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January 19, 2014 8:36 AM
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For The First Time, Hackers Have Used A Refrigerator To Attack Businesses

For The First Time, Hackers Have Used A Refrigerator To Attack Businesses | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Security researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered the very first wide-scale hack attack that involved television sets and at least one refrigerator.

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January 18, 2014 5:02 AM
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Spam-Fighting Startup Impermium Joins Google, Discontinues Third-Party Services

Spam-Fighting Startup Impermium Joins Google, Discontinues Third-Party Services | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Impermium, a cybersecurity startup that was backed by top funds like Accel and Greylock, is joining Google. They had raised $9 million in funding from..

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January 17, 2014 6:09 AM
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Engaging with Ebooks Can Aid Children’s Literacy, Study Finds

Engaging with Ebooks Can Aid Children’s Literacy, Study Finds | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
As younger and younger children recognize and use electronic devices as sources of information and entertainment, what is the impact on their literacy skills? Largely a positive one, according to a study in the January edition of SAGE Open.

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maralma's curator insight, January 17, 2014 2:14 PM

I support this study 100%, my students improved miles with the digital classroom!

Ness Crouch's curator insight, January 17, 2014 8:29 PM

Nice to see some research on this. :)

Mirta Liliana Filgueira's curator insight, January 21, 2014 11:20 AM

Alfabetización digital en los niños pequeños.

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January 17, 2014 6:30 AM
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New theme: Poly

New theme: Poly | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
It's Theme Thursday! We’re happy to introduce an amazing new premium theme: Poly. Designed by the talented Justin Carroll, Poly is a colorful theme that features a dynamic grid layout perfect for a...

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January 15, 2014 6:56 AM
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10 New Year's Resolutions for Digital Families

Check out this list of resolutions from uKnowKids (www.uknowkids.com) that you and your family can easily follow through with in 2014! Let's make 2014 the safes

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January 14, 2014 5:28 AM
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How to rescue your PC from ransomware | Cyber-Security

How to rescue your PC from ransomware | Cyber-Security | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Don't negotiate with e-terrorists. Be a hero and rescue your hostage PC.

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January 14, 2014 5:36 AM
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What sort of security can you expect if you do your internet banking on an iPhone or iPad?

What sort of security can you expect if you do your internet banking on an iPhone or iPad? | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Security researcher Ariel Sanchez recently published a fascinating report on the sort of security you can expect if you do your internet banking on an iPhone or iPad.

The answer, sadly, seems to be, "Very little."

 

You should head over to IOActive's blog to read the whole report.

Sanchez details the results of a series of offline security tests conducted against 40 different iOS banking apps used by 60 different banks in about 20 different countries.

 


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January 10, 2014 4:14 AM
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New Themes: Motif and Suits

New Themes: Motif and Suits | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
It's the first Theme Thursday of 2014, and we're kicking the year off with two new free themes. Motif was designed to help you create a beautiful online presence for your business. You can integrat...

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January 7, 2014 4:35 AM
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Free guide: WordPress Security Checklist

Free guide: WordPress Security Checklist | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

WordPress is not only easy to use, it also comes with many plugins and themes for you to choose from, making it extremely customizable. However, like all other popular platforms, it is also more prone to hacking.

 


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Rescooped by Gerrit Bes from 21st Century Tools for Teaching-People and Learners
January 5, 2014 9:46 AM
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7 Fabulous iPad Apps to Create Short Animated Lessons for Your Flipped Classroom

7 Fabulous iPad Apps to Create Short Animated Lessons for Your Flipped Classroom | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

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GwynethJones's curator insight, January 12, 2014 10:34 AM

Flipped, semi-flipped, or just infusing engagment for your Universal Design for Learning - these apps might do the trick!

John Rudkin's curator insight, January 16, 2014 3:29 AM

Great choice.....

Gilles Le Page's curator insight, January 19, 2014 2:41 AM

outils Ipad

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January 2, 2014 6:34 AM
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Get your new blog off to a great start (Hint: we can help!)

Get your new blog off to a great start (Hint: we can help!) | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Publishing a blog can be tons of fun, and a great way to make friends and create opportunities. Starting one couldn't be easier: sign up, pick a theme, and off you go. But maintaining one and build...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, January 2, 2014 4:15 AM

 

A very good idea...

 

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January 1, 2014 6:13 AM
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Detecting Security Incidents in Event-Logs|Windows


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December 26, 2013 8:56 AM
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Android App Sells Your WhatsApp Conversations

Android App Sells Your WhatsApp Conversations | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Mobile Threat Monday: Android App Uploads Your WhatsApp Conversations Online

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January 18, 2014 4:57 AM
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WE Are Living In A World Of Connected Technology/Cyber-Security Knowledge Is A Must!

WE Are Living In A World Of Connected Technology/Cyber-Security Knowledge Is A Must! | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
. . Cyber-Security And Privacy Knowledge As Skills In The 21st Century Are NOT Yet Enough Taught And Present, WHY!? . Did YOU realize already that WE are living in the 21st Century and that WE near...

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January 18, 2014 5:02 AM
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Google Unveils Smart Contact Lens That Lets Diabetics Measure Their Glucose Levels

Google Unveils Smart Contact Lens That Lets Diabetics Measure Their Glucose Levels | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
This isn't Google Glass in a contact lens, but it may just be Google's first step in this direction. The company's Google X lab just teased a smart contact..

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January 17, 2014 6:10 AM
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10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators

10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

These tools can be very helpful for language teachers. Students can use them to impprove their pronunciation and develop their reading skills. All these tools are easy to use and above all free of charge. Most of these tools are extensions that you can install on your browser.


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Profesor Mills's curator insight, January 25, 2014 4:59 AM

Great for preparing for language assessments

Training in Business's curator insight, January 28, 2014 7:32 PM

10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators

 

Progressive training's curator insight, January 28, 2014 7:34 PM

10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators

 

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January 16, 2014 6:02 AM
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Privacy: Google's plot to take over your digital life

Privacy: Google's plot to take over your digital life | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Google's purchase of Netst is just the latest step in its plot to take over your digital life.

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January 14, 2014 5:42 AM
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How to Run an Effective Brainstorming Session and Stimulate...

How to Run an Effective Brainstorming Session and Stimulate... | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Creative ideas can help you drive your business to success. Brian Tracy discusses how to run a brainstorming session and encourage creative thinking.

 

The aim of the brainstorming session should be to generate the most ideas possible within a specific period of time.

 

===> An effective brainstorming session will last anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes, and 30 minutes is usually ideal. <===



 

 


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Gust MEES's curator insight, January 13, 2014 9:51 PM

 

===> An effective brainstorming session will last anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes, and 30 minutes is usually ideal. <===

 

Gary Harwell's curator insight, January 14, 2014 11:26 PM

Most people are afraid to speak up or make any communicatin at all in Brainstorming sessions. doing a good sessiion will help aleviate those fears.

Kirsten Macaulay's curator insight, January 15, 2014 6:56 AM

Great ideas, tips and strategies.

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January 14, 2014 5:32 AM
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Top 10 Essential Web Tools For Project-Based Learning

Top 10 Essential Web Tools For Project-Based Learning | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Blending the traditional textbooks with innovative web tools that inspire collaboration will be the wisest thing you’ve ever done for your students.

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Profesor Mills's curator insight, January 25, 2014 5:01 AM

Why only use textbooks when you can pick & mix:)

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January 10, 2014 4:10 AM
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Unconference: A New Model for Professional Development

Unconference: A New Model for Professional Development | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
You have probably heard the joke about professional development: "Dear Lord, please let me die at a staff development workshop. The difference between being alive and being dead is so indiscernible...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, January 9, 2014 11:47 PM

 

Learn more:

 

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/is-your-professional-development-up-to-date/

 

The Rice Process's curator insight, January 10, 2014 7:46 AM

Teachers, as learners, need the on-going support and encouragement to be successful in implementing new ideas.  Investing in quality professional development programs guarantees promising results for the school community.

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January 10, 2014 4:17 AM
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82% of enterprise Mac users not getting security updates

82% of enterprise Mac users not getting security updates | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Apple users are updating to OS X Mavericks in large numbers, but not fast enough. Corporate users in particular have been slow to upgrade, which could have serious security implications.

 

Apple is famous for the secrecy around its product and service launches.

 

 

 

===> It's unfortunate it has decided that the safety of Mac users should also require reading tea leaves. <===

 


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Gust MEES's curator insight, January 9, 2014 10:08 AM

 

===> It's unfortunate it has decided that the safety of Mac users should also require reading tea leaves. <===

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

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January 5, 2014 9:42 AM
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Driving Innovation in Public Education

Check out cultureofyes.ca for more information. These slides are for the symposium Targeting Technology for Maximum Student Benefit, presented by the Centre fo

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January 2, 2014 6:40 AM
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Why Google Glass is doomed.

Why Google Glass is doomed. | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
First, I love headlines that stretch the truth a bit. No one outside of Google got their Glass before March of last year. I got mine on the second day they were available, which was ...

 

So, what would I do if I were Google? Reset expectations. Say “this is really a product for 2020 that we’re gonna build with you.” First release is in 2014, but let’s be honest, if it’s $600 and dorky looking, it’ll be doomed — as long as expectations are so high.

 


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January 1, 2014 6:10 AM
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Eye Reflections in Photos Can Reliably Identify Who's Behind the Lens

Eye Reflections in Photos Can Reliably Identify Who's Behind the Lens | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
A person can learn a lot from looking deeply into someone's eyes---perhaps even enough to identify suspects of a crime.

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December 27, 2013 4:36 AM
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What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning?

What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning? | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Author David Price writes: "If schools are coming into direct competition with the learning opportunities available in the informal social space, it has to be said that this is a pressure, which barely registers within the political discourse.

 

In the following pages, Price describes three cases across the globe — in London, Sydney, San Diego — that have mapped a vision that answers the questions above. Here’s what they have in common:

 

- By insisting that their teachers and mentors share their learning, all three have de-privatized teaching and learning.

 

- By opening up the commons, and by designing workspaces without walls, they have brought Edison’s ‘machine-shop culture’ into education.

 

- By bringing into the commons, experts, parents and investors, they have given an authenticity to the work of their students that is impossible to simulate in an enclosed classroom.

 

- By modelling collaborative working to their students they have fostered the peer learning which is at the heart of ‘open’.

 

- By emphasizing adult and real-world connections, they ensure that students are preparing for the world beyond school by being in that world.

 

- By making their expertise and intellectual property freely available, they have created high demand from their peers and ensured that knowledge travels fast.

 

- By seeing technology not simply as an aide to learning but as the imperative for change, they ensure that their programs are relevant to societal needs and societal shifts.

 

- By trusting in their staff and students, and by giving them freedom and responsibility in equal measure, they have fostered a culture of learning that rewards respectful challenge, shuns unnecessary deference, and therefore constantly stays in motion.

 


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Raquel Oliveira's curator insight, December 31, 2013 3:47 PM

ainda temos um caminho pela frente, mas precisamos do primeiro passo...

Laércio Bento's curator insight, January 1, 2014 4:54 PM

Por muitas razões, uma postura de maior envolvimento, compartilhamento, comprometimento e autonomia, faz todo sentido para tornar o ensino mais efetivo e atraente.

 

María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight, January 14, 2014 4:46 AM

Very nice sharing. Thanks