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… or the highway

We all like a good deal, but often prefer not to know why some goods come at a low cost. It could be outsourcing, companies that refuse to pay workers benefits, or perhaps companies that use their size to squeeze … Continue reading

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Definition of terms

Who gets to define the terms that are the focus of a debate? One might think that a phrase has an obvious meaning, but for reasons of self promotion or ambiguity this is not always of the way it works. … Continue reading

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Science – state by state

The National Science Foundation report on state by state science performance has been released. Access to the indicators can be found here – http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/index.cfm/state-data

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A photographer’s guide to Google+

Lately, I have been running into tutorials for popular web services (e.g., Youtube). Here is a guide from The Next Web for Google+. Educators would likely be interested in the use of circles to control access.

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Bait, then switch

Twitter has a new policy for dealing with those who post stuff you do not want to read. In addition to blocking them (which I guess lets them know you do not want to read their content), you can now … Continue reading

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Educators and Twitter

I do not get it, but Twitter seems especially popular among educators. Unless pointing readers to additional information, 140 characters just do not seem to be enough to convey information – great for keeping in touch and developing a sense … Continue reading

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