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Over-Extending your Firefox with Extensions? Use Different Firefox-Powered Browsers for Different Tasks!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Ted Curran

Everyone loves Firefox because there are so many great user-created Add-Ons that make your web browser into much, much more. Add-ons allow you to customize your browser to make tasks easier. This extra performance comes at a slight cost; the … Continue reading →

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Turn student blogs into an online class community

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image by eyesplash Mikul via Flickr I have been interested in using blogging software to create online learning communities for a while now. This last year, I had students start Blogger.com, Tumblr.com, and Posterous.com blogs, then subscribed to all of … Continue reading →

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Is it OK to have student friends on Facebook? What do you think?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Ted Curran

Image by dan taylor via Flickr What follows is an account of how I amassed a coterie of past and present students as friends on my social networks. I share this in the attempt to find out where other teachers … Continue reading →

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Digg, StumbleUpon, Yahoo Buzz, Delicious, and ShareThis

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ted Curran

When you create a blog post that you want the world to see, social bookmarking sites are the way to attract new eyeballs to your work. Digg, StumbleUpon, Yahoo Buzz, Del.icio.us, Facebook, MySpace, and Fark are just some of the … Continue reading →

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Social Networking: A Teacher's Guide

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Ted Curran

A few years ago, one of my college buddies from back home told me to start a MySpace page, so I did. Before the weekend was over, three of my students had found it and linked me as their friend. … Continue reading →

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