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Free file serving / sharing service
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Grant and receive favors with your social network – Favors
Favo.rs is where founders and professionals broadcast and fulfill each other’s requests for help. Requests can be as simple as a retweet or as important as an intro, and all requests are tracked to reveal who you help and who helps you the most.
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New Study Reveals Student Perspective on Technology Use in Higher Education — Campus Technology
College students believe that technology has a direct impact on their academic performance, according to findings from a new student-driven study out of the Lone Star College System. In “The National Lone Star Report on Aligning Technology with Student Success,” 78 percent of college students reported that their grades and learning experience are improved when technology is effectively and consistently implemented on their campus.
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Sharendipity – Create Rich Internet Applications without writing a single line of code
Sharendipity is a web based creativity suite where anyone can build and deploy engaging and interactive web applications.
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Kits.net search engine
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Squishy circuits are a project from the Thomas Lab at the University of St. Thomas. The goal of the project is to design tools and activities which allow kids of all ages to create circuits and explore electronics using play dough.
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Edit Your Pictures for Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook!
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Smashwords – Ebooks from independent authors and publishers
Discover Great Ebooks
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Smashwords – Ebooks from independent authors and publishers
Discover Great Ebooks
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The Best Of Google
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Resources for Project-Based Learning
Last month we released Projects for all our education wikis. Our intention was to give you a better tool for group work, but, as many of you have pointed out, they’re also great for project-based learning.
Project-based learning, or PBL, grew out of early 20th century education reform, like the works of John Dewey. It generally involves directed, open-ended questions, real-life problem solving, and presentation to an authentic audience. And, of course, it’s a great way for students to build collaboration and 21st-century skills while mastering content.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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