Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 11/23/2011
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There is a new site I'm seeing called Buffer. It lets you find things and put them into your "buffer" - another autotweeting type service. You can use with facebook but beware that often Facebook makes things not typed "live" into facebook have a lower priority and not put them on homestreams.
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5 Keys To Making Google Plus Work For You | Twitter Tips And Updates From Buffer
Good post if you don't get Google plus. This post is helpful.
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The Best Apps on the Planet for a Holiday Shopping Trip
I like this blog post written by a person who likes to shop. Sometimes this type of post is the best and I gleaned a lot of app advice from this blog post. Read up and research.
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Here is the TGI cyber Monday app. This is for shopping on Monday.
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Black Friday Ads 2011 - TGI Black Friday
Black Friday? There is an app for that. TGI Black Friday. It gives you the ads. You can download them on your iphone and Android.
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RedLaser - Impossibly Accurate Barcode Scanning
AS you shop, you should download the RedLaser app for your smartphone. Compare your prices while you're in the store.
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Five Black Friday Trends That Will Impact Retailers - Executive Style - Portfolio.com
How people will shop on Black Friday. They mention mobile, but one thing I do now is scan barcodes in the store to compare online and if it is cheaper on my iphone, then I will buy online via mobile. It is sad for F2F retailers but consumers are no longer a captive audience.
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Flipboard Adds Its First iPad Catalog for Gilt Taste - NYTimes.com
Flipboard has its first catalog go live. Gilt Taste will launch on Flipboard in time for black Friday designed to "make people hungry and thirsty."
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Black Friday Alert | NBC Philadelphia
So, if you want to use Twitter to find black friend deals follow both #blackfriday and #blackfridayalert .
"Tweet helpful tidbits using the hashtag #blackfridayalert and others can search the tag using the Twitter widget below." -
News on Food, Wine, Restaurants and Recipes - Diner's Journal Blog - NYTimes.com
Finding it interesting that the New York Times is taking thanksgiving questions on the hashtag - you have to tweet @nytimesdining with the hashtag #ThanksgivingQs - what an interesting thing. Why not try it?
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#thanksgiving - Hashtag - Hashonomy
Hashonomy is an interesting website that lets you figure out related hashtags. For example, here's the hashonomy page for thanksgiving. RElated tags #lovethepie #thebigcheese and #turkeytweet - I'm not quite sure why #bookshakalaka is related but OK.
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Creating a Safe Social Network Profile Page - Resources - TES
Some nice resources on creating a safe social network page. A document and an Interactive Whiteboard powerpoint file to use.
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App Store - Alarmed ~ Reminders, Timers, Alarm Clock
This is the app I used last year at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is great. I put in when I need to check a dish or what I need to check and it keeps me going! I love it.
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Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad, iPhone and Mac.
My indispensible recipe app for the ipad/ iphone. I LOVE Paprika. If you're looking at thanksgiving and want it on your ipad, then get paprika while there is still time.
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Fine Motor and Handwriting Development Activities - Resources - TES
Handwriting and fine motor activities. A nice PDF document that you can find some things if you teach handwriting.
Description:
This resource provides a range of activities to develop fine motor skills, designed with learners with severe learning difficulties in mind. It is by no means exhaustive, but covers a range of activities to develop discrimination of left and right, hand-eye coordination, crossing the mid-line, -
Harvest assembly play script - Resources - TES
I love assembly ideas. Here is a harvest festival play that could be adapted in other schools.
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Teachers TV: Weather Around the World - Resources - TES
Downloadable video "weather around the world" filmed in 5 different climactic regions. This includes multiple lesson plans and downloadable videos - all for free. (Another @TEsconnect resource)
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Phonic Practice Set 1 - Resources - TES
A set of phonics flashcards that you can download.
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Free iPhone App Builder | Free Android App Builder | iPhone and Android CMS
An app building content management platform. This was recommended to me by Jarrod Robinson (Mr Robbo the PE Geek - a very helpful guy).
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How to export from Google sketchup to opensim. My students and I are testing this.
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A Look Back At 10 Favorite Activities From the Student Blogging Challenges : The Edublogger
Sue Waters' favorite activities from the student blogging challenges. Here are some ideas to get you started.
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Winners of the 7th Annual Homeschool Blog Awards:
Here are the winners of the homeschool blogging awards. Some good ones here.
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70 Super Useful Twitter Hashtags for Homeschoolers | Online College Courses
The hashtags homeschoolers use. I find it interesting how educational conversations of all types are melding together on Twitter- a great leveler. Many of these hashtags will be recognized by mainstream educators.
