Rhondda
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10×10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris Ten by Ten is a unique program that links images with news stories. Every hour the top 100 news stories from around the world are linked to images on a ten by ten grid. The stories are ranked. Clicking on an image will provide you with more information including links to more articles about the story. (You must allow pop-ups for the article links to work).
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New: “Google Related” Toolbar Shows Google Content As You Surf
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Flavorwire » Cool New Websites Every Bookworm Should Bookmark 10 websites for readers about various book-related or reading-related interests
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When “Library” Is Not an Action but an Old Building – A TTW Guest Post by Dr. Troy Swanson « Tame The Web “For us,we offer services that we believe complement each other and provide a range of support for researchers. But,our patrons do not necessarily see it this way. As Anderson also said,“Value that is not valued is not valuable” (p. 289). Obviously,it is on our shoulders to continue to advocate and reinvent libraries to better serve our users. But,frankly,that’s what I feel like I’ve been doing for the last decade.”
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Go To Hellman: What’s a Book Worth? Some interesting discussion about how the valuation of a book may change with time
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10 Twitter Hashtags for Writers | Publishing Talk The top 10 hashtags for writers, with suggestions for how to use them. (From the blog Publishing Talk which is a place for authors, publishers, agents, booksellers and others to discuss and discover social media marketing, digital publishing, self-publishing, writing and developments in the publishing industry.)
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Narrative Transport. The official Michael Pryor website. The official Michael Pryor website
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Dropbox Tips for Teachers: Why You Must Get Dropbox! Good overview of Dropbox and how it might be useful in a school setting.
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Back to School: 40 Best Science iPad Apps for Students – Fun Educational Apps: Best Apps for Kids Reviews iPad / iPhone / iPod Short reviews and description of 40 iPad apps that could be used in a science classroom. The apps are categorized by various subjects within science (i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Physics), as general and tools. There is no indication of prices for the apps.
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The Complete Dropbox for Educators | Tech the Plunge Offers guidance and resources relating to the tool Dropbox, which is a very useful tool to store online files, sync your computers and mobile devices and share files.
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How students use technology Not necessarily new ideas rather confirms anecdotal evidence. Includes link to OnlineEducation.net made an infographic based on results from a student/technology study. at http://www.businessinsider.com/how-students-use-technology#ixzz1VM0cZR8E
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4 Steps to Teaching Others About Technology (And Getting Them to Use It) 1. Figure out their purpose; 2. Pick a few; 3. Work on it right away; 4. Give it time and purpose.
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Free Flash Jeopardy Review Game Flash Jeopardy was designed by a teacher for use in the classroom as a SmartBoard review game. This site has all of the tools needed to create a Jeopardy review game, download your game for free, and play jeopardy in your classroom. You can also play Flash Jeopardy online.
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Infographic: A History of Mobile Productivity – The CompanionLink Blog The infographic follows the history of mobile productivity. From the first portable handset. the groundwork for today’s app stores laid in the 1990s to today’s devices smartphones and tablets. (August 8, 2011 from The CompanionLink Blog)
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http://www.companionlink.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/HistoryOfProductivity.png The infographic follows the history of mobile productivity. From the first portable handset. the groundwork for today’s app stores laid in the 1990s to today’s devices smartphones and tablets. (August 8, 2011 from The CompanionLink Blog )
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Bundlr blog – Curation platforms vs Search engines Search engines like Google are essential tools for every Internet work. But are they the best place to search anything? A post that considers the statement “a manual selection of content is more useful in some situation”
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5 Content Curation (content enhancement) WordPress Plugins | Search Engine Optimization Techniques and Positioning Tips from SEO Experts at SeoZap.com – get the insider tricks to get high search engine positioning and small business seo Content Curation to bring value to readers along with search engine position
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Reading between the lines The closure of book chains and the rise of the internet do not mean we are reading less, simply that we are reading differently.
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» How Will We Save Our Profession? Reflections from a Texas Librarian AASL Blog The post by ennifer Laboon (on AASL Blog:: How Will We Save Our Profession – is worth a read
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The definitive list of the 100 things you need to know about social media The site has links to some very good resources and guides on the web. They have been prepared by some very knowledgeable people in their respective fields
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Why Schools Should Learn To Use Online Services Like Facebook & YouTube Rather Than Banning Them | Techdirt “It would require a steep learning curve anyway. But incorporating lesson plans and info and assignments into the tools that students already use would be both cheaper and more likely to actually be used. Of course, some will decry that these sites are automatically bad for kids — or that it makes no sense to waste time on such issues. But the fact is kids are going to use these sites no matter what. Ignoring that doesn’t change that. Banning the sites doesn’t change that. It just makes the activity more underground without any oversight or reasonable lessons. ”
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Tools, Not Toys – Becoming a Techy Teacher | Powerful Learning Practice A good article by a US primary school teacher: “At some point this past school year, I began to truly understand how to change my teaching. The big revelation: It’s NOT about technology. It’s about learning. If we are “integrating technology” just to bring computers (or interactive whiteboards, or cell phones) into the classroom, we’ve got it all wrong. Just using the equipment — or the web tools it allows us to access – isn’t going to lead us or our students to truly connected learning.
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Great Kids Websites « Ask a Tech Teacher By Jacqui Murray. User-friendly, kid-tested. Organized by grade and topic-scroll down until you find your grade and subject. Each grade level also has websites for teacher.
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25 Best Sites for Free Educational Videos RefSeek’s guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Rhondda's Reflections - wandering around the Web 
Thanks for adding me to your list, Rhondda!