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Browser improvements stress ad avoidance
Both Google and Apple held recent events to announce improvements to their products and services. Among the upgrades announced by Apple at WWDC were some interesting improvements to the Safari browser. These changes, explained as security improvements, involve the display … Continue reading
Google Alerts – Search Continuously
Google alerts allow a user to set alerts that identify topics specified by the user and return a list of what is found on a periodic basis. Alerts let the user know when new content fitting designated search terms appear. … Continue reading
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Change to YouTube ad policy
I have ad-enabled videos on YouTube. These videos are mostly tutorials I have created to accompany my “tech for teachers” books. Instructional videos do not generate the millions of views sometimes associated with the popular entertainment videos, but I have … Continue reading
Applying CRAAP to online sources
This from the American Psychological Association web site (Susan Nolan) – a comment on identifying fake news in the classroom. I do like the “think like a scientist approach” and I have always tried to encourage the students I work … Continue reading
PEW data on book readers
PEW just released new data on adult book readers. The data are focused specifically on books and relates reading frequency to several demographic variables (income, education, age). Twenty-six percent of adults admit to reading no part of a book in … Continue reading
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NPR podcast for 5-7 year-olds
WOW in the World is a new NPR podcast for young learners. The series will focus on STEM topics. This is the first NPR program for elementary and middle school learners.
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