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Say “Hello” To Your Twitter Followers… With A Video BubbleTweet!
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NECC 2009 Day 2

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Things didn’t slow down for Day 2 at the NECC Conference. If anything, things got more hectic and spread into two cities.
The morning started with a debate around the idea that “Bricks and Mortar Schools are Detrimental to the Future of Education”. Moderated by Robert Siegel from National Public Radio, three speakers in support of [...]

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links for 2009-07-01

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Yola | Build a Free Website
Welcome to Yola – where you'll find all the tools you need to build a website just the way you want.
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Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (i386) | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials
Adobe AIR is a technology that [...]

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NECC 2009 Day 3

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The last day of the conference proper turned out to be just as hectic as the previous days and equally as rewarding in terms of my learning and ideas to bring back for sharing with our teachers.
First up, it was time for a session with Alan November. After messing around with the audience response units [...]

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links for 2009-07-02

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Meeting Ticker
Count the $$$ wasted at your next meeting.
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Retro Comedy: The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time
What do murder, pedophilia, suicide and a baby tiger have in common? They have all been used to sell stuff in these amazingly disturbing vintage ads! These are real, [...]

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Best in Show

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This is going to be tough. I pondered about what I would declare to be the best thing that I saw at the recent NECC conference. I had so many things that were special about the conference this year.
First, there were the people. I got the opportunity to meet Sylvia Martinez, Paul Wood, Sharon Peters, [...]

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links for 2009-07-03

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Fish With Human Teeth | Global Warming Effects
This incredible fish was found with unique human-like teeth, it has yet to be identified by scientists…
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Human » Moodle tutorials (2 Minute Moodles)
This is a collection of 2 Minute Moodles – an attempt to simplify and show how to use a range of Moodle features. The list [...]

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Too Stupid to Multitask

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That was me yesterday. If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I was inspired by a young man at the NECC Conference to download and install the latest Ubuntu Notebook Remix on my Dell Mini 10V. I was looking for a way to run Jaunty Jackalope on the extremely portable device instead of [...]

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links for 2009-07-04

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If the Internet was a nation, who would be its president? | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com
The Internet is a global community with over one billion residents. If it were a formal nation, who would its citizens elect as their fearless leader? Here are four candidates that I propose for a mock election. Make your [...]

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Facts or Learning

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In light of yesterday being the 4th of July and Independence Day in the United States, as I drove along the Detroit River and gazed westward, I dug back into the recesses of my memory and came up with:

Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania

and then I started guessing. Hmmmm. Can I do better this side of the border?

Ontario
Quebec
Nova [...]

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links for 2009-07-05

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Mind mapping for BlackBerry | MindBerry
MindBerry is a mind-mapping software for BlackBerry smartphones. It's the ideal software for organize your thoughts, manage information overload, increase your productivity and creativity. Capture and organize your ideas at any moment, do it visually with MindBerry. You can export the mindmap to FreeMind format and transfer it to your [...]

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Netbooks in the Classroom

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A while back, Peter McAsh posted this reply to a post that I had made. It was in reference to the use of Netbooks.
I’d be interested in your thoughts about netbooks for students for web use rather than traditional labs of desktops..
There can be no doubt that portable computing is in the cards for education. [...]

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links for 2009-07-06

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Why businesses still avoid Google's Chrome – Computer Chips
Users love Chrome but businesses tend to hate it. Just some of the reasons: A built-in silent updater, sub-par deployment tools, and business apps certified for Microsoft’s outdated IE6. With all of this working against Google, can Chrome ever make friends in the business world?
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The Price You Pay

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Since my post yesterday, I’ve really been thinking about the implications of Netbooks in the classroom. I have lots of thoughts but it’s an interesting technology area. There are no real experts in this field so you’re pretty much on your own in making some of the decisions.
When you make the move to a Netbook, [...]

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links for 2009-07-07

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Uncovered: 350-year-old picture of dodo before it was extinct – Telegraph
The drawing, which dates from the late 1600s, offers a rare insight into the appearance of the flightless bird that was the first recorded casualty of human interference in the habitat of other creatures.
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Bad book covers
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Rethinking OS

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Do you remember the old saying that an elephant is just a mouse built by a committee? Each year, we replace computers in our educational system. It’s always a shame; when the computers that we’re replacing were new, they were the fastest, most powerful boxes in the system. In their infancy, they were highly sought [...]

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links for 2009-07-08

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IE 8: End of the Road for Internet Explorer? – Business Center – PC World
IE8 is the last version of the Internet Explorer Web browser. At least, that's what I'm hearing through the grapevine. It seems that Microsoft is preparing to throw in the towel on its Internet Explorer engine once and for all.
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From a Post to Trending

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Yesterday was a massive blogging day in response to Google’s announcement of the future of an operating system, they’re calling Google OS. A lot of hacks with keyboards (including myself) threw their two cents worth of thought into the fray. I spent a lot of time reading thoughts and comments that ran the entire spectrum [...]

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links for 2009-07-09

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I Education Apps Review – I Education Apps Review – ITunes account without Credit Card – Attention Schools!
Directly from Apple.com: To create an iTunes App Store account without a credit card please follow the steps below.
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TwitterLit
It's a site that serves up literary teasers twice daily. At 9:00 AM and 9:00PM Eastern [...]

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Images

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There were big happenings yesterday at Google over its new addition to image search. My buddy, TheCleverSheep was all over it immediately. Just announced on the Official Google Blog was the inclusion of a filter to allow you to quickly identify images by type. Of interest to bloggers and web developers are images that are [...]

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links for 2009-07-10

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Remember The Milk: Online to do list and task management
Take your tasks anywhere with this feature-packed application. See tasks located nearby, add and complete tasks on the go, organize upcoming tasks, and sync it all seamlessly with Remember The Milk. Free download for Pro users!
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The Case for Email Literacy

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The image below is deliberately blurred as there are some terms in there that are offensive and this high quality blog doesn’t use potty mouth. <grin>

It’s Sunday morning, and I’m doing some cleanup and maintenance on various accounts and things that I use so that things are relatively organized to make my time online [...]

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links for 2009-07-11

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TwitPaint – Paint graffiti on Twitter
TwitPaint lets you paint graffiti and post it on Twitter.
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Teaching with Technology / Index
These tables contains external links to downloadable software, "cloudware", and webservices like hosting. You may also want to visit our list of Digital Resources.
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PHOTOSHOP BASICS: 23 [...]

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Rethinking the Need for a Twitter Client

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It was with excitement that I received the notice that the Seesmic Desktop had been upgraded to version 0.4. I’ve tried a number of Twitter clients to try and find the one that fits best with the way that I compute. I’ve tried Destroy Twitter, Tweetdeck, Twhirl, Spaz, Nambu before settling on Seesmic Desktop. They [...]

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links for 2009-07-12

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Showbeyond – Tell Stories, Your Stories (slidecast creator, multimedia slidecast, podcast with slides, digital storytelling, storytelling, audio slides, photo essay, audio essay, audio slideshow, photo blog, audio blog)
With Showbeyond, you can easily grab your images, add your sound and text to create multimedia stories. Then, you can share your stories with friends or post to [...]

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Technical Writing

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When you have limited resources available to your class, you want to make sure that you get the maximum benefit from them. If you have to wait in line for the DVD player, or access to the gymnasium, or even to computers and technology, there’s nothing less helpful than trivial time wasting activities. Why not [...]

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links for 2009-07-13

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PingWire
PingWire is an (almost) live feed of images being posted to Twitpic. Clicking on a thumbnail will take you to the full sized photo.
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Top Ten Ways to Predict the Future
Educational leaders often wonder how to prepare students for the 21st century. The reality is that the 21st century [...]

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Ontario Educator Meetup #7

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Another perk for summer holidays – the Ontario Educator Meetup was held in the afternoon instead of our regular evening meeting times. Yesterday afternoon, Jeff O’Hara (zemote) hosted the session and took the group that peeked at about 15 through the Edmodo website.

Edmodo is an online community specifically developed for education. Logins are either via [...]

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Visual Definitions of Web 2.0

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more about “Visual Definitions of Web 2.0“, posted with vodpod
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links for 2009-07-14

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Visual Definitions of Web 2.0
A number of visual representations of Web 2.0
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exploringgoogledocs – home
In this workshop, participants will discuss what Google Documents are and then create a project. Google Applications is a tool which has many uses inside and outside the classroom. It can be used for collaborative writing, revising documents and [...]

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4 Rs

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Fellow blogger and educational colleague Paul from Quoteflections has tagged me in his blog on a new meme asking bloggers to identify four posts from their blog in the categories of:

Rants
Resources
Reflections
Revelations

This meme according to Paul originated by Dr. Joyce Valenza and Doug Johnson at the NECC Conference. I’ve actually met both of these folks, in [...]

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links for 2009-07-15

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The Associated Press: Twitter hacked by old technique _ again
Breaking into someone's e-mail can be child's play for a determined hacker, as Twitter Inc. employees have learned the hard way — again.
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Photojojo » How to Make Moving Pictures (Just Like Harry Potter!)
How to Make Moving Pictures (Just Like Harry Potter!)
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Online Transparency

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I went in search of some reading this morning. Now, I was too lazy to head to the library or the book store so I went online. A favourite place of mine to read and share documents is Scribd. Here, any document that folks upload is converted to iPaper and you can read it online [...]

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links for 2009-07-16

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Candid Reaction from Zoho to the Potential Threat of Office 2010 – Newsgrange
One reaction to Microsoft's announcement of Office 2010 which we find amusing (or whatever the term that is appropriate in discussing one's own obituary) is “This spells the end of Zoho.”
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Open Clip Art Library Drawing Together
This project aims to create [...]

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The Ability to Change

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I really like what I read in this entry.
Candid Reaction from Zoho to the Potential Threat of Office 2010
Zoho is full web-enabled productivity suite. Unlike traditional office suites which have a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation package, Zoho goes so much deeper. There is a project planner, online organizer, chat, database application, and many other [...]

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links for 2009-07-17

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Complete Yale courses now on iTunes U
What a great opportunity to brush up on controversies in Astrophysics, Game Theory, or France since 1871. Apple and Yale University have partnered to bring complete Yale courses to iTunes U and they are free for the clicking.
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Shareflow: Focused conversations with people that matter [...]

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Yeah, but…

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It’s been a little while since Google has announced the development of the Chrome OS. There has been much written about this announcement. The plans for this operating system to run on Netbooks are exciting and it makes sense that this particular area is targeted.
It appears that, in this arena, there will be Chrome OS, [...]

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links for 2009-07-18

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Chrome OS may fail even as it changes computing forever | Business Center | Macworld
Google says it is working on an operating system designed for netbooks that boots in seconds, is impervious to viruses, and is designed to run Web-based applications really well. What’s not to like?
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You Must Have

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Tacking onto my cloud thoughts from yesterday. I really enjoy the thoughts of the netbook and its portability. I really like the concept of just getting connected and having access to the world.
However…..
As I sit here typing this entry, my Netbook is glowing in the dark nicely lighting up this guest room and I’m [...]

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links for 2009-07-21

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NECC presentations ?(Google Apps Education Community)?
Lessons from the Google Teaching Theatre at NECC
(tags: googleapps google necc necc09 presentations googledocs)

Common Errors in English
Frequently found errors in English writing
(tags: english words grammar writing reference language errors linguistics)

Eight Ways To Use School Wikis
Wikis are a great tool to help a school enrich instruction, and increase communication and collaboration [...]

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Agreeing on All Sides

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Have you ever started reading a blog post in the middle? That happened to me this morning. I’m not quite sure why but I ended up reading a response…
A Pox on Both Windows 7 and Ubuntu
It was essentially a rant from a business-type user of the Windows Operating System who loves the old compatibility mode [...]

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links for 2009-07-22

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100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About | GeekDad | Wired.com
There are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this week’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. But Moore’s Law and our ever-increasing quest for simpler, smaller, faster and better widgets and thingamabobs will always ensure that some of [...]

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A Plan Needed

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For a web-based operating system to succeed, you’ll need continuous access to the internet. In education, this shouldn’t be a big deal as more and more school districts embrace wireless access for computers. Many hardware vendors are selling rolling carts for laptop computers already and this typically comes with a wireless access point.
Roll the cart [...]

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links for 2009-07-23

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Halo Legends Anime Project Revealed on VGChartz.com
A renowned set of storytellers from some of the world’s leading anime studios in Japan are about to take one of the most iconic franchises in science fiction and video games to a new level. Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with some of the most acclaimed anime creators, today unveiled [...]

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Perfect

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Amidst all of the negative and threatening things in the news, it’s so refreshing to hear good news.
And, not just good news – great news. How great? So great that only 18 people have ever done it in the history of Major League Baseball. From the Baseball Almanac comes this list identifying 11 American League [...]

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links for 2009-07-24

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Connect with Your Creative Writer | Think Simple Now » Connect with Your Creative Writer
Do you have to complete a piece of writing but are putting it off? A report, a blog article, or a letter? Are you finding that the moment you sit down to write, your mind seems to go blank? Crap! Writers [...]

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Blogging Future

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My morning reading took me to Steve Rubel’s Mashable entry entitled Mashable Mind Map: What is the Future of Blogging? It’s an interesting read – what I find so interesting are the responses and they reflect many opinions and thoughts about the basic premise.
In the article, he talked about a couple of directions that blogs [...]

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links for 2009-07-25

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Bill Gates quits Facebook over 'too many friends' – Yahoo! News
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he was forced to give up on the social networking phenomenon Facebook after too many people wanted to be his friend.
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World eBook Fair
Welcome to the 4th Annual
World eBook Fair
July 4th to August 4th
Download Your Selections from [...]

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Everyone Has a Say…

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It was announced yesterday that the City of Windsor and its CUPE membership reached a deal that will end the 15 week old strike. The strike involved both inside and outside workers and affected things like social services, parking monitoring, garbage collection, etc. Undoubtedly, the most noticeable effect in this withdrawal of services was the [...]

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links for 2009-07-26

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PictureTrail.com
Get Your Own Photo Flick Slideshow!
The largest variety of cool slideshows on the internet!
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Scitable | Learn Science at Nature
A free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science.
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600 Levels

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The iPod Touch and iPhone have been two huge successes for Apple. Sales of these devices are so strong and you see them everywhere.
It makes a great deal of sense. Above and beyond the telephone functionality, the iPhone does allow owners the ability to run apications on this very portable device. Whether it be [...]

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Must Reads

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I received the following list of books from The Boy. It’s from a friend of his who calls it “Life’s Reads”.
I’m amazed at the number of titles that I’ve already read. It is a testament to education and many of these titles have been required reading for some of my English courses from days [...]

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links for 2009-07-30

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Hear Names: Learn How to Pronounce Names Correctly – Home
Our database includes native speakers pronouncing thousands of names, so you can count on us to find the pronunciation you’re looking for.
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How Your Library May Not Be Using Twitter But Should | kellydallen
How Your Library May Not Be Using Twitter But Should
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SchoolRack

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I recently was contacted by Artia Moghbel who had read my comments in an earlier post about Edmodo. Artia is the contact for SchoolRack and so I clicked on over to see what it was all about.
SchoolRack is an online portal that facilitates communications between teachers, students and parents. With a separate account at all [...]

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