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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Memory upgrades from Crucial.com – Crucial Mac System Scanner

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Memory upgrades from Crucial.com/eu

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

A simple program to download that examines your system to show you what RAM and upgrades you can add.

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Austin’s Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work – Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback

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PortRon Berger from Expeditionary Learning demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work. Here he tells…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This video is an excellent exploration of how a portfolio should demonstrate learning.

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10 Time Saving Chrome Extensions for Teachers – AppsEvents Blog

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Hand-picked Chrome extensions to help teachers work smarter.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Here are a few more good ones to take note of.  I will install at least three of them.  

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The era of Facebook is an anomaly

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danah boyd’s SXSW keynote is sold out. When it’s over, a dozen fans rush the stage.

These fans aren’t young groupies hoping to get a closer glimpse at their favorite rock star, but…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This thought-provoking article talks about how people have different personas depending upon the audience they are aiming towards.  I think of this personally, where I have my Facebook for friends and family, whereas my LinkedIn is professional, my Twitter is impersonal but professional, my Blog is very technical, my Scoop-its are reflective, my Tumblr is for music, my Flikr is for family, and my Instagram is small artistic glimpses of my life.

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