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It seems like we may be closing in on the total size of Adobe's password security breach, and it's big. Really big. According to a report by Paul Ducklin

Explore our comprehensive collection of classroom resources, including classroom posters, engaging activities, classroom management techniques, and more. Enhance your teaching and inspire your students with these valuable insights.

Beth Holland of EdTechTeacher considers the mechanics and benefits of flipping both an English and a science class, and suggests a variation on the flipped model for younger or less connected students.

The disclosure shows that agencies beyond the N.S.A. exploit call metadata with programs regulated by an inconsistent patchwork of legal standards, procedures and oversight.

Digital storytelling began in the early 1990s when a group of media artists in San Francisco explored how personal narratives could be incorporated into technology. It involves combining recorded voice, images, and music to tell short, first-person stories. Digital storytelling gained popularity and its use expanded to education. By the late 1990s, it had reached "critical mass" as the annual workshops were in high demand nationally and internationally. While it is still a relatively new innovation, digital storytelling has the potential to engage students and help them learn if adopted widely by teachers.

Heard of PGP encryption, but have no idea what it means? Find out how it works and how you can encrypt files using PGP.

There is a current breath-of-fresh air movement (in my opinion) in some education circles that is known as Maker Education or the DIY Movement.  I wrote recent post on this topic, STEAM and Maker E…

While Americans continue to learn more about the data surveillance program run by the National Security Agency, civil liberties groups are organizing what’s being billed as the largest privacy rally in United States history.

Best-selling writers including John Green and Veronica Roth share their strategies for crafting authentic, relatable teen characters—even in fantasy worlds.

In this tutorial I'll show how to use encfs from the command line to create and manage an encrypted folder on Linux.

Using Google Docs to do so much more when teaching writing - things that fit quite nicely into my flipped, just-in-time, technology enabled classrooms.

The SAMR model (substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition) explores the impact of integrating technology on both teaching and learning. It attempts to outline a progression that educators follow in their journey towards redefining teaching and learning with technology. I’ve used this model as a guide to identify where a particular lesson or activity falls on […]

I encourage my students to bring their own devices to class. As a result, they walk through the door with a diverse assortment of tech tools — iPhones, androids, tablets, iPod touches and the occasional laptop. The moment they enter the room, my low tech classroom is instantly transformed into a buzzing technology hub. It’s […]

Revelations by Edward Snowden, National Security Agency dissident, have grave implications for the role of journalists in the ‘Fourth Estate’ and the primary duty of source protection in the era of mass-surveillance.

Small businesses must use data encryption to protect sensitive data from getting in the hands of hackers and criminals. Common myths and useful tips on encryption.

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This review of recent surveys highlights some of the benefits and obstacles of using different kinds of technology in the classroom, but it also raises some great questions that have yet to be explored with thorough surveys.

My objective for using digital storytelling is to infuse technology into the teaching of reading and build students’ self esteem. The school’s resources includes one laptop and eight desktops and internet access. These are used for ten sessions each

Explore our comprehensive collection of classroom resources, including classroom posters, engaging activities, classroom management techniques, and more. Enhance your teaching and inspire your students with these valuable insights.

As we roll out the technology to implement the Affordable Care Act -- with millions of Americans signing up for the first time -- attempts to find and exploit weaknesses in the system are bound to increase.