Science reveals what really increases Twitter followers The world of science has some new advice for people who want to increase their Twitter following, and it may sound something your mother used to say: If you don’t have anything nice to tweet, don’t tweet at all. “Expressing negative sentiments in tweets is the second most harmful factor to growing a Twitter audience,” say researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology. They speculate about why: “This might be because Twitter is a medium dominated by very weak social ties, and negative sentiment from strangers may be unpleasant or uncomfortable for a potential new follower to see.” C.J. Hutto, Eric Gilbert and Sarita Yardi tracked data from over 500 active Twitter users as they tweeted more than 500,000 times in the course of 15 months. About every three months the researchers recorded each user’s follower growth, and analyzed what it was about their tweets and behavior that seemed to lead to growth. Another bit of advice based on the findings: Stop tweeting so much about yourself.
Maker Movement.pdf The Future Of Education [Publication] Top 12 Google Chrome Extensions That Enhance Student Learning... fb.me/34U8 This post was co-authored by Beth Holland and Tracy Sockalosky. Being 1:1 is fantastic, and if you are fortunate enough to have constant access to your own device in the classroom, then the benefits – especially in terms of efficiency – are tremendous: stored passwords, saved bookmarks, familiar file structure, and more. However, even if you don’t have the advantage of always being in possession of your own device, thanks to the versatility of Google Chrome extensions available through the Chrome Store, the web experience has become customizable and productive in completely new ways. What are Chrome Extensions? Chrome Extensions are tools that live inside of your Chrome Browser and provide additional functionality by connecting to other web utilities. We also find this video to be a helpful explanation for getting started. When we think about tools to maximize efficiency and enhance student learning, these 10 Chrome extensions immediately come to mind. EdTechTeacher advertises on this site.
Image - Future City wallpaper 15.jpg - Constructed worlds Blog | Activate Learning Solutions | Learning Solutions that Activate Performance in Your Company I've been in corporate learning and development for many years and I'm passionate about it....because I role model the behaviours of a networked learner. I work with business clients to design and develop engaging learning programs that solve their business performance problems. But I don't just design any training course - instead I use blend of new methods and media for people to work in a networked, flexible workplace using virtual and social collaborative technologies to create networks and communities for peer learning, networking and relationships that are based on value, reputation and trust to occur in the workplace. When I'm not working, I'm constantly learning to hone my mastery and techniques of the past times that inspire me and get me creative. I founded Third Place, a meetup community of Learning Professionals across Australia to meet, network, learn, work and share with each other for their professional and personal development.
Astronauts getting 3-D printer at International Space Station Now Playing NASA awards 'space taxi' contract to Boeing and SpaceX CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The 3-D printing boom is about to invade space. NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be able to one day fix their spacecraft by cranking out spare parts on the spot. The printer, made by a Northern California company called Made in Space, is among more than 5,000 pounds of space station cargo that's stuffed into a SpaceX Dragon capsule that was supposed to lift off before dawn Saturday. Besides real-time replacement parts at the station, NASA envisions astronauts, in the decades ahead, making entire habitats at faraway destinations like Mars. "If we're really going to set up shop on Mars," we have to do this, Jeff Sheehy, NASA's senior technologist, said Friday. At Kennedy Space Center, the company showed off a number of objects made by its 3-D printers. It was designed to operate safely in weightlessness inside a sealed chamber.
Khan Academy Little Known Ways To Power Your Google Search Home » Data Visualization » How to be a Google Power User New round here? Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed. It’s a familiar frustration for most of us: You type your precise, specific search terms into Google, and expect to find what you need on the first page. Instead, you’re faced with millions of search results, and the first few links are so off-the-wall unrelated you wonder if you mistyped something. But your search terms are correct, so why doesn’t Google know what you’re looking for? Though Google keeps improving their algorithms, there are still plenty of terms that stymie the search engine. Luckily, Google has quite a few hidden tips and tricks for searching that will help you quickly find exactly the results you’re looking for. Just by learning a few formatting and punctuation tricks, you can tell Google how your search terms are related, or exclude certain words or phrases. Faster and more accurate searches aren’t the only benefit to becoming a Google power user. Blank Weather
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Beginners' Guide to Google+ Authorship, hangouts, circles? What is all the buzz about and why do webmasters, SEOs, and business owners need to pay attention? The super savvy marketers at Digital Always Media know, and they have created an excellent blog series about the why’s and how’s of Google Plus. First, long-time SEO and blogger, Jim Hedger, gives us a look into the future of self-driving cars, automated grocery shopping, and how Google Plus is beginning to bring all the threads of a consumer’s life together into a more comprehensive and intuitive understanding of their needs, wants, and desires. What is Google Doing with Google Plus? Then, Hedger highlights why it is important for search marketers to keep an eye on Google+. The people making the freshest innovations in social thinking today have never known a world without the Internet. Google Plus and Search Marketers Finally, SEO, Bria Jordan takes you step by step through the various aspects of Google+ Elements of Google Plus – Part One: Circles