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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Free Wi-fi, Friend or Foe? [infographic]

Free Wi-fi, Friend or Foe? [infographic] | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"As mobile devices become more and more popular the demand for easy access to wi-fi increases as well. It is already pretty easy to access wi-fi in most places including coffee shops, restaurants, the mechanics, etc. Access to wifi will only become wider spread and easier to access especially when it is predicted 1 in 4 users will have more than one connected device by 2016...While free wi-fi is great it does not necessarily protect you the same way a secure network may. Today’s infographic 'Free Wi-fi, Friend or Foe?' gives us some examples of ways hackers can hijack your accounts and how to ensure your safety when browsing on an open network."

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Apps in Education: 4 Way Video Calls on iPad

Apps in Education: 4 Way Video Calls on iPad | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Fring has  released an iPad optimized version of their app that can do 4-way video calling. Now you can talk to 4 people at once and because the screen is cut in 4 you can see everyone.

You can make the video calls over 3G as well as WiFi and as an added bonus, Fring is a multi platform app. You can use it to talk and video chat with your friends even if they have an Android device.

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What Tech in Schools Really Looks Like — The Digital Shift

What Tech in Schools Really Looks Like — The Digital Shift | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"'The future is here,' William Gibson once quipped. 'It’s just not evenly distributed.' Gibson, the sci-fi writer who coined the term 'cyberspace' back in 1982, could easily have been describing the state of technology in today’s K–12 classrooms. Sure, there are lots of stories about schools adopting the very latest digital devices...But stories like these don’t represent what’s happening in most of our nation’s schools. In fact, the distribution of technology in our classrooms remains radically uneven..."

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