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The Singapore Google Apps for Education Summit is to be held on October 3rd and 4th, 2015 at Nexus International School - Singapore It will be a fantastic two day event with sessions from Google staff, Google Certified Teachers and Google Apps EDU Certified trainers. In addition there will be a Chromebooks playground for the duration of the conference. 
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I teach theory and practice of social media at NYU, and am an advocate and activist for the free culture movement. I am …
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This is a interesting read. My experiences as a teacher and student definitely reflect the notion that multi-tasking reduces focus on specific tasks.
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Who owns our stuff? The answer used to be obvious. Now, with electronics integrated into just about everything we buy, the answer has changed. The issue goes beyond cellphone unlocking, because once we buy an object -- any object -- we should own it.
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April 25, 2013 3:11 AM
This kind of thing makes me a little bit angry and a little bit sad. And a lot cynical! I have the deep feeling that in many ways our lives aren't entirely our own anymore. I love technology and the things I can do with it. But at the same time I have a building sense of dread inside me. Maybe it comes from this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzryBRPwsog and/or this http://www.george-orwell.org/1984.
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Capturing the unruly, ever-changing internet is like trying to pin down a raging river. But the British Library is going to try.
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March 14, 2013 9:08 PM
This site allows you to 'paint' with words. Simply type in the text (a single word or a longer passage) then choose a text size and colour. Click on the main screen, move your mouse and the words will be 'painted'. You can save your work too.
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March 15, 2013 1:15 AM
This is seriously cool! Developed by Tim Holman, along with a bunch of other really cool things, Texter lets you create images with words. In lots of different colours:) My first thought was to use Texter when I give my learners new vocabulary at the start of a unit. After they have developed understanding of the new vocab I want to challenge them to creat an image using the words to illustrate the meaning of the words. Any thought?
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The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts.
Tags: technology, disasters, Haiti, TED.
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February 18, 2013 6:43 AM
This is why ICT is important. No. Vital! Our students need to see things like this so that they understand the positive aspects of technology. They need to see that SMS, Facebook & Twitter are so much more than just a way sharing silly photos of themselves. This technology has the power to affect real, positive change. 
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February 18, 2013 8:21 AM
Augmenting human potential with smartphones 
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April 23, 2016 4:11 AM
Responding to disasters and preparedness using technology
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For a long time many of us wanted an imaginary friend, and now we have one. Only she’s not entirely imaginary.
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This is a fascinating article. I am sure that many people will reject the basic premise (i.e. people can be friends with machines/human interaction with machines has limits), but having worked with kids with Asperger's, I can see the benefits. I would love to hear what other people think!
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July 9, 2013 11:34 PM
Love this image - technology is a tool we can either use badly or effectively; its not the 1 answer we should expect to work without any effort!
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April 11, 2013 12:32 AM
So very cool:) Great for illustrating the concept of change over time.
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April 11, 2013 12:33 AM
I think this is awesome. Fantastic way of illustraing change over time.
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March 31, 2013 8:59 PM
So many of the educational discussions these days are touting the newest technologies (many of which I embrace). Too many though, I fear, are willing to abandon tried and true "old school" pedagogical strategies in an attempt to incorporate the latest and greatest. Just because it's new doesn't inherently make it better. This video is a comical reminder that some old technologies and old strategies are worth keeping. Let's keep some paper in the educational system.
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April 3, 2013 10:29 PM
You've more than likely seen this already, but I think it is worth sharing. I love technology. I love using it in the classroom. But it is just a tool - a crap teacher with a laptop is still a crap teacher. I firmly believe that there is room for the traditional as well as the innovative. Enjoy:)
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It been a while since we've posted any content on using Twitter in the academic context, so this submission from Leslie Anglesey is welcomed. These suggestions Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Tony Hall
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February 20, 2013 6:30 PM
I presented at CATS Conference on the use of social media in the academic context. These are questions of our time that we collectively devising an answer to it.
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This guest post by Michael Zimmer was previously published in his blog, The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness. Mobile Technology is taking over and as it does, teachers are either all in ... Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Tony Hall
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February 15, 2013 2:11 AM
I think are some very useful apps here for teachers who are actively using ICT in the classroom. |
Our school is hosting this event in a few weeks time. If you're based in Singapore, or SE Asia you should look at coming to this. It will be great!