I thought that might get your attention! The majority of people I have talked to that currently use Twitter regularly have all admitted to thinking Twitter sounded like the stupidest idea ever before using it. The approximately 85% of U.S. …

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We all know that book prices are reaching the point where students may not be able to afford school, not because of the tuition – but because of the textbooks.  In an effort to help educate and assist faculty in …

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Blackboard recently released Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP6 – We now have it installed at Valencia College! I’m very happy to see a few of the frequently request enhancements finally integrated into the LMS; such as interactive rubrics, enhance assessment timers, …

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GoToMeeting recently launched the HDFaces option to make your meetings feel a little more personal. HDFaces enables high-definition video conferencing with one click. I use GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar all the time for my job at Valencia for training and virtual …

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TechSmith (creators of Jing, Snagit, & Camtasia) has released a free digital whiteboard app, ScreenChomp, for the iPad. ScreenChomp allows users to write and draw with their fingers in 12 colors and record their action with audio on the digital …

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This is Chance – Chance was born on February 22, 2011 with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth. It is a type of neural tube defect. Spina bifida can …

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