Crossposted from Official Google Blog: Tradition meets technology: top universities using Apps for Education
Today, U.S. News and World Report released their 28th annual ranking of the top higher-education institutions across the nation. While this list of schools represents traditions of academic excellence that span centuries, these institutions also clearly recognize the importance (and value) of modern technology in academia. We’re thrilled that 61 of this year’s top 100 universities have chosen Google Apps for Education to help improve communication and collaboration on campus.
7 Educative Gadgets For Children
9:39 AM
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Playing is an integral part of children's lives. So instead of giving them those toys that may even pose harm to your kids, why not get educational gadgets for them? Here are 7 educative gadgets for children.
1. 1 Kiddie laptops
Computers can be very educational. SO to prepare your child for technologically-inclined learning, you can give him a kiddie laptop. There are many brands of laptop for kids. There is the VTech Buzz Lightyear laptop, Fisher Price laptop, Barbie B-Smart laptop and a whole lot more. These laptops have simple controls that feature the alphabets, numbers, colors and shapes. Kiddie laptops are best given to child 3 to 8 years of age.
2. 2 VTech Mobigo
When it comes to educational toys, VTech seems to lead the market. Aside from their kiddie laptops, VTech also have the MobiGo Touch Learning System. This gadget looks like a qwerty mobile phone that enables a child to play fun, educational games. It has applications about English vocabulary, spelling, mathematics, and a whole lot more. VTech MobiGo is a perfect present for kids in the preschool.
3. 3 e-Book readers
One of the latest gadgets that is rapidly getting popular in the market are e-Book readers. e-Book readers are small gadgets that can store lots of stories, articles, and other literary publishing. Reading greatly enriches a child's mind so an e-Book reader is a gadget that you can give your kid without feeling guilty.
4. 4 Celestron Skyscout
One of the most interesting subjects to kid is the universe. It may have happened that they threw a question at you about the stars and you ended up not knowing the answer. If you do not want this scenario repeated, then you can give your child a Celestron Skyscout gadget. It can identify thousands of planets, stars and moons in the sky. It also is loaded with useful information and fun trivia.
5. 5 Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS is one of the gadgets that every kid would like to have. Although some may think it is just another game console, Nintendo DS actually supports brain training and games that your child can learn from. So just get a Nintendo DS and fill it with educational games for your kid.
6. 6 3D drawing pads
Children love animations so this very affordable 3D drawing pad gadget is really good for them. One drawing pad contains 3D paper that really makes a drawing pop out and be true to life. To hone your child's drawing skills, give him a 3D drawing pad, a pen and 3D glasses and let him be captured by his creativity.
1. 7 Bellybuds
Did you know that you can educate children even before they were born? Yes, indeed. Research studies show that an unborn baby's hearing sense starts to get active as early as 20 weeks. That is why Bellybuds are introduced to the market. Bellybuds are much like earphones that you plug into your ears to listen to music. The only difference is that the bellybuds are attached to a pregnant woman's belly. Science claims that unborn babies retain what they heard up to 1 year after they have been born. SO why not get bellybuds to educate your child in the womb and he may even become a singing protégé in the future.
This guest post was written by Danny who loves to write about Android Tablets and the best android tablet apps at his blog.
Urgent : Secure Your Twitter Account.
9:05 AM
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Today as i was cheking my mail i found out one coming from a site i am subscribed to. It is callled Total Defense and is a global leader in malware detection and anti-crimeware solutions.. As an educator and technology enthusiast i am so much interested in issues such as cyberbulling and cybercrimes. I use technology in my teaching and blog about it too and the security of our kids when they are online is one of our utmost responsibilities that is why being sibscribed to Total Defense will keep you abreast of the latest updates in the field of cybersafety and online security. I do recommend it for you.
Now back to our ship. The email i got from Total Defense was about how to keep your twitter account safe. Guess what ! as soon as i finished reading the article i discovered that i was a victim of a " cyber crime" that is why i am trying to draw your attention to this kind of fraud. If you are a twitter user and i know most of you are then be aware that there is a spam email that is being automatically delivered to many users in the form of "Tabitha Sanchez (peacefulslick80) is now following your tweets on Twitter”
This girl that is following your tweets is noone else but a freak so watch out Tabitha does not exist and she is only a robot. curiosity would drive you to inquire about the people who follow your tweets and honestly speaking i always try to inquire about my followers because i hate to be followed by someone who has nothing to do with what I write about , i know those people are just spaming you. As soon as you click on that link you will be redirected to an adult illegal meeting website.
This is just a trick to get people to sign up with this dirty site now imagine it was one of our kids who got the spam? This is the real danger , we as educators need to pay so much attention to what we tweet and what tweets follow us. Never trust those nice worded emails coming from unknown senders.
The Total Defense Research Team has recommended the following preventive measures:
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Now back to our ship. The email i got from Total Defense was about how to keep your twitter account safe. Guess what ! as soon as i finished reading the article i discovered that i was a victim of a " cyber crime" that is why i am trying to draw your attention to this kind of fraud. If you are a twitter user and i know most of you are then be aware that there is a spam email that is being automatically delivered to many users in the form of "Tabitha Sanchez (peacefulslick80) is now following your tweets on Twitter”
This girl that is following your tweets is noone else but a freak so watch out Tabitha does not exist and she is only a robot. curiosity would drive you to inquire about the people who follow your tweets and honestly speaking i always try to inquire about my followers because i hate to be followed by someone who has nothing to do with what I write about , i know those people are just spaming you. As soon as you click on that link you will be redirected to an adult illegal meeting website.
This is just a trick to get people to sign up with this dirty site now imagine it was one of our kids who got the spam? This is the real danger , we as educators need to pay so much attention to what we tweet and what tweets follow us. Never trust those nice worded emails coming from unknown senders.
The Total Defense Research Team has recommended the following preventive measures:
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- Never trust every message coming from social network. A good deal of skepticism is the best practice.
- Never click on the links obscured by TinyURL or similar tools if you do not know the source of the message. In this case we have been lucky because we have been redirected to an adult website. What if the referring website was a malicious site hosting malware?
- Consider implementing an additional security layer such as parental control software." Taken from Stay Safe With Your Twitter Account.
