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Zite
Zite advertised itself as a “free, personalized (and intelligent!) magazine that understands what you like and gets smarter as you use it.” It was my preferred source for news on the topics I follow. I liked the idea of expanding my … Continue reading
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Collaborative markup
I think I have identified a new educational tool category. By tool category I mean a service or set of inter-related services that all the user to act on content in a way that makes some learning task more efficient … Continue reading
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ISTE Standards for Code Instructors
Since is the week many educators on teaching students some coding skills, I thought I would provide this link. Here are the ISTE standards for those intending to teach K-12 programming courses.
YouTube and Copyrighted Music
The issue of copyright comes up so often with ed tech folks. Music is likely one of the greatest challenges because students understand the power of music in expanding the power of their message. This can lead to problems. Here … Continue reading
Coding and cognition
Tech folks are presently promoting “coding for all”. This Ars Technica article summaries the decline in student interest in coding. For many this decline in an age of the role of technology makes little sense. I recommend the article for … Continue reading
Goggle to cope with COPPA
USATODAY reports that Google will create a version of services to COPPA requirements allowing legal access for young users. COPPA prevents the collection of data on online activity. I am guessing many would prefer that Google not follow their online activity, … Continue reading
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