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From grading math quizzes with Google forms to plotting plant growth in a motion chart, teachers around the world are constantly generating new, creative ways Google Apps can improve instruction.
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May 20, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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May 18, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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Research from social media brand monitoring platform, Simplify360
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May 17, 2011 • 4:05 am 0
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As connection speeds increase and the ubiquity of the Internet pervades, digital content reigns. And in this era, free education has never been so accessible. The Web gives lifelong learners the tools to become autodidacts, eschewing exorbitant tuition and joining the ranks of other self-taught great thinkers in history such as Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Paul Allen and Ernest Hemingway.
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May 7, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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A great piece of research from Beyond that shows numbers and behaviours of early adopters and intenders for location-based social networking.
The summary: It's Facebook Places by a mile
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May 6, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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It's not much bigger than your finger, it looks like a leftover from an electronics factory, but its makers believe their £15 computer could help a new generation discover programming.
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May 5, 2011 • 4:04 am 0
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Consumers are increasingly tapping into their networks of friends, fans, and followers to discover, discuss and purchase goods and services, in ever-more sophisticated ways. As a result, it's never been more important for brands to make sure they too have the F-FACTOR.
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From Mastercard to Century 21 – 5 good case studies that show how big brands are getting into the social gaming space
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May 4, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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Good advice and insight from SXSW
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April 8, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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This past January, the hilariously titled BlablabLAB enlisted three Kinects and a RepRap machine to snap passersby and render them into personalized tchotchkes, in a project called Be Your Own Souvenir.
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April 5, 2011 • 4:03 am 0
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A great summary of osme of the more interesting trends from SXSW 2011
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March 29, 2011 • 8:57 am 0
Crowdsourcing vs Quality – Can Q&A sites find the balance?
Interesting article here from Fast Company on the growth of Q&A sites like Quora and Facebook questions, exploring the fact that no-one has completely cracked it yet, for a number of reasons:
- Negative response bias – Those with an axe to grind are more likely to respond to requests
- Attention seeking, rather than utility-giving – The classic problem with crowdsourcing, in which respondents use it as their own personal platform, rather contributing to the actual need
- Trolling – Noise created by non-interested 3rd parties in an attempt to boost their own presence
Nevertheless, there are a couple of smaller, targetted Q&A sites that are working quite well for niche audiences – take a look at TED Conversations, Innocentive and Help a Reporter Out
Filed under: Uncategorized, crowdsourcing, Innocentive, QA, Quora, social media, TED
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