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"As schools embrace these personalized learning tools, however, parents across the country have started challenging the industry's information privacy and security practices."..... login - user: sbauld@yorkschool.com Pass: library

Five-Minute Film Festival: Twitter in Education http://t.co/WmSiVuZv via @edutopia Perfect for a tech session

"Using tech tools that students are familiar with and already enjoy using is attractive to educators, but getting students focused on the project at hand might be more difficult because of it."

Gaming, wikis, blogs, social media, interactive polls and QR codes: just some of the technologies that teachers are bringing into the classroom. The dizzying pace of tech evolutions offers some challenges as teachers and administrators race to keep up with the latest tools.

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"Twitter chats are such a great way to stay connected and informed in your professional circle, and education is no exception. Through education chats, you can find out about new methods for teaching, tech resources, even jobs for teachers. Most chats are held weekly, and offer an opportunity to have a regularly scheduled conversation with like-minded educators."

"In a move that underscores OverDrive's plans to support a robust selection of streaming video for libraries, the company on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lee C. Milstein to the newly created position of chief strategy officer. Milstein was most recently head of the news content partnership team for Google's YouTube division, and previously held positions at leading tech and media companies including AOL and DivX. "

"When I signed up for the account necessary to use the online tool, I did something that many people do not do: I read the terms of service."

Very cool infographic