March 2012
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“I have never heard people cheer that loud for May Fourth!”
– world-shaker (via digitaldarkroast)
Seriously (and I promise it wasn’t in a cruel context; it was a question in a quiz game and they were excited they knew the right answer)
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6 Powerful, Soul-Searching Things To Say To... →
revolutionizeed:
I’m thinking that I need to use these much more often!
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Five Characteristics of Technology Teachers →
drteach:
I have always loved working with technology inside and outside of my classroom. Now, this is not to say that I have not had my own misgivings with certain pieces, but once I start to learn about the benefit, I can usually determine that my misgivings were mostly misunderstandings. Technology is so…
A great article, and definitely worth a click-through.
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Dear Tumblr
Five support requests have been summarily ignored, while other members of the community are receiving replies within 24 hours. What the heck?
Update: I’ve had Missing E removed on all my computers for well over a month, at least. If they’re still blocking me over that, that’s pretty messed up.
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Your Daily "HOLY CRAP THIS IS REALLY WRONG": Super... →
Lest there be any doubt that females with public Facebook profiles are in constant peril, here is a thorough discussion of Girls Around Me, an iPhone app that allows users to push a button and see the Facebook profiles of every female in walking distance, according to FourSquare and plotted on a Google Map.
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#Education Editors nomination?
gjmueller:
I was thinking today, what if the #education tag community came to a consensus on nominating new editors?
We could:
Setup a nomination form for new editors
Vote on that list
Community/current editors could take the information to editors@tumblr.com to add additional editors to the tag
What do you think?
Signal boost.
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Are You An Introvert?
englishteacheronline:
A while back about girlwithalessonplan and other teachers were discussing being introvert/extrovert teachers.
If you followed this discussing you may find this interesting ‘Why The World Needs Introverts.’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/mar/13/why-the-world-needs-introverts?INTCMP=SRCH
You can also do this ‘Are You An Introvert?’ Quiz
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Creating an entire subject-verb agreement lesson...
watchallisonteach:
Sometimes I really love being an English teacher.
You should share with the class :o)
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Rick Santorum (may have) caught himself calling... →
I’m all for suggestions on what else he might have been going for that starts with a “nig” sound. Because nothing’s coming to mind.
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“Jeff Bridges is stepping up to take on Lois Lowry’s The Giver alongside producer...”
– Jeff Bridges Is the Giver, Finally
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I know it is late...
pencilblots:
Oh, muffins!
Here is an avatar to use. Let’s make her famous!
THIS IS AMAZING.
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Two Ways To Think About Nothing →
I promise this isn’t what you expect. It’s so much cooler. If you have some free time at lunch, dig into this one.
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Update on OhMuffins
We did finally hear from Tumblr support about OhMuffins. They’ve put her in touch with someone to hopefully get things resolved.
Oh, and by “we,” I mean “several other people but not me even though I sent Tumblr three separate messages over the last week.” So that’s cool. I’m not sure why Tumblr won’t respond to me at all, so it’s pretty...
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A Shoutout to the Newest #Education Editor:... →
Welcome aboard!
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Why Schools shouldn't use Google forms for... →
A Cautionary Tale (definitely recommend clicking through):
Last week was a mess largely because the form we set up for teachers to share their information with us for the Eracism project was pulled down by Google with no warning. All of the data we collected to set up the voicethreads you now see at http://eracism.flatclassroomproject.org was lost with no hope of return. I contacted Google (is...
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“Blogger Christopher Mims of Technology Review suggested last month that...”
– How Educators Use Pinterest for Curation | MindShift
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How Educators Use Pinterest for Curation →
Some very interesting ideas in here, but be sure to read the section on copyright concerns with Pinterest (it’s the second half of the article).
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39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom →
Here are four:
5 Great iPad Apps For Early Childhood Teachers 10 iPad Apps Everyone Should Have- from PC Magazine 10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and Teachers 10 Ways to Use iPads in Your Classroom
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“Collaboration is overrated. At least the word is.
What people want is...”
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Who, Where, How We Work: The Intersection of Culture, Workplace, and Social Media
http://bit.ly/H9x4gi
Definitely worth a read.
(via wanderingwanderingstar)
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25 TED Talks Perfect For Classrooms →
They really are. This is an outstanding list. I strongly suggest a click-through. Watch anything you haven’t seen yet, then bookmark the page!
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Facebook Friended by a Pervert? This App Lets You... →
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So you get home from the gym to find a Facebook friend request from that cute guy you were flirting with by the elliptical machines. He’s nice, he’s charming, but something about him seems a little bit … creepy. How do you know he’s not a sex offender?
Well, now there’s an app for that.
It’s called Friend Verifier and it scans all of your Facebook connections and requests against sex...
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Three Essential Tips for New Online Training... →
Here’s one:
Read. A Lot.
I can’t emphasize this enough. Reading is a critical part of continued education in any field, and it’s even more critical for online training developers, especially those who have “fallen” into the role. I separate reading into two categories: books and articles.
There are certain books that provide great foundational knowledge on which to start your work as an...
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'Bully': AMC Theaters to screen for minors, with... →
I know where I’ll be watching movies from now on.
AMC Theaters, however, is making an exception for the documentary Bully, which the Weinstein Company announced yesterday would be released this Friday unrated after the MPAA refused to lower its R rating for the film. Today, AMC decided it would allow ticket buyers under the age of 17 to see Bully — with permission. “AMC will be presenting...
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