With all the buzz about Amazon's new Kindle 2, you'd think this revamped e-book reader was the most advanced piece of technology this side of designer babies. After all, for $359, you get a color screen, Wi-Fi and Web browsing, video playback, 60GB of storage, and a reasonably usable keyboard. Oh wait, you don't get any of that stuff. No, that's what $350 can get you if invested in even a low-end Netbook, such as the new 10-inch Acer Aspire One. Not only is there a wide range of PC software available for buying and displaying e-books (and tons of free content as well), when you're done with all that highbrow readin', pop open a Web browser and rot your brain with some Hulu videos.
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Buy Etsy Accounts- 100% Fully Verified account & cheap.... - 0 views

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    Buy Etsy Accounts Introduction Etsy is an online marketplace that allows people to sell unique handmade or vintage items. It is a popular platform for people who make and sell arts and crafts, and many people use it to supplement their income. The Pros of Buying an Etsy Account Etsy is a great platform for people who are looking to sell handmade or vintage items, and there are a number of reasons why buying an Etsy account can be a great idea. Then are just a many of the advantages of doing so ➤ It can save you time: If you're starting from scratch, creating an Etsy account can take a fair amount of time. Between setting up your shop and listing your first few items, it can take several hours. And if you're not familiar with the platform, it can take even longer to get everything set up correctly. By purchasing an Etsy account that's already been created, you can avoid all of that work and get started selling right away. ➤ You'll benefit from previous work: When you buy an Etsy account, you're not just buying the account itself. You're also getting all the work that the previous owner put into setting it up and building it up. This can be a great advantage, especially if the account already has a good reputation and a decent amount of traffic. "Buy Etsy Accounts ➤ It can be a cost-effective way to start selling: Starting an Etsy shop from scratch can be a bit pricey. Between the listing fees and the costs of setting up your shop, you can easily end up spending a few hundred dollars before you even make your first sale. If you're on a tight budget, buying an Etsy account can be a much more cost-effective way to get started selling. ➤ You can get started selling right away: One of the biggest advantages of buying an Etsy account is that you can start selling immediately. With a new account, you'll need to spend time creating listings and shipping items. With an existing account, all of that work has already been done for you. This can
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Buy Google Voice Account-PVA Google Voice account... - 0 views

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    Buy Google Voice Account Are you tired of juggling multiple phone numbers and struggling to keep track of them all? Look no further than Google Voice, a versatile service that lets you consolidate all your phone numbers into a single, accessible platform. In today's digitally-driven world, having a Google Voice account can offer you a myriad of benefits, from enhancing your personal privacy to streamlining your business communications. In this article, we will explore the ins and outs of utilizing Google Voice accounts, diving into how they work, their features, and why they have become a popular choice for people from various walks of life. Different uses of Google Voice Google Voice is a versatile and powerful tool that offers a myriad of features to enhance communication and streamline everyday tasks. From managing phone calls to sending text messages, Google Voice provides a convenient platform for individuals and businesses alike. Let's explore some different uses of Google Voice and how it can benefit you in various aspects of your life. Personal communication: Google Voice can serve as your primary phone number, allowing you to consolidate all your calls and texts in one place. Instead of juggling multiple phone numbers, you can direct incoming calls to your Google Voice number, which can then ring on your home phone, work phone, and mobile device simultaneously. This eliminates the hassle of missing important calls while providing a seamless communication experience. Voicemail management: Google Voice offers advanced voicemail features that go beyond just recording messages. You have the ability to transcribe voicemails, which allows you to read them instead of listening to entire messages. This feature comes in handy when you're in a situation where listening to voicemails is inconvenient or not possible. Additionally, voicemails can be stored in your Google account, making them easily accessible anytime, anywhere. Call screening and blocking: Ti
addiestallworth

Effective budget management to succeed in your favorite pastimes - 2 views

In today's world of entertainment, the possibilities for leisure are endless. From online games and movies to travel and gastronomic experiments, all these pleasures can greatly enrich our lives, b...

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Zoran Sargent

Informational Guide To Know The Correct Details About 1 Minute Payday Loans! - 0 views

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    As everything is online these days, loan can easily be applied by visiting the online lending market. When you are already down on the monetary front and scared of paying the heavy fees attached with the loan, relying on this deal will let you have an affordable choice. Looking for the different options and comparing them carefully will let you choose the most competitive option of all. No bunches of paper works are involved in the online process at all. Online lenders complete the application within few clicks and are destined to submit the loaned money in the bank account of the borrower without making any delays.
J Black

Clay Shirky: 'Paywall will underperform - the numbers don't add up' | Technology | The ... - 0 views

  • His predictions for the fate of print media organisations have proved unnervingly accurate; 2009 would be a bloodbath for newspapers, he warned – and so it came to pass. Dozens of American newspapers closed last year, while several others, such as the Christian Science Monitor, moved their entire operation online. The business model of the traditional print newspaper, according to Shirky, is doomed; the monopoly on news it has enjoyed ever since the invention of the printing press has become an industrial dodo. Rupert Murdoch has just begun charging for online access to the Times – and Shirky is confident the experiment will fail."Everyone's waiting to see what will happen with the paywall – it's the big question. But I think it will underperform. On a purely financial calculation, I don't think the numbers add up." But then, interestingly, he goes on, "Here's what worries me about the paywall. When we talk about newspapers, we talk about them being critical for informing the public; we never say they're critical for informing their customers. We assume that the value of the news ramifies outwards from the readership to society as a whole. OK, I buy that. But what Murdoch is signing up to do is to prevent that value from escaping. He wants to only inform his customers, he doesn't want his stories to be shared and circulated widely. In fact, his ability to charge for the paywall is going to come down to his ability to lock the public out of the conversation convened by the Times."
  • Cognitive Surplus; Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age.
  • It proves, Shirky argues, that people are more creative and generous than we had ever imagined, and would rather use their free time participating in amateur online activities such as Wikipedia – for no financial reward – because they satisfy the primal human urge for creativity and connectedness.
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  • Just as the invention of the printing press transformed society, the internet's capacity for "an unlimited amount of zero-cost reproduction of any digital item by anyone who owns a computer" has removed the barrier to universal participation, and revealed that human beings would rather be creating and sharing than passively consuming what a privileged elite think they should watch. Instead of lamenting the silliness of a lot of social online media, we should be thrilled by the spontaneous collective campaigns and social activism also emerging. The potential civic value of all this hitherto untapped energy is nothing less, Shirky concludes, than revolutionary.
  • Which is to say that, if in 1994 you'd wanted to understand what our lives would be like right now, you'd still be better off reading a single copy of Wired magazine published in that year than all of the sceptical literature published ever since."
  • The one point of agreement between internet utopians and sceptics has been their techno-deterministic assumption that the web has fundamentally changed human behaviour.
  • But I'm saying if the new technology creates a new behaviour, it's because it was allowing motivations that were previously locked out. These tools we now have allow for new behaviours – but they don't cause them."
  • But even if he's right, and the internet has merely unveiled ancient truths about human behaviour, isn't it still legitimate to feel a little bit dismayed by Facebook's revelation of almost infinite narcissism?
  • Look, we got erotic novels, first crack out of the box, once we had printing presses. It took a century and a half for the Royal Society to start publishing the first scientific journal in English. So even with the sacred printing press, the first things you get serve the basest human urges. But the presence of the erotic novels did not prevent us from pressing the printing presses into the service of the scientific revolution. And so I think every bit of time spent fretting about the fact that people have base desires which they will use this medium to satisfy is a waste of time – because that's been true of every medium ever launched."
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    "If you are reading this article on a printed copy of the Guardian, what you have in your hand will, just 15 years from now, look as archaic as a Western Union telegram does today. In less than 50 years, according to Clay Shirky, it won't exist at all. The reason, he says, is very simple, and very obvious: if you are 25 or younger, you're probably already reading this on your computer screen. "And to put it in one bleak sentence, no medium has ever survived the indifference of 25-year-olds.""
J Black

Study: 80% of Web Surfers Concerned About Online Privacy - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

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    According to a recent study by Burst Media, a majority of web users are aware of the fact that a lot of websites and ISPs track, collect, and share information about their online activities. Over 80% of all respondents indicated that they were concerned about online privacy in general, but interestingly, only about half of all respondents under 24 thought that websites collect non-personally identifiable information.
J Black

No up-front costs to sell music on Audiolife | Webware - CNET - 0 views

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    A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WEB2.0 LETS US BE PRODUCERS AND NOT JUST CONSUMERS. Audiolife not only lets you create an online store to sell CDs and digital downloads, but it will actually manufacture the CDs for you, on-demand, as customers buy them. The up-front cost? Nothing. Zero dollars and zero cents. On-demand CD creation from Audiolife. (Credit: Audiolife) This is a big deal. As any self-financed musician knows, CD manufacturing is a big investment. Print runs for CDs with a jewel case and nice color insert generally start at 1,000 for close to $1,000, though you can get away with spending a few hundred bucks for a short run, if you're willing to pay quite a bit more per disc. This is all well and good, if you sell all of the CDs you print. If not, you're left with some expensive drink coasters.
J Black

The 21st Century Centurion: 21st Century Questions - 0 views

  • The report extended literacy to “Five New Basics” - English, mathematics, science, social studies, and computer science. A Nation At Risk specified that all high school graduates should be able to “understand the computer as an information, computation and communication device; students should be able to use the computer in the study of the other Basics and for personal and work-related purposes; and students should understand the world of computers, electronics, and related technologies."That was 1983 - twenty- six years ago. I ask you, Ben: Has education produced students with basic knowledge in the core disciplines and computer science TODAY? Are we there yet? OR - are we still at risk for not producing students with the essential skills for success in 1983?
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      I had never really considered this before...how computer science has been totally left out of the equaltion....why is that? Cost of really delivering this would be enormous -- think how much money the districts would have to pour into the school systems.
  • On June 29, 1996, the U. S. Department of Education released Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century; Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge, A Report to the Nation on Technology and Education. Recognizing the rapid changes in workplace needs and the vast challenges facing education, the Technology Literacy Challenge launched programs in the states that focused on a vision of the 21st century where all students are “technologically literate.” Four goals, relating primarily to technology skills, were advanced that focused specifically on: 1.) Training and support for teachers; 2.) Acquisition of multimedia computers in classrooms; 3.) Connection to the Internet for every classroom; and 4.) Acquiring effective software and online learning resources integral to teaching the school's curriculum.
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      we are really stuck here....the training and support -- the acquisition of hardware, connectivity etc.
  • Our profession is failing miserably to respond to twenty-six years of policy, programs and even statutory requirements designed to improve the ability of students to perform and contribute in a high performance workplace. Our students are losing while we are debating.
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      This is really, really well said here...bravo
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  • In 2007, The Report of the NEW Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce: Tough Choices or Tough Times made our nation hyperaware that "World market professionals are available in a wide range of fields for a fraction of what U.S. professionals charge." Guess what? While U.S. educators stuck learned heads in the sand, the world's citizens gained 21st century skills! Tough Choices spares no hard truth: "Our young adults score at “mediocre” levels on the best international measure of performance." Do you think it is an accident that the word "mediocre" is used? Let's see, I believe we saw it w-a-a-a-y back in 1983 when A Nation At Risk warned of a "tide of mediocrity." Tough Choices asks the hard question: "Will the world’s employers pick U.S. graduates when workers in Asia will work for much less? Then the question is answered. Our graduates will be chosen for global work "only if the U.S. worker can compete academically, exceed in creativity, learn quickly, and demonstrate a capacity to innovate." There they are
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      This is exactly what dawns on students when they realize what globalization means for them..the incredibly stiff competition that it is posed to bring about.
  • “Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century."
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    The report extended literacy to "Five New Basics" - English, mathematics, science, social studies, and computer science. A Nation At Risk specified that all high school graduates should be able to "understand the computer as an information, computation and communication device; students should be able to use the computer in the study of the other Basics and for personal and work-related purposes; and students should understand the world of computers, electronics, and related technologies." That was 1983 - twenty- six years ago. I ask you, Ben: Has education produced students with basic knowledge in the core disciplines and computer science TODAY? Are we there yet? OR - are we still at risk for not producing students with the essential skills for success in 1983?
J Black

ZoomIt - 0 views

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    ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. I wrote ZoomIt to fit my specific needs and use it in all my presentations. ZoomIt works on all versions of Windows and you can use pen input for ZoomIt drawing on tablet PCs.
Michael Wacker

Google making Waves across all its Apps? - 2 views

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    Google making Waves across all its Apps?
Michael Wacker

Illuminations: Dynamic Paper - 4 views

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    Dynamic Paper Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web.
Michael Wacker

A List of the Top 200 Education Blogs - 3 views

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    All those interested in education-we've got you covered. From humor blogs on college life to one stop shops for school athletics to blogs all about education policy and new technologies, if there's a good education blog out there, you can bet it made our list. We've also mixed in a handful of exceptional web tools and sites that we thought deserved a spot in the top 200.
Joseph Fernandez

Swift Economic Help For All In Unexpected Crisis! - 0 views

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    The loan amount and the repayment tenure are normally decided by the lenders based on your urgency and capability. There are effortless schemes like installments, no fax loans, and short term loan options available to reduce your anxiety of repayment. For more information about loans - http://needcashnowcanada.blogspot.com/2015/11/swift-economic-help-for-all-in.html
Michael Wacker

Technology Integration for Teachers - Home - 4 views

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    The purpose of this site is to take an extensive list of websites that are considered high quality, reliable, and valuable and organize them in a way that even "non-techy" teachers can utilize them. It took around 10 years to collect these resources, but new ones are found every day. All of these websites have been recommended by other teachers and educational organizations and qualify as "the best". You'll find support for all core curriculum areas. In addition, you will find lesson plans, multimedia, and primary sources to enhance your students' learning environment.
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Udise Online data entry । Udise School login in Banglar Shiksha Portal - 0 views

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    All were informed earlier that the UDISE-2019 related works to be done through online mode in Banglar Shiksha e-portal as per the availability of the link.Now, All the HOIs are hereby informed that the UDISE+ application link has been made ready by NIC (as on 11.05.2020) for final deployment to facilitate the end user for online Data Entry. Now data entry to be made by School Level user from 2 PM on 11.05.2020. Entry of data for School Management Code 1& 15 should be accessed the site through Banglar Shiksha portal ( https://www.banglarshiksha.gov.in ),otherwise there may be loss of data during finalization.
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Happy Mothers Day Latest Songs For All Mamma's - Happy Mothers Day Images, Quotes, Poem... - 0 views

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    Mothers Day Songs- All the lovely mothers are very happy because they know that there laps will fill with a lots of great surprises and many others gifts, so friends there is a great expectation in the heart of all the moms, and we can't break their expectation, for this purpose we have carry a...
J Black

The Winnie the Pooh Guide to Blogging - Copyblogger - 0 views

  • glucose-low grumpiness
  • Tug on their sleeve. Tap on their shoulder. Pull on their hand. Whisper in their ear.
  • If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.
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  • People really do have fluff in their ears, so work on conveying your message more effectively in your comment section or write up a new post to clarify the concept.
  • The bigger picture was more important than the little hitches along the way.
  • Obstacles cropped up constantly, but that didn’t bother Pooh either. He expected adversity to happen. When it did, Pooh seemed almost pleased, as if he were greeting an old friend come to visit.
  • You’ve come this far, and you can do it again, so there’s no point in getting stressed out until your seams split. Make a new plan and get on with it.
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    Given that the happiness and feelings of his friends are Pooh's chief concern (other than hunny, that is), he'd likely build a strong community as a blogger. Here are six social media lessons we can all learn from the lovable bear who's stuffed with fluff.
J Black

Ping - At First, Funny Videos. Now, a Reference Tool. - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • The explosion of all types of video content on YouTube and other sites is quickly transforming online video from a medium strictly for entertainment and news into one that is also a reference tool. As a result, video search, on YouTube and across other sites, is rapidly morphing into a new entry point into the Web, one that could rival mainstream search for many types of queries.
  • And now YouTube, conceived as a video hosting and sharing site, has become a bona fide search tool. Searches on it in the United States recently edged out those on Yahoo, which had long been the No. 2 search engine, behind Google. (Google, incidentally, owns YouTube.) In November, Americans conducted nearly 2.8 billion searches on YouTube, about 200 million more than on Yahoo, according to comScore.
  • “Is YouTube the next Google?”
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    The explosion of all types of video content on YouTube and other sites is quickly transforming online video from a medium strictly for entertainment and news into one that is also a reference tool. As a result, video search, on YouTube and across other sites, is rapidly morphing into a new entry point into the Web, one that could rival mainstream search for many types of queries.
J Black

Fliggo: Create Your Own Video Sharing Website - 0 views

  • All you have to do is select a title and address for your site, fill out description, choose site template, upload videos and invite friends. You can build a simple private site to share videos with friends, a video blog  or a full-featured community video site like YouTube, where other users can upload videos, leave comments etc.
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    Fliggo allows you to create your own video sharing website in seconds. It makes the process very easy by taking care of the technical part. All you have to do is select a title and address for your site, fill out description, choose site template, upload videos and invite friends. You can build a simple private site to share videos with friends, a video blog or a full-featured community video site like YouTube, where other users can upload videos, leave comments etc.
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