This article is a nice summary of some of the recent updates to Google Docs.
Five Ways the New Google Docs Speeds Up Teamwork
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| Reduce duplicate work and grow documents faster. |
| Replace your whiteboard with the new drawing editor. |
| Address specific bits of text with inline comments. |
| Ditch Microsoft Office for most documents. |
To try out the new Google Docs features, click on the “New version” link at the top of any spreadsheet or go to the 'Document Settings' page and select 'New version of Google documents' in the "Editing" tab.
Read more at www.fastcompany.com |
The good folks at CommonCraft do a wonderful job of simplifying the concepts that some of us find difficult to explain. Some of their videos can be found on YouTube as well.
Anybody old enough to remember some of these jobs that no longer exist? The Jobs Of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations |
As computers and automated systems increasingly take the jobs humans once held, entire professions are now extinct. Click through the gallery below to see examples of endangered professions, from milkman to telegrapher, and hear from people who once filled those oft-forgotten jobs. Read more at www.npr.org |
LitWorld is an international nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2007.
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We develop and implement innovative programs and community initiatives for literacy achievement, working with communities in need of literacy support and with educators and caregivers who reach the most vulnerable children.
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| Children's voices are so quiet, and their needs are so great. Literacy is the single most powerful force that can transform lives, transcend isolation and improve outcomes for the future for all our world's children. |
| Children's voices are so quiet, and their needs are so great. Literacy is the single most powerful force that can transform lives, transcend isolation and improve outcomes for the future for all our world's children. Read more at www.youtube.com |
It should be interesting to see if/how this will be backed up financially. National ed-tech plan coming next week |
Real-time data, personalized assessments, 24-7 technology access among the expected highlights |
Cator said the new national ed-tech plan focuses on five main goals: |
This is just a synopsis of the report. A link to the full report is at the bottom of the article. Highlights in this article were created with awesomehighlighter.com. The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change. |
Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials -- the American teens and twenty-somethings who are making the passage into adulthood at the start of a new millennium -- have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and open to change. Read more at awurl.com |
David Jakes makes a good point about the need to identify what we value in our schools. | There are ten statements, printed on a transparent piece of plexiglas, which in itself sends a message. |
I make choices that help me learn and do my best work.
I am aware of the needs of others and do great things for them.
I learn about myself and all that I can do by trying new things.
I think of new ideas and share them with others.
I think about people’s feelings and help take care of others.
I learn from my mistakes and build on the things that I do well.
I work with others to learn and complete a task. I push myself to do my personal best and keep improving.
I learn about and respect different people and include everyone.
I care for and learn from nature.
I take time by myself to think about what I have learned. Read more at strengthofweakties.org |
This study reflects what Daniel Pink writes in his book, "Drive." What motivates you? Having just completed a multiyear study tracking the day-to-day activities, emotions, and motivation levels of hundreds of knowledge workers in a wide variety of settings, we now know what the top motivator of performance is—and, amazingly, it’s the factor those survey participants ranked dead last. It’s progress. On days when workers have the sense they’re making headway in their jobs, or when they receive support that helps them overcome obstacles, their emotions are most positive and their drive to succeed is at its peak. On days when they feel they are spinning their wheels or encountering roadblocks to meaningful accomplishment, their moods and motivation are lowest. Read more at www.minddump.org |
This looks like a promising way to create presentations that combine video with PowerPoint. Zentation aims to bring the advantages of a PowerPoint presentation to the web, by combining and syncing slides of Presentation with video. First, upload a video of yourself speaking. Then upload the PowerPoint presentation. Finally, tell the program at which points in the presentation you’d like to change slides. Read more at www.makeuseof.com |
Heard about this today on the news then saw this tonight. I wonder what possibilities this presents to school districts who currently block You Tube? "While no filter is 100 percent perfect, Safety Mode is another step in our ongoing desire to give you greater control over the content you see on the site," YouTube said in a blog post. |
How will things change? Safety mode will automatically filter out certain keywords (like "naked"). If YouTube is not returning any results because of filter settings, a notice on the top right-hand corner will notify you of the filtering. If a friend sends you a link to a video that includes blocked content, you won't be able to watch it until you turn safety mode off. Read more at www.appscout.com |
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