Our apps for Special Education list is HERE!!! | The Spectronics Blog

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education Special Education has its own specific requirements. You asked…..and we listened! We are so excited to bring you our apps for Special Education list. Starting with just 60 of our favourites (It was SO hard to… Via www.spectronicsinoz.com Follow me on Twitter @Coolwired for more important [...]

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schooX – The Academy for Self Learners – Online Courses and Certificates

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education Schoox is an Academy for Self-Learners where members can teach, learn and certify their knowledge online. Users can create private or public online courses by using files or web resources incredibly easy and in seconds. Via www.schoox.com

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Learning and Teaching with iPads: Creating iBooks with Pages

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education“This post highlights some great resources for creating epub documents/books via Pages on a Mac or via devices/software other than on the iPad.”Show original Follow @Coolwired

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Is Social Media Ruining Students?

         This is a rather controversial topic, today, in Education.           Some innovative educators argue in favour of student use of social media, citing an increase in communicating, collaborating, and multi-tasking.           I’m thinking of Don Tapscott and Terry Freedman, among many others.           Others denounce student use of social media, saying it distracts students too [...]

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Future Made of Glass Communications

   This is so cool!      It already exists, and I can hardly wait to use it!     Seamless transitions from audio and video, using your cellphone, bus stop walls, TV, and even glass counters and tabletop furniture. You must see this.   I like cool.   Don’t you?  Just imagine a day like this! What do [...]

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Future World of Work Skills

With a New Year comes new opportunities!  Our world is an exciting place in a constant state of flux! This is especially true in the world of education and learning. Just consider these changes:  mobile devices wireless connectivity technological revolution digital storage cloud computing        I suggest that we make these technologies available to our young people, [...]

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7 WordPress Plugins Worth Knowing

Sharebar, Google XML, Aweber , Most Popular Posts & more!         Neil Patel  (Tech Crunch advisor) writes this very informative article about some great WordPress  plugins worth knowing.  He doesn’t claim to know all the 1,000′s of WordPress plugins, but he does recommend these 7. All of them are designed to increase traffic to your blog.  Check [...]

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Social Media Playbook

Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Google Buzz, LinkedIn, Friendfeed,Twitter, YouTube…                                          Play by the rules!         This extensive playbook pdf really delves into the do’s and don’ts of social media. It is great for both business and personal use. Try it.      Hints: 1)Gracious social media interaction will win you a lot of respect. 2)Give credit, where [...]

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Social Media Q3 Stats

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter… Has social media peaked, or is it just getting started?    Check out this very informative article about SM, with social media statistics presented in graph form. http://bit.ly/dyZBvG Credit: Paul Kiser, writing @ socialmediadaily on Twitter @Coolwired for more important info-to-go. Thx for visiting!

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Top 50 Social Media Blogs In 2010

Count them- 50! Set aside an evening for this. http://bit.ly/dAdHt7+ Credit: Evan Carmichael, writing @ The Entrepreneur Blog Follow me on Twitter for more info-to-go, @Coolwired. Thnx for visiting!

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