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2013-06-18 22:15:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This will be an excellent conference.

2013-06-16 21:40:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I love All Access.

2013-06-16 16:10:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Is your photography doing more harm than good?

2013-06-15 16:48:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

secluded

For some reason, outhouses in Minnesota attract me. I've taken pictures of the outhouses on frozen lakes and in the middle of forests. They always seem to make interesting subjects.

My niece +willow armfield, and I visited Arcola Mills on the Saint Croix River outside of Stillwater, Minnesota. It's a lovely old home with beautiful gardens, a creek, and the river -- and, of course, this outhouse.

#photography   #outhouse   #forest   #minnesota  

2013-06-14 23:11:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"Common citizenship" I'm totally behind that.

2013-06-14 16:12:26 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

I like how this video shows plagiarism from a different perspective than completely academic.

2013-06-13 02:58:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Reality check: The truth about iOS vs. Android upgrades | Computerworld Blogs
http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/22327/ios-vs-android-upgrades

2013-06-13 01:25:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hashtags have gone live in Facebook. Now it will be 100% more congested than before. #markmywords  

2013-06-11 20:09:20 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

wish

I know that dandelion shots are like flower and kitten shots: ubiquitous. But I like them. They make me happy.

#olympus   #olympusomdem5   #omdem5   #nature   #photography  

2013-06-11 15:39:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

W00t! A new The Civil Wars song. 

2013-06-10 23:25:25 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I love using Prezi. I may introduce this way of using it for one of my classroom projects. It's a great idea.

2013-06-10 20:36:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-06-09 13:54:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

fanned

taken at the eloise butler wildflower garden and bird sanctuary in minneapolis, minnesota

#olympus   #omdem5   #photography  

2013-06-05 21:54:21 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Introducing Google Keyboard – smart and easy typing on Android

Starting today, you can get the smart-and-easy Nexus typing experience on your Android phone or tablet, by downloading Google Keyboard on Google Play: http://goo.gl/W63Lu

Google Keyboard has Gesture Typing (which lets you glide through letters to form a word, just lift your finger to enter a space), automatic error correction, and word predictions. You can also tap the microphone to compose messages with Voice Typing when you’re on-the-go. Together with dictionaries for 26 languages (plus keyboard layouts for a dozen more), it provides a fast, accurate, and reliable typing experience.

Android is an open platform, so you can customize your device to your liking; choosing your own keyboard is just one example of what’s possible – and there are a lot of great keyboards to choose from on GooglePlay. (... more »

2013-06-03 17:03:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Twitter’s Vine for Android now officially available in the Play Store http://androidauthority.com.feedsportal.com/c/35289/f/657747/s/2cc800f6/l/0L0Sandroidauthority0N0Ctwitter0Evine0Eandroid0E220A4120C/story01.htm

2013-06-02 17:39:00 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Enjoying the outdoors.

2013-05-29 13:41:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

"I think the wrist is natural..."

Aren't eyes natural, too?

2013-05-23 18:06:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I've had apps disappearing off my Android devices all day. So odd.

#android

2013-05-23 16:09:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-05-23 15:47:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My favorite music app (mobile and desktop) these days.

2013-05-23 15:32:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-05-22 14:15:07 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Got my invite for the new Google Maps. Wow. The images are amazing. This is especially cool since I'll be moving soon. I've been looking at my future town to see how it looks. Images that fill the screen and give details are such a great addition. 

#googlemaps  

2013-05-21 15:15:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I've been using Copy for about a week, and it's a great alternative to other online storage sites. I use it for redundant backup (backing up Dropbox to Copy).

2013-05-21 04:29:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

For those impacted by the devastating tornado in Oklahoma today, Google Crisis Response has published a map with traffic, shelters, weather and other useful information: http://goo.gl/TewTv

#ok #okwx #moore

2013-05-21 04:28:02 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This is what happens when you let junk mail subsidize the US postal system.

2013-05-21 04:26:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Shelters Open for Tornado Victims: PLEASE SHARE

Graceway Baptist Church, located at 1100 S.W. 104th in Oklahoma City.

Oakcrest Church of Christ at 1111 S.W. 89th Street in Moore.

Victory Church, located 4300 North MacArthur in Oklahoma City.

Journey Church in Norman I-35 and Tecumseh Road is open as a shelter.

Fifth Street Missionary Baptist Church, located at 801 N.E. 5th St. Oklahoma City.

St. Andrews Church, located at S.W. 119th and May.

The University of Oklahoma is opening up spaces in Housing for displaced families. Call (405)-325-2511 for more information.

A triage center has been set up at the Warren Theater in Moore for anyone who need to be treated for their injuries.

Tracy and Holly Porter told News 9 they have 60 acres with barns and pipe fencing just north of Seminole. Anyone needs... more »

2013-05-18 20:43:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I made a radio station from this song. It has incorporated music from my library and other music from the Google libraries. It is a lovely soundtrack for a rainy day spent in the library working on my dissertation. 

#music   #rainyday   #brandicarlile   #library  

2013-05-18 15:45:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is our favorite Android cake, which one is yours?

2013-05-18 14:07:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"...how utterly unfair this state of affairs is for children at the lower end of the income distribution. No matter how hard their parents try and how diligent their teachers are and how much determination (or the new buzzword “grit”) they have, they do not have access to the material and social resources that are increasingly commonplace for more affluent kids—and available in abundance for the wealthy."

#education   #economics  

2013-05-18 13:53:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Highly recommend this extension.  It works with the new G+ layout.  

I am pretty ruthless about muting posts that don't interest me.  

2013-05-18 00:13:09 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

I would love to have an optocopter. 

2013-05-17 15:34:32 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Two thoughts: 1) Commercials on YouTube are more irritating than most commercials; 2) Silicone breast implants are not equal to silicon and show the sexism that is pervasive in science.

2013-05-17 13:01:03 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

How important is this acquisition? Tumblr has been around for a very long time, but is now this popular. Also, with other sites, like Posterous (when Twitter took it over) being closed down, how does this affect the future of sites like Tumblr?

2013-05-15 21:48:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Google Play, the world’s largest eBook collection, just got bigger. Now, you can upload your own files to Google Play Books to access on your Android (http://goo.gl/dxf9K), iOS (http://goo.gl/5wk00) and the web (http://goo.gl/FcHPe). Whether you’re a student with a backpack full of PDF printouts or an avid reader with hundreds of pages held captive on your computer, relieve your back and start adding files today!

After uploading your files, you can enjoy reading them with all the nice features available: bookmarks, highlights and notes, dictionary and more. What’s more, your reading progress, highlights etc are synced to the cloud, so if you have multiple devices, you can easily pick up reading anywhere!

And the Google Play Books app has a fresh new design. We’ve introduced a Read Now section with books you’ve recently purchased, uploaded or read, giving you access to whatyou want ... more »

2013-05-15 21:47:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Since several people have asked about this: If you want to see posts in a single column in the new Google+ UI, instead of in multiple columns, scroll to the top of your stream. To the right of your circles is a "More" menu. At the very bottom of that menu there's an option to switch between single- and multi-column mode.

#googleplustips

2013-05-15 21:17:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I dig.

2013-05-15 21:16:31 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

It's my favorite time of the year: Google I/O. All of the good stuff is coming out now. New Maps, G+, Play Music...yay!

2013-05-13 18:14:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

While I have 100Gb of Drive (yay for being a Chromebook owner!), this is awesome news.

2013-05-08 22:41:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Some highly-requested improvements to Hangouts On Air

Have you ever missed the beginning of a live Hangout On Air and wanted to rewind? How about viewing and sharing your recording right after your broadcast, versus waiting for "processing…"? Today we're launching these, and two other features, to improve your Hangouts On Air experience: 

- Rewind live broadcasts. Regardless when you start watching, you can always go back to the beginning.

- Access recordings immediately after your broadcast. Once you're no longer On Air, your recording will be waiting for you on YouTube.

- Watch higher quality Hangouts On Air on the go. If you're tuning in from your mobile device, you'll notice better-looking video.

- Start live broadcasts without having to refresh. When you visit a page with a Hangout OnAi... more »

2013-05-03 13:32:51 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

And this. Although, I will admit that my favorite feature of Keep is the voice recognition.

2013-05-02 15:29:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

South Station has #goneGoogle

Boston commuters can now get some work done while waiting inside for the T, train, taxi or bus at South Station. Starting today, we’ve invested in a new infrastructure to support free public WiFi at South Station. 

We’ve helped Boston businesses go Google, from Costco to Johnny Cupcakes. And we also understand that Bostonians want to be connected, whether at work, home or on the go. The new WiFi network at South Station will help Bostonians get the most out of the web and make the most of their city. 

2013-05-02 15:27:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Our Video Game Bundle is live! 10 great DRM-free ebooks, from Jordan Mechner of Prince of Persia to Generation Xbox by Jamie Russell to Kill Screen Magazine to 250 Indie Games You Must Play by Mike Rose. 

Get yours now! http://storybundle.com/

2013-05-02 15:26:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Excellent essay in the Washington Post about why machine grading just doesn't work for grading writing.

2013-05-02 14:23:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I did not know this. Tuxedo is actually an anglicized Native American word.

2013-05-02 13:31:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I always love these, and vote on them to support the students.

2013-05-02 12:50:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Use them in peer review and teacher/student conferencing (not on the list of 12, but my additions).

#EvanG+

2013-05-01 21:10:42 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I have been following (and participating in) MOOCs since the beginning of them. I've participated in the Michigan State webinars on MOOCs, engaged in the discussions on the WPA listserv, attended numerous conference presentations on them (ATTW, GPACW, CCCC, etc.) and still have concerns.

At graduation on Friday, the speaker said that he sees MOOCs as a resource to courses, but not a replacement for courses.

With the schools participating in the Gates Foundation supported writing MOOCs having questions regarding whether this is viable for writing in large-scale feedback-required courses, how do we begin to think about assessment and feedback that goes beyond peer feedback for MOOCs -- or can we?

I have attached another article that was in the Chronicle on MOOCs and the move to not use them.

2013-05-01 19:51:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-04-29 22:46:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Advertising has gone through waves of changes throughout history, while maintaining the mindset of captivating an audience in the most compelling of ways. 

Whether to inspire, to evoke emotion, to educate or to entertain, today’s age of advertising is now more driven by creative and innovative usages of technology and digital media. We are more connected to the world and to the brands we love than ever before, through various means and channels that were never thought possible. 

The project Art, Copy & Code (http://www.artcopycode.com)  is experimenting with innovative brands to bring amazing ideas to life through technology. The project outlines a series of six trends in digital creativity. 

This week, we will be posting a daily post that will illustrate one of these 6 trends in digital creativity along with an example from a brand that brings theseconce... more »

2013-04-28 23:14:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Fun at The Science Museum of Minnesota with +Shadow Armfield +Jennifer Armfield +willow armfield +Justice Armfield

#androidography
#mobile
#snapseed