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August 14, 2012 3:55 PM
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Adobe and Microsoft each issued security updates today to fix critical vulnerabilities in their software. Adobe’s fixes include a patch for a Flash Player flaw that is actively being exploited to break into Windows computers. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release includes nine patch bundles — more than half of them rated critical — addressing at least 27 security holes in Windows and related software. Nevertheless, the underlying vulnerability being targeted exists in Windows, Mac and Linux versions of the software. Windows and Mac users can grab the latest version (v. 11.3.300.271) via the Flash Player download center. Be sure to uncheck the “free” software scans that Adobe loves to bundle with updates, such as McAfee‘s obnoxious Security Scan Plus, if you don’t want it. Linux users should update to v. 11.2.202.238, and Chrome users want to be at v. 11.3.330.270 (normally Chrome auto-updates Flash, but recently it’s been sluggish to do so: my Chrome installation is still at v. 11.3.31.225. I will update this post in a bit with the direct links to the Flash Player downloads. Read more, a MUST for any "OS": http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/08/critical-security-fixes-from-adobe-microsoft/
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August 14, 2012 10:07 AM
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Coalfire recently conducted a survey on the BYOD to work trend. The findings reveal many companies are not discussing mobile device cybersecurity issues with their employees and lack policies to protect sensitive company data. The survey was conducted last month among 400 individuals in a variety of industries across North America that do not work in IT departments. “The BYOD trend is not slowing down, and while it has many benefits, it’s also introducing a number of new security risks that may be foreign to many companies,” said Rick Dakin, CEO and chief security strategist with Coalfire. ===> “The results of this survey demonstrate that companies must do much more to protect their critical infrastructure as employees work from their own mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, in the workplace. Companies need to have security and education policies in place that protect company data on personal devices.” <=== Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13424
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August 14, 2012 6:38 AM
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from A New Society, a new education!
August 14, 2012 6:26 AM
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The theme of Teaching Teachers to Tweet Part I was this: Don't just teachers teachers to use the functions of Twitter; teach them how to read the language of Twitter and follow community conventions and then give them specific ideas about how to use this tool for meaningful learning. To some extent, that resonates with the central message of every post on this blog about teacher professional development: don't just talk about technology; instead, always ensure that technology in the service of learning goals. Read more: http://www.scoop.it/t/a-new-society-a-new-education/p/2404228833/teaching-teachers-to-tweet-part-ii
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from Social Media and its influence
August 14, 2012 6:02 AM
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August 14, 2012 3:39 AM
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From reading emails to managing status updates on mobile devices 24/7 with an all-you-can-eat data plan - we are consuming information like never before. While that may seem like way too much for a person to watch, an academic study by the University of California, San Diego, suggests that current data levels are the equivalent of each US citizen consuming 12 hours of information - or media - each day. Read more, very interesting...: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9742180.stm#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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August 11, 2012 5:03 PM
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Les articles les plus populaires Les articles ayant suscités le plus d’émotion… http://affairesfamiliales.wordpress.com/articles/articles-best-of-coup-de-coeur/ Gust MEES: d'abord je n'étais pas sûr de publier ceci, mais en activant mon sens critique (#criticalthinking) il me semble que c'est nécessaire de l'inclure dans cette rubrique "21st Century Learning and Teaching" ! Pourquoi ? Dans l'éducation il faut aussi avoir le courage d'éduquer les gens aux problèmes dans le monde, le monde dont ils vont être confrontés dès sortie de l'école... Et en voyant de pareils articles il me semble nécessaire de les faire voir aux étudiants et de discuter sur ce qui se passe et... Je vous conseille aussi de lire mon article (en anglais) créé avec des auteurs multiculturels qui date déjà du 2 novembre 2010, mais qui reste toujours actuel : - http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/for-a-better-world-test/ ===> Remuez vos méninges et pensez critiquement et surtout faites partager votre savoir critique, le monde a besoin de gens qui pensent critiquement ! <===
Utilizing the tools of community-based performance, this project seeks to nourish and to restore peoples' expressive capacities as a way to help them better address publicly questions of justice, memory, identity and resistance, but also complicity .
Via Paula King, Ph.D.
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August 10, 2012 12:42 PM
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August 10, 2012 8:27 AM
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Safer Internet Day 2013 will take place on Tuesday 5 February 2013 and will be the tenth edition of the event. We hope therefore to make it bigger and better than ever before. Keep checking this page for more information or sign up our newsletter on the homepage. Read more: http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day
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August 9, 2012 5:30 PM
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August 9, 2012 2:58 PM
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August 8, 2012 8:06 PM
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August 14, 2012 10:19 AM
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Nowadays all employees bring their own Internet-aware devices to work. Employers and institutions such as schools think
they can save a lot of money by having their employees or students use their own kit. These devices are often 'powered' by applications downloaded from some kind of App-Store/Market. The applications there should be safe, but are they? What kind of risks do they pose for personal or corporate data? Furthermore, the paper will describe different vectors of attack towards corporate networks and the risk of intractable data leakage problems: for example, encryption of company data on portable devices is by no means common practice. Finally, we offer advice on how to handle BYOD policies in your own environment and if it is really worth it. Maybe 'Windows To Go' - a feature of Windows 8 that boots a PC from a Live USB stick which contains Win8, applications plus Group Policies applied by the admin - is a suitable base model for converting BYOD into a Managed By IT Device. ===> Remember: BYOD isn't coming, it is here already and it is (B)ig, (Y)et (O)utside (D)efence perimeters! <===
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August 14, 2012 6:53 AM
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“BYOD is top of mind for myriad organisations; however, it’s causing some concern among IT. The increase in personal devices accessing the network may complicate the process of ensuring devices are secure and compliant with company policies, making it difficult for IT to justify broad BYOD acceptance,” said Stacy K. Crook, senior analyst, Mobile Enterprise Research, IDC. “Solutions with features like those found in the latest version of Sophos Mobile Control allow organisations to develop BYOD strategies without compromising on security, or complicating the overall management of the network.” In addition, if it a mobile device becomes non-compliant, the new release will alert IT, so the administrator can send messages to the user for minor violations. For more serious incidents, the administrator can configure a set of tasks, which will be applied automatically. Examples include corporate or full wipes as well as policy changes to avert any risk for corporate data. Gust MEES: a MUST read for anyone who uses "Bring Your Own Device" (Hashtag for Twitter =#BYOD): http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13423
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August 14, 2012 6:30 AM
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It's Connected Educator month here in the United States, which has me thinking about how we get more educators connected to one another. There are a number of sources of inspiration for Connected Educator month, but one important one is the National Education Technology Plan. The National Ed Tech Plan was written by an outstanding team of researchers including Chris Dede, Barry Fishman, David Rose and about a dozen others. The plan has a specific section on helping educators in "Connecting to Content, Expertise, and Activities Through Online Communities," with the this recommendation: 3.2 Leverage social networking technologies and platforms to create communities of practice that provide career-long personal learning opportunities for educators within and across schools, preservice preparation and in-service educational institutions, and professional organizations.
And sure enough, the U.S. Department of Ed is a co-sponsor of Connected Educator month. It's actually really great to see the DOE taking the ideas from the National Ed Tech Plan and bringing them to life.
Read more: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/08/teaching_teachers_to_tweet.html
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August 14, 2012 6:10 AM
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August 11, 2012 5:50 PM
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Infographic with embedded videos...
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August 11, 2012 3:06 PM
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“If you look closely at people who are succeeding in this new digital world of work, you’ll notice they have something in common: they’re fast learners and they’re willing to adapt. If you want to grow as a person and a worker and if you want to gain skills that will help you take that next step in your career, you’ll probably have to learn those skills on your own. In the post-recession workplace, your company probably isn’t going to send you to a conference so you can learn that new skill that will make you an even more valuable employee … Your boss probably doesn’t have time to hold your hand as you figure out how to use a new tool that will make your team more efficient. And it’s unlikely you’ll be encouraged to spend your workday focusing on forward-looking, innovative projects that will really help you grow.“ Read more, very interesting...: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2012/08/11/from-learning-management-to-personal-knowledge-management/
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August 11, 2012 10:36 AM
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As a teacher, you might be trying to improve your teaching practices to fit the 21st century educational paradigm. Obviously, the first thing you should think about is the nature of students you are teaching today in your classroom, for when you know them, feel them and connect to them, you will be in a better position to tend to their learning needs. In this regard, I am sharing with you a GREAT video from Blackboard TV that would introduce you to the 21st century students. The video is just 2 minutes and 18 second long but you will definitely love it .Check it out below... http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/what-teachers-should-now-about-21st.html
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August 10, 2012 8:54 AM
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August 9, 2012 6:39 PM
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Great leaders think strategically. They can understand and appreciate the current state as well as see possibilities. - Critical thinking is the mental process of objectively analyzing a situation by gathering information from all possible sources, and then evaluating both the tangible and intangible aspects, as well as the implications of any course of action.
- Implementation thinking is the ability to organize ideas and plans in a way that they will be effectively carried out.
- Conceptual thinking consists of the ability to find connections or patterns between abstract ideas and then piece them together to form a complete picture.
- Innovative thinking involves generating new ideas or new ways of approaching things to create possibilities and opportunities.
- Intuitive thinking is the ability to take what you may sense or perceive to be true and, without knowledge or evidence, appropriately factor it in to the final decision.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/03/27/how-to-develop-5-critical-thinking-types/
Via Jess Chalmers
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August 9, 2012 3:44 PM
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I’ve enjoyed getting to know (via my twitter PLN) and interact with a couple of individuals who are diligent curators of all information related to educational technology: Nour Alkhalidy (@MissNoor28)
Gust Mees (@knolinfos) http://www.scoop.it/u/webwizard Most recently (pic above) I mentioned to Gust that I thought two important new skills were to “disregard and discard”. He asked me to explain further…here goes. INFORMATION OVERLOAD
The increase of social media, the explosion of Web2.0 technologies and their inclusion in search engine returns means you get more than “web sites” and tens of thousands of returns for any search.
A current Google search for “Mobile Learning” (in quotes) brings back 3,710,000 returns. Even refining the search to “mobile learning instructional design” returns 548,000 returns. Gust MEES (@knolinfos): stay tuned, I am preparing a new blog "Learning 2 Learn in 21st Century-The Practice", coming soon... That blog will be part also to my blog "How-To prepare for giving a quality course" - http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/how-to-prepare-for-giving-a-good-course/ Read more, Kevin explains it very well...:
http://kevincorbett.com/2012/08/two-new-skills-needed-for-today-discard-and-disregard/
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August 9, 2012 12:38 PM
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![This is What the Perfect Tweet Looks Like [infographic] | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/KuYJ7LPX7hH8HtZkbHgvWDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
