Monthly Archives: December 2012

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“This is the full video of ‘1984’, the commercial released by Apple on 22nd January 1984, during the Third Quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.

This was it’s only day time release; Other screenings were in the cinema’s.

For those confused, it is based on George Orwells book 1984, in which society is controlled by Big Brother and is being watched/heard night and day. On top of this, they are fuelled with hatred for the past and other societies other than their own.

‘1984’ the commercial is based around one of the Two Minute Hate scenes, in which Apples case, the young woman in red shorts is suggesting Apple Macintosh will give people freedom in computing like never before (IBM was the main competitor at the time). The crowd of emotionless people are the members of the Big Brother society, taking in all the propaganda. The old chap in the large screen is Big Brother.”

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A list of different country domain extensions and their corresponding countries sorted alphabetically according to the file extension starting with letters A-E.

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As technology rushes into schools at an ever-increasing pace, we are constantly bombarded by talk about whatever happens to be hot this week.  Khan Academ…

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“Love this great post from the folks at Always Prepared entitled:  ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology‘ and the infographic it inspired from  Mark Bates. Both highlight “The Habitudes” of educators who are effectively using technology to enhance and impact teaching and learning. Hat tip to Shawn McCusker for this awesome Twitter find!”

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