Google Dumps Windows OS; Is Microsoft In Trouble? « Cyber-Esq. - 1 views
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Across the blogosphere this morning, tech blogs are abuzz with the news that Google has decided to dump the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS) for its internal computing. New employees are reportedly being given the choice of either a Mac or Linux-based OS. The official word from Google is that it is dumping Windows because of security concerns in the wake of the China hacking incident. A good article detailing this latest move by Google can be found by linking to ZDNet here.
Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines and Newspapers by David Kapuler - 12 views
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RSS |Blogs|Forums|Register|Sign-In K-12 Blueprint Digital Learning Environments Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines and Newspapers by David Kapuler September 13, 2010 print ShareThis rss While creating digital magazines or newspapers can be done in a word processor, there are dedicated sites that elevate this art to a whole new level. Top 10 sites for Creating Digital Magazines/Newspapers 1. Issuu - One of the most popular and successful online digital magazine creators/publishers around, with a very nice user interface. 2. Yudu - Upload a document or PDF to create an online magazine that can be emailed our or embedded into a site. 3. Openzine - Very user friendly site with an abundance of templates and layouts to create a professional-looking magazine and share online. 4. NewsCred - Create a terrific looking online newspaper in 5 minutes, similar to Openzine. 5. Scribd - A very popular Web 2.0 site for creating online content and publishing. 6 Fodey - A fun site to create a newspaper and then download to print out or put on a blog or site. 7. Zinepal - A great way to bring the news to students by "clipping" online articles. This is a wonderful site for those making the move to ebook readers. 8. Paper.li - A fantastic site to turn Twitter into an online readable magazine. 9. Guzzle.it - Is a news aggregator that puts online news in one customizable place. 10. Crayon - Create a professional-looking newspaper with this nice online creator. There are several options to choose from, so it has a bit of a higher learning curve. David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about his work, contact him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com. SPONSORED LINKS print ShareThis rss . Leave a Comment: Text Onl
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The list of wikis below is just a smattering of some of the best open wikis available today. They were all nominated by teachers and administrators from around the world during this year's Edublogs awards. If you're not familiar with wikis, they're quite simply a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content. That's the official Wikipedia definition. What better place to get a proper definition, right? Anyway, check out each one of these terrific wikis today and do your best to join or at least monitor what's happening on them. Enjoy!
http://wiki.scotedublogs.org.uk/
ScotEduBlogs
http://ukedchat.wikispaces.com/
#ukedchat Information Wiki Site
http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home
21st Century Skills for Teachers
http://ibart.wetpaint.com/
Art Online Studio
http://asantangelo82.wikispaces.com/
asantangelo82
http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/
Daring Tech Wiki
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791568/FrontPage
Digitally Speaking.
http://edcamp.wikispaces.com/
Ed Camp
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
Educational Origami
http://flatclassroomproject.org/
Flat Classroom Project
http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/
Flugleflicks
http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/
Greetings From The World
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/
ICT Magic Show
http://palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/
iPad in Education
http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/
METASAGA
http://mrhanson.pbworks.com/
Mr Hanson's Online Class