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Tech in the city

We have moved from North Dakota to the Twin Cities. I will not say I am fond of the traffic, but I do enjoy the diversity a more metropolitan area provides. This advantage extends to our tech interests. Specialization is … Continue reading

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Block hot and recommended

This is a follow-up to my previous post on Hot and Recommended content in Google+. This video explains how to prevent content not generated by those from your circles appearing in your content stream.  

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What is hot and recommended?

Google – I thought the idea of Google+ circles was to allow uses of Google+ to allow users to control the individuals with whom they would interact. The inclusion of “What is hot and recommended” posts contradicts what I thought … Continue reading

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YouTube Cards

I have created a few YouTube videos which I intended as demonstrations to be embedded in our book resource pages. I found that the videos were being viewed more frequently directly from YouTube than from within the web pages. I … Continue reading

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RSS Aggregation

I have this eerie feeling that many educators rely on Twitter for the discover process. If the title for this post befuddled you, you are probably one such person. I do think Twitter is a way to discover new resources, … Continue reading

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Kahn on the web

Kahn Academy has a new series of videos that explain the web and how it works. In addition to basic information, the series features an interactive capability that allows learners to author web pages (using HTML tags) and see the … Continue reading

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