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Free ePub Converter - Convert PDF and other types of documents & ebooks to ePub format 64 Things Every Geek Should Know « Caintech.co.uk If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills. The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. USB – Universal Serial BusGPU – Graphics Processing UnitCPU – Central Processing UnitSATA – Serial ATAHTML – Hyper-text Markup LanguageHTTP – Hypertext Transfer ProtocolFTP – File Transfer ProtocolP2P – Peer-to-peer sharing (See 2. 1. 3. Here’s what one looks like: 4. 5.

Instructional Technology/Telecommunications - Teaching and Learning | State Department of Education Navigation HomeAssociations- Technology AssociationsFederal Programs and E-Rate - Technology Plans, Title II D of No Child Left Behind, E-RateProfessional Development - Face-to-Face, Online, Online Curriculum OpportunitiesTeaching and Learning - Supplemental Online Course Procedures Supplemental Online Course Procedures Rules (O.A.C. 210:15-34) Oklahoma requires all public schools to offer educationally appropriate supplemental online opportunities for all of their students, including transfer students. An online course refers to course that a student takes primarily or exclusivley online instead of in a regular classroom. Parents: If your child is interested in taking online courses for credit, contact your local district to see what supplemental online courses are offered. Districts: District superintendents have access to the list of third party providers and courses that have been submitted to OSDE by logging into the Wave. Supplemental Online Course Providers Online Assessments

ScienceSeeker | Science News Aggregator DebateGraph DebateGraph is an award-winning, web-platform for visualizing and sharing networks of thought – and opening reasoning and action to collaborative learning and iterative improvement.Create your own maps and explore and contribute to maps created by amongst others: CNN, the White House, the UK Prime Minister's Office, The Independent, and the Foreign Office. DebateGraph is being used in over 100 countries and helping people reason and learn together more effectively in many different fields, including: education, health, governance, media, publishing, environment, conflict resolution, conferences, group facilitation, and public consultation and planning.There's no limit to the number of people who can collaborate on maps, and you are welcome to start building and sharing public and private maps on any topic now. Copyright © 2014 Thoughtgraph Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Registration No: 0584316 VAT No: 994672852. Terms & Privacy (including our Cookie Policy).

I-BlockList | Home Register | Recover Account HomeSoftwareListsSubscribeContact PhantomPeer VPN Service I-Blocklist has launched a VPN and proxy service named PhantomPeer. To find out more please visit the site at www.phantompeer.com Category: File Format: Archive Format: InCommon: Security, Privacy and Trust for the Research and Education Community How to Run Your Favorite Programs at Work Without Admin Access Many people have probably experienced this problem — you are at work and want to use your favorite programs, but you don't have the admin access that you need to install software. There is a way to run software on Windows without needing to install anything. It's the perfect solution for restrictive work environments and public Internet cafes. Running Linux Inside of Windows With QEMU For Linux users who are stuck on Windows at work all day, it's easy to run a copy of Damn Small Linux in a window inside of Windows XP. Go to the Damn Small Linux download pageDownload the current version of dsl-embedded (the current version is Damn Small Linux 3.1 and the file is called dsl-3.1-embedded.zip)Unzip the downloaded fileDouble-click on the file called dsl-windows.bat Damn Small Linux will then be running in a window on your Windows XP computer. The window that Linux runs in is an emulator called QEMU. Freeing Computers With Portable Apps Is your boss a "Microsoft-only" kind of guy? Summary

Bloomin' Apps This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place.Each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Android, Google and online tools and applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.I have created a page to allow you to share your favorite online tool, iOS, or Android app with others. Cogs of the Cognitive Processes I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of the each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive processes or, simply, the "Cogs of the Cognitive Processes". IPAD APPS TO SUPPORT BLOOM'S REVISED TAXONOMYassembled by Kathy Schrock​ Bloom's and SAMR: My thoughts

Advanced Blogging: You asked for it! | Sue Waters Blog I was asked to facilitate a series of blogging sessions the Massive Open Online Course on Educational Technology (ETMOOC). You can read more about connectivist MOOC’s and ETMOOC here. This post is a summary of the ideas. tips and resources shared in the advanced blogging session. You’ll find the recordings to the session here: Complete list of archived ETMOOC Blackboard Collaborate SessionsIntroduction to Blogging – Jan 17 incl. The Advanced blogging session was a blend of what participants wanted to know mixed with skills they needed to know (Refer my Blogging questions Storify to see how this session was planned and the blogging tips shared by my network — thanks to all who helped plan this session!). Warning: This is a long post! Stop, look, link Failure to link is a common mistake of all new bloggers! Your readers want to be able to easy check out the information without needing to Google. Links are the building blocks of the web. When you link: How to Link Here’s how simple it is: 1. 2. 3.

Connections: Investigating Reality - A Course of Study A comprehensive general education course of study for adolescents and older learners • Explains learning to learners • Relates all school subjects simply and logically • Integrates the arts and sciences • Makes routine use of all thought processes • Stimulates creativity and ingenuity through active learning • Challenges all ability levels equally • Capitalizes on individual differences • Is consistently, unquestionably relevant • Does not “privilege” the dominant culture • Maximizes dialog and cooperative learning • Adapts to traditional bureaucratic demands • Makes provision for inter-school communication and continuous course improvement • Replaces school subjects as information organizers with a single, much simpler, more natural organizer • Moves learners steadily through ever-increasing levels of conceptual complexity • Returns curricular control to those best positioned to improve it—classroom teachers • Builds in criteria establishing the relative importance of information

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