100 Great Google Docs Tips for Students & Educators
“For students and teachers, the Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even [...]
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CodeCruncher Links 11/14/2009
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CodeCruncher Links 11/13/2009
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The Electric Educator: Google-Proof Questioning: A New Use for Bloom’s Taxonomy
“So, what is a “Google-proof question?” It is a question that can not be directly answered via Google (or any other search engine) because it requires, analysis, interpretation, and investigation. Writing such questions can be challenging.”
tags: google, questioning, educator, bloom, questions, education, taxonomy
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CodeCruncher Links 11/08/2009
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7 Reasons Diigo Tastes Better Than Delicious
“Diigo is another social bookmarking service (and one we’ve covered before), offering all of Delicious’ relevant features and much more. I left Delicious, and haven’t ever looked back. There are a lot of things I love about Diigo, but there are seven features that sold me on using Diigo [...]
CodeCruncher Links 11/05/2009
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Six Social Media Trends for 2010 – Conversation Starter – HarvardBusiness.org
“In 2010, social media will get even more popular, more mobile, and more exclusive — at least, that’s my guess. What are the near-term trends we could see as soon as next year?”
tags: social, media, socialmedia, trends, web2.0, 2010, technology, integration, social media
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CodeCruncher Links 10/31/2009
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14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce Valenza
“For librarians, and for most other professionals, the game has changed. There is no textbook for new practice, and it is absolutely true that some of us are a little more retooled than others. Nevertheless, there are at least 14 retooled learning strategies that teacher-librarians [...]
CodeCruncher Links 10/30/2009
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100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School | Online Colleges
“With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and [...]
CodeCruncher Links 10/25/2009
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Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration
A free resource from Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers.
tags: technology, essentials, education, integration, web2.0
The Bamboo Project Blog: 10 Questions for Your Reflective Practice
“Meredith Levinson has posted a series of 6 excellent questions to identify change agents and innovators during a job interview that she got from Amanda Hite, [...]
CodeCruncher Links 10/22/2009
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How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class | Edutopia
“When students let their minds drift off, they’re losing valuable learning time. Here are ten smart ways to increase classroom participation.” This works for ALL students, even college students!
tags: engagement, teaching, edutopia, students, strategies, student, learning, Education
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CodeCruncher Links 10/21/2009
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Eternal Egypt – Home
“Welcome to Eternal Egypt, which brings to light over five thousand years of Egyptian civilization. Eternal Egypt is a living record of a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions. The stories of Eternal Egypt are told using the latest interactive technologies, high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, [...]
CodeCruncher Links 10/20/2009
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Five Ways Innovative Educators Can Use SMS Texting to Enhance Their Work by Lisa Nielsen
“For innovative educators and managers, utilizing sms text messaging as part of their professional lives has become increasingly prevalent for a unique set of reasons. Here are five of them.”
tags: web2.0, tools, texting
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