A Handy Google Drive App to Edit, Annotate and Sign PDFs. November 2, 2014 PDFzen is a great free web tool that allows you to edit and sign your PDFs online.
This app is integrated with Google Drive which means that you can easily edit the PDFs you have in your Drive. When you are done, you can save your edits back to Drive or download the document as a PDF or generate a link to share via email or social media websites. Some other things you can do with PDFzen include: filling out DF forms, signing documents, highlighting text, leaving comments, and drawing on PDFs. Excellent Timeline Printables and Graphic Organizers for Your Class. October 26, 2014 A few days ago, I shared with you here in EdTech and Mlearning a great source of graphic organizers where teachers can access and download printables to use in their class.
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Employees who fall sick during their annual leave have the right to re-take that annual leave a later date, irrespective of when they fell ill, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled today.
Half of employers have not prepared for pensions auto-enrolment. Employers have been warned to prepare for pensions auto-enrolment “as soon as possible” after research found that nearly half (44%) of organisations had taken no steps to get ready for its introduction.
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Technology Does Not Equal 21st Century Learning. Picture: leftyparent.com As our school embarks on a mission to become more of a 21st Century school combined with the fact that we are now a Google Apps school I have gotten a number of questions about technology and our dependency on it.
One answer I gave is that I am sure there were glitches with the printing press but they didn’t get rid of that and the same is true with technology. it is not perfect and there will be glitches but that doesn’t mean we should get rid of it. In a different conversation I had it became clear to me that the person assumed that technology is the same as 21st Century learning. That prompted in my mind the following response. For example finding something on the Internet in not necessarily 21st century learning. Below you will find a chart ( I am sorry it didn’t copy well but I included the link for you as well) that shows the difference between a 20th Century classroom and a 21st century classroom.
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This comes with a range of potential legal implications, of which the institution should be aware. To help give you confidence in your compliance with the law, these top tips serve as a quick reminder of the main areas to be addressed and sources of help available when recording lectures. These tips are available in html, Word and PDF format. For more detailed guidance on the issues raised, see the recording of our webcast in 2011, or the accompanying guidance document, Recording Lectures: Legal Considerations. New Guidance on Notification of Security Breaches. Under the revised Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR), public electronic communications service providers are required to notify the ICO when a personal data breach occurs. The regulations require that -a record of all security breaches is kept in a log of personal data breaches the Information Commissioner is notified of any security breaches subscribers need to be informed of the breach without delay if is likely to adversely affect their personal data or privacyFor now, this law only applies to providers of public electronic communications services, (not users of the JANET network) but the European Commission are keen that similar requirements be extended to all other organisations handling personal data.
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The Commission aims to enhance the accountability of European organisations that process data by introducing the requirement for large employers and those that gather personal information through the course of their business to appoint data protection officers. Under the proposals, the “patchwork” of data protection laws and reporting requirements across Europe will be replaced with a single set of rules for all 27 member states. According to Viviane Reding, vice-president of the Commission, the reforms will eliminate unnecessary administrative burden for businesses, saving them around €2.3 billion per year. Technologies. Is FOI Too Costly for Public Authorities? Welcome to the Intellectual Property Office. How To Measure Social Media - 6 Step Process. Implementing the Cookies Regulations - Public Sector Guidance. Hiper url - Abre hasta 5 pestañas con un solo enlace. Hiper url - Abre hasta 5 pestañas con un solo enlace.
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Using Wikis for Learning and Collaboration.