OTR Links 06/10/2012

• 100+ Google Tricks for Teachers | TeachHUB

  It’s Google’s world, we’re just teaching in it.

  Now, we can use it a little more easily. With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for all teachers, so why not take advantage of the wide world that Google has to offer?

  tags: google tricks googleapps education GoogleDocs google tools teachers teaching

• APA Style Blog: Electronic References in APA Style at Your Fingertips

  Among the myriad APA Style questions we receive, the majority concern electronic references. As a result, we have expanded coverage of electronic referencing in the Publication Manual and have included even more examples in this blog, such as how to cite a website, app, YouTube video, Twitter and Facebook, to name a few. 

  tags: apa style blog references

• The 30 Most Popular Passwords Stolen From LinkedIn [INFOGRAPHIC]

  Think your password is unique and clever? A new inforgraphic from security firm Rapid7 has revealed the top passwords stolen from this week’s LinkedIn security breach. There are hundreds of duplicates and patterns associated with the compromised log-in information.

  tags: passwords linkedin infographic

• Why Is Gizmodo Paying People To Harass Zuckerberg? | TechCrunch

  Gizmodo posted a “story” yesterday entitled “We’ll Pay You for Photos of Mark Zuckerberg.” Desperation aside, this is as crazy as it is stupid (And we’re not even sure it’s legal).

  tags: gizmodo paying people zuckerberg techcrunch

• Educational Technology … Why? | 1 to 1 Schools

  Very few peo­ple or orga­ni­za­tions how­ever con­stantly dis­cuss and debate “WHY” they do some­thing. It’s only by reflect­ing on the ques­tion of “why” that enables us to develop and artic­u­late a mean­ing­ful vision for what we should be doing … and that cer­tainly applies to edu­ca­tion.

  tags: educational technology technology schools

• 17 Free YouTube Tools Every Teacher should Know about

  YouTube is undoubtedly the top video website online. The stats I have recently read are really amazing; 60 hours of video are uploaded every minute with over 3 billion pageviews per day. It also has thousands of channels ranging from technology to Laugh and Gags.

  tags: free youtube tools teacher know

• 14 Must-Know Tips & Tricks for Mac OS X

  We often get asked what the single most useful Mac tip is, or what a handful of the best tricks are. It’s impossible to answer such a question given the diversity of use cases of OS X, but here’s a collection of what are surely some of the absolute best tips for Mac OS X that should be considered must-knows for all Mac users. We’ve covered just about all of these on an individual basis before, but if you want to learn a whole lot in one sitting you’re in the right place.

  tags: tips tricks mac mac os x os x

• 10 Great Tools for Tech Savvy Teachers

  10 Great Tools for Tech Savvy Teachers

  tags: tools tech

• Educational Technology Guy: Wonderville – awesome, fun, educational science resources

  There are over 30 games on Wonderville that help students learn about science while having fun. There are also puzzles, activity sheets and crosswords, videos exploring real-life applications of science and behind the scenes looks at science careers. The site even has some fun comics that entertain while teaching science facts.

  tags: educational technology technology fun science resources

• Sophia upgrades its website with 25,000 free academic tutorials and more | eSchool News

  Sophia.org has enhanced its social teaching and learning platform to include more than 25,000 free tutorials on math, science, English, and more—all in an ad-free environment. What’s more, the site has become a key destination for teachers who are looking to “flip” their classrooms, its makers say.

  tags: tutorials Education sophia resources flipped

• Microsoft set to reveal a Hotmail replacement with Newmail | Digital Trends

  Talk about a long-time coming: according to Liveside, a Hotmail makeover is in the works. A few leaked images surfaced yesterday and today showing off the new look in all its Metro style glory – as well as what looks like a new name. The Hotmail client may appropriately become known as Newmail, at least according to these screenshots.

  tags: microsoft hotmail replacement trends

• At What Point Do We Stop Calling These Things ‘Game Consoles’? | Techland | TIME.com

  It streams movies, TV shows and sports. It’s getting a new music service. And a web browser. And a new technology which lets it talk to phones and tablets.

  tags: point calling things game consoles time com

• Another reason you should learn to code: Python for Excel — Tech News and Analysis

  Anyone who has used Microsoft Excel since 1993 has likely dabbled at least once with VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications, scripting: That’s the year Excel 5.0 arrived with VBA support. The feature allows users to create automated tasks and functions in the spreadsheet application, extending the software’s potential.

  tags: reason code python tech tech news news analysis

• 6 Things OS X Mountain Lion Should Steal From Windows 8

  Apple’s shiny new baby is about to slide out of the womb, and if you’re a Mac user, it’ll take over your computer soon. New features abound, but OS X Mountain Lion is missing some awesome stuff Microsoft has cooked up in Windows 8. Apple: copy this.

  tags: things os x mountain lion windows

• Education Rethink: Classroom Leadership: 10 Ways to Cheat-Proof Your Classroom

  When I was in high school, I helped set up a system where seven of us would divide up math problems and copy from one another. It was an intricate framework involving which ones we each did on our own and which ones we copied from one another. With the addition of our three separate mistakes that we added to the problems, it became nearly impossible for the teacher to detect.

  tags: education classroom leadership ways

• gmaps.js — the easiest way to use Google Maps

  google maps api with less pain and more fun

  tags: gmaps easiest way google google maps maps

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.