Friday, January 20, 2012

Diigo Ed Picks - Jan 20, 2012

Actually heard on NPR: "Teen pregnancy data is full of misconceptions..." (obviously!)
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/01/18/20-hottest-hashtags-teachers-twitter/ - what are hashtags and to use them: http://sproutsocial.com/insights/2011/05/how-to-use-twitter-hashtags/
http://learninginhand.com/podcasting - useful site with info about podcasting
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3617 - Tech&Learning's top 10 sites for educational apps - seen most of them...
http://presentationtube.net/ - video presentation desktop recorder and sharing network - new, open
http://mashable.com/2012/01/19/this-is-how-apple-changes-education-forever/?WT.mc_id=obnetwork - pro on Apple's iBook education thing
http://theedublogger.com/2012/01/19/3-major-problems-with-apples-education/ - con on Apple's iBook education thing.
https://sites.google.com/a/kathyschrock.net/infographics/links - bunch of links on creating and using infographics - looks useful
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/16/tips-tricks-and-resources-to-make-your-own-gorgeous-infographics/ - more info on making an infographic - hmmm - could replace PowerPoint...
http://boolify.org/ - cool! Teach and use boolean web searches
http://www.sweetsearch.com/ - reminder about a great search tool for students
http://www.dickens2012.org/ - what the Dickens is this about...? (his 200th)

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