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Our omnipresent QWERTY keyboard was invented in 1874, so the developers at Gmail are going to replace it with something completely "new"?

MORSE CODE!

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Teen Tech Week March 4-10

iPad and iPod Resources

Evernote for Education

 

Over the last couple of months, Evernote has become my favorite tool for bookmarking websites and saving files. Evernote allows me to access my bookmarks and files from all of my devices whenever I'm connected to the Internet. I also like the tagging and sorting options that I have available to me in Evernote. Before using Evernote I used Google Bookmarks. While Google Bookmarks is good, Evernote's tagging and sorting options are much better.

Recently, I learned that Evernote has an education section in which they provide examples of Evernote being used by teachers and students. Through the Evernote for Education page you can access an hour-long webinar explaining the how Evernote can be used by teachers and students.



Evernote for education webinar from Ronald Toledo on Vimeo.

(By Richard Byrne for Free Technology for Teachers)

 

Courtesy of: Schools.com

Best File Converter I've Seen

Wolfram Alpha

If you are into math or science at ALL, you need to be familiar with WolframAlpha. More than a search engine, WolframAlpha calculates the answers to math or science questions, creates plots, converts units, efficiently accesses scientific data and statitistics, and lots more. It took me awhile to get used to it because it is different than a regular search engine, but it is very, very useful.

WolframAlpha also has some unexpected breadth. I enjoyed floating around in the Wolfram Demonstrations Project. I doubt I'll ever get my mind around all that WolframAlpha offers, but I plan to enjoy trying. (MHouse)

Mathematica » The #1 tool for creating Demonstrations and anything technical. Wolfram|Alpha » Explore anything with the first computational knowledge engine. MathWorld » The web's most extensive mathematics resource. Course Assistant Apps » An app for every course— right in the palm of your hand. Wolfram Blog » Read our views on math, science, and technology. Computable Document Format » The format that makes Demonstrations (and any information) easy to share and interact with. STEM Initiative » Programs & resources for educators, schools & students. Computerbasedmath.org » Join the initiative for modernizing math education.

YouTube Week: Day Five

If you want to keep track of videos and topics that are popular, go to http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/. Some of you might want to know what is happening on the cutting edge.

YouTube Week: Day Four

To browse popular topics within YouTube, search www.youtube.com/topics.