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If you’ve been using Dropbox for a while, you may not have noticed that a whole ecosystem of applications have been built up to use the service. Over time, these apps have sprung up to fill all of the little holes Dropbox left unfilled. There are apps now for just about everything. It’s possible to sync Google Docs to Dropbox, automatically send Gmail attachments to Dropbox, play music in a browser from your Dropbox music files, encrypt your Dropbox, easily host a website or blog in Dropbox, collect URLs and web clippings to Dropbox and to automate file syncs between all of your social networks and Dropbox. You can even view all of your Dropbox files alongside your Google Docs, Box files and FTP files in the one web interface.

10+ Best Apps For Your Dropbox

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http://hotchocolateandcupcakes.wordpress.com/category/organization/ What a great visual way to see who has turned in work… Mrs. Clark uses this “gadget” as way to visually see which students have turned in their work and which students have not.

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The Art & Technique of Personal Learning Networks or "A Gardener's Approach to Learning" Introduction: As we work in a time of rapid change, with students who are digital natives, from within a dramatically new information landscape, the best description of the 21st Century teacher is Master Learner.
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Figuring out the smartest places to store your stuff is time well spent—mostly because it results in time you don't spend cleaning. Here are 10 smart storage solutions for your excess cords, shoes, spices, and all kinds of computer stuff. Photo via Instructables .

Top 10 Creative Ways to Store Your Stuff

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http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog_jim_vanides/my_5_favorite_tablet_pc_tips_educators With all the growing interest in tablet-based computing in schools, I thought it would be timely to share once again “My 5 Favorite Tablet PC Tips for Educators”. These are simple ways you can use a digital pen to support your teaching – especially in math and science, where diagrammatic discussions are key. I also include a tip at the end for using your existing laptop to take advantage of the power of digital ink…

My 5 Favorite Tablet PC Tips for Educators

Using Fields in Word

http://www.bltt.org/software/word/fields.htm#gen2 First of all, let's get one thing straight: we are not talking about farmer's fields. This tutorial is about making a word document or template that has pre-written text and areas that the user can edit. They can edit these areas either by typing in their own text, such as in a cloze activity, or choosing from a list of possible answers.

Apps for Professional Development

http://edreach.us/2011/12/26/apps-for-professional-development/ Twitter App (free) Twitter is one of the most active and beneficial social networks on the web. All educators would be wise to join the conversation. If you haven’t used Twitter yet, I would recommend that you read these excellent blog posts: http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/04/04/top-10-twitter-tips/ Google Voice (free)

The Must-Have Guide To Helping Technophobic Educators

The following is the third in a set of 7 ‘ The Future of Education ‘ articles. It is written by Dr. Abir Qasem , an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, and Director of Academic Computing at Bridgewater College and Tanya Gupta who has worked on technology and economic development. http://edudemic.com/2012/02/technophobic-teachers/
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