Finding new technology so you don't have to
Want to receive text messages on all of your web-enabled devices? If you have an Android phone, install ZipWhip (free) on your smartphone, laptop, desktop, and Android tablet. Any time you get a text message, the message will appear on… Read moreZipWhip: Get Your Text Messages on All of Your Devices
EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducts an annual survey of undergraduate students regarding their use of technology. Read more about the 2013 study. In this post I give some commentary on the data presented by Eden Dahlstrom, Director… Read moreECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology
Here’s a set of quick tech tips for searching Google that found their way to Cheezburger.com. Print out the image and tape it to your wall. Email this page
Free webinar. November 12, 2013 at 1pm ET (10am PT). “The EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducts an annual study about undergraduates’ technology experiences and expectations in higher education. The results of this study provide a unique look… Read moreEduCause Annual ECAR Student and IT Survey
If you are going to hand your laptop to a prostitute as collateral while you visit an ATM, might I suggest that you use a service like FolderLock to secure the personal health information of the 652 clients you have… Read moreAre You Safe and Secure? Follow-up Post
You are working with a student or a colleague. You are both standing in front of a whiteboard drawing, writing, and discussing your topic. But how do you do this online if you and your collaborator are not in the… Read moreScribblar: Shared Whiteboard
Your computer files. Are they locked away from prying eyes? Are they backed up? Are they backed up offsite, away from fire and flood danger? For the most part, I don’t have super-secret data on my computer. I teach psychology…. Read moreAre You Safe and Secure?
It’s about how you use the technology. I recently read author and commercial pilot Patrick Smith’s book, Cockpit Confidential. His pet peeve: When people say “Planes can practically fly themselves.” He assures us that they cannot. He notes that the… Read moreIt’s Not About the Technology
My favorite email reminder service, FollowUp.cc (see this blog post), has just added a new tool to their arsenal. For those not familiar with the service, you send an email to, say, Tuesday@followup.cc, and Tuesday morning, you will receive that… Read moreFollowUp.cc: Chrome Extension for Gmail
With evolving modes of communication comes evolving means of citation. Tweet2Cite is a handy tool. Enter the URL for a tweet, and get the citation, in MLA or APA style. Getting a URL for a tweet This took a little… Read moreTweet2Cite: Twitter Citation Generator