Twitter Basics
Want to more about how Twitter works and what it’s good for? Check out http://www.fastforwardblog.com/guides/twitter/ The FastForward Blog Guide to Twitter
View ArticleAn Autodidact Learns From the Web
An autodidact is someone who learns outside of regular school settings, someone who teaches herself (or himself). It used to be a kind of demeaning label, meaning someone who had spotty and uncertified...
View ArticleAlways Beta, Never Done
The most fascinating thing about the web is that there is no end; there is always more and new. The most frustrating thing about the web is that there is no end; there is always more and new....
View ArticleQuerulous Question #1
All the brouhaha about financial game playing and our perilous financial system has brought a question to my mind: why do we talk about wages with percentages? % If someone, A, making $20,000. gets a...
View ArticleStyles in MS Word – A Jing Video
I’m attending the PBWorks Camp for teachers, and this is my homework for my second week, a screencast made using Jing on how Styles in MS Word can help in writing long pieces such as academic papers or...
View ArticleThe Web is a Bottomless Toy Chest
I like to play on the web, and my biggest problem is my “I-can’t-catch-up” anxiety. There is always more to explore. And for free, either for the basic version or for a month. I can never try...
View ArticleWhy I Use More than One Social Bookmarking Service
Not that I’m paranoid (or maybe I am but I like to call it cautious skepticism) but I am always aware than any of the free web services that I use, or even ones I’ve paid for, could go belly up and my...
View ArticleWhat ……. is Social Media
A really good overview and explanation of social media – hope the language doesn’t block you. http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-social-media# http://jnthweb.ca/...
View ArticleEarth Hour
I don’t know if I did it “right”. I turned off all my lights and my computer, but I didn’t unplug the microwave, or the clocks, or the tv (though it was off) but we had a candle lit and our wood stove...
View ArticlePlease Check Out My Most Updated Blog
I now post almost all my updates on joanvinallcox.ca Hope you can enjoy my posts there.
View ArticleDyscalculia
I’ve just read a very interesting post on a version of dyslexia that deals with numbers – http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about-dyslexia/schools-colleges-and-universities/dyscalculia.html and now I...
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