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Apple issues
I am exploring whether or not I can do my work without a laptop. I am spending a good part of the winter in Kauai. My MacBook Pro has stopped starting or at least I cannot keep it going for … Continue reading
Atkinson’s Photocard
If you are an iPad user, take a look at Bill Atkinson’s PhotoCard. This app allows you to take an image from your photo collection, have it printed, and then mailed. The cost per card is inferior $2 and the … Continue reading
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Do features of Facebook contribute to depression?
I have been spending some time trying to understand the association between high levels of Facebook activity and depression IN SOME. I just finished reading (Steers – ‘It’s complicated’: Facebook’s relationship with the need to belong and depression. Current Opinion … Continue reading
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Technology, education, and psychopathology
Question: Should educators be expected to learn about possible connections among cell phone use, social media, anxiety, and depression and, if so, where should this happen. I am putting together issues I want to address in a revision of our textbook. … Continue reading
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Google ad blocking begins tomorrow
Google begins blocking ads (chrome browser). Here is a description from The Verge. On desktop, Google is planning to block pop-up ads, large sticky ads, auto-play video ads with sound, and ads that appear on a site with a countdown … Continue reading
Chromebook data
Educators with students mainly on Chromebooks my find this report from GoGuardian of interest. GoGuardian has been able to aggregate data on 5 million student users and allows descriptive data frequency of use and trends. The greatest amount of … Continue reading
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