While it's easy to admire Salman Khan's (of Khan Academy) devotion to teaching and the incredible platform he's created, the truth is he's not a trained educator.
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Google has completed its mammoth 3-hour I/O 2013 keynote, and many announcements were made. We've compiled a handy list so you can catch up and make sure you haven't missed anything. Delete the scoop?
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Learn how hotels can drive repeat visits, deliver rich content to guests and track foot traffic with proximity marketing and geofencing. Via Sébastien FELIX
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Might be a year old post, but I think the idea of Geofencing for the hospitality industry is just becoming a reality to many. Delete the scoop?
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Google Glass is coming soon. This article provides an interesting insight as to how it may be used. Delete the scoop?
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Really useful info from PC World: If you have a hard drive that is quickly approaching capacity, sorting through the files and folders and looking for the ones taking up the most space is a real time consuming process. There's an easier way to do it.
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Sounds good...but what will TSA have to say about it? Delete the scoop?
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We need a curriculum of big questions, examinations where children can talk, share and use the Internet, and new, peer assessment systems. In the networked age, we need schools, not structured like factories, but like clouds. Via Marjorie Messinger
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Truer words haven't been spoken. Delete the scoop?
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The future is in reach. Our touch-free, 3D motion technology uses a patented, breakthrough approach to let you control your computer using only your hands.
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Really way cool. Can you imagine a day when you access your computer with only hand gestures? LeapMotion's product, to be released in May, is taking a huge step in that direction. Delete the scoop?
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Any Piktochart users out there? Just found out about it, and it seems like a really "way cool" tool. Delete the scoop?
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Charging your mobile device wirelessly via a chip embedded into Starbucks tables or inside cars could become more commonplace, thanks to a new backing. Via Marjorie Messinger
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Its about time. It is interesting to note that Apple is not one of the players mentioned. Why not, Apple? Delete the scoop?
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How many apps do you use on a daily basis? Not that many, I’m guessing, but the ones you do use are pretty important. Now, how many apps do you have installed? A lot, probably.
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What if my brain is taking the day off?
Google Glasses? Passe. Voice-controlled intelligent agents? So over. Controlling the tempo of "Call Me Maybe" with your heartbeat? Please. The future of wearable computing is all about using your noggin. Via Marjorie Messinger Delete the scoop?
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This is pretty cool! Not content with synchronizing your phones to make one giant speaker? Researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology have developed "Pinch," an interface that lets you connect multiple devices... Delete the scoop?
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Way cool. Mobile business card app Contxts. Allows you to send your business card via text. Delete the scoop?
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As Facebook Graph Search is being rolled out to it user base, it’s important to be aware of the "searchable" content you post. Public information is sure t
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Since Facebook is known to frequently change privacy settings, everyone should understand what the upcoming graph search means. No need to panic...just understand and make informed decisions. Delete the scoop?
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"Google Alerts have become a critical part of my business from brand monitoring to topic monitoring, but it may be going away." Via Robin Good, Howard Rheingold
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Great list...I've been using Mention for the past month and really like it. 
Cendrine Marrouat - www.cendrinemarrouat.com's comment,
April 20, 10:01 PM
Mention is free, as long as you are fine with "only" 500 mentions per month.
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Though tablets and ebook readers are now mainstream, the revolution in the way they display content – and how that content will be generated dynamically – is yet to come. Via Arabella Santiago
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The content curation movement keeps growing. 
Halina Ostańkowicz-Bazan's curator insight,
April 10, 10:45 AM
..the revolution in the way tablets and ebook readers display content .... 
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April 11, 3:29 AM
Het algoritme wordt (en is het soms al enigszins) de nieuwe curator ... Delete the scoop?
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Really? Pandora is already so cool that we're looking for alternatives? Even so, Jango looks pretty cool.
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Changes to Facebook's News Feed offer new opportunities for businesses with a Facebook presence.
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Whether we like it or not, businesses need to keep updated on how Facebook is changing their interface, so we can see how best to use the new tools. Delete the scoop?
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Like watching TED talks? You're not alone. Every month the intriguing series of 15-minutes-or-less talks from experts get another 60 million views. Since 2006, when the nonprofi...
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There have been rumors floating around the internet for months suggesting Google has been considering building its own LTE network. Now, the Wall Street Journal claims that the search giant is secretly building its own new ...
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Storyplanet, which was backed by MIT's Joichi Ito and former head of online at Al Jazeera English Mohamed Nanabhay, lets journalists package content into interactive experiences
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Wonder if this will be ultimately a tool for us "everyday journalists" as well. Delete the scoop?
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This video tutorial shows you how the Storify app works on the iPad. The app is a great tool to create multimedia assignments, projects or as a way to make multimedia mixed source comprehension tasks. Via Nik Peachey, Aki Puustinen, Timo Ilomäki, Sam Gliksman
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One of my fave social media tools. Great for classroom and businesses. 
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December 18, 2012 2:39 PM
Looks like an to use for digital storytelling. Delete the scoop?
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Random act of kindness. Thank you, Secret Santa.
NEW YORK — A wealthy Missouri man posing as "Secret Santa" stunned New Yorkers on Thursday, handing $100 bills to many in Staten Island who had lost everything to Superstorm Sandy. Via Marjorie Messinger Delete the scoop?
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Rockaway, a peninsula in Queens, New York City, was one of the many regions affected by -- and still recuperating from -- superstorm Sandy. The area's been without power since last week, and it doesn't look like it's coming back anytime soon. Via Marjorie Messinger Delete the scoop?
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Looking to become an expert in something? Need a hand with your research? Forget Google for a minute and check out these 50 other search engines you should start using.
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