The End of Reading Is Here - The Atlantic
New Browser Encryption Tool - CipherSplat | Miguel Guhlin
CipherSplat brings modern, private browser encryption to files, folders, and text. And, it's FREE.
Study: School cellphone bans don't boost scores or attendance
The restrictions may still benefit students in other ways.
Suspected cyberattack disrupts Oceanside, California, school district systems - DataBreaches.Net
DysruptionHub reports: A suspected cyberattack disrupted work email, internet access, Google Drive and other applications at Oceanside Unified School District i
The most famous brand (Brinks) in physical security got pwned by ShinyHunters
Hopefully the company secures houses better than it locks down SaaS systems
Americans give all-day school phone bans a ringing endorsement
Polling suggests patience with handsets in the classroom is running shorter than a teenager's battery life
Another Texas district joins experiment to limit classroom screen time
The school district was right to make the decision to implement a new technology policy.
Announcing Bonfire for communities: groups and tools to organise together
Groups and topics, community rules and decision-making, events, organisation profiles, federated comments, custom themes: built with the communities who needed them, ready to use as-is, or to shape into a flavour of your community's own.
Grav Helios Converters – Convert LMS and Pressbooks Content to Open Markdown
Convert Common Cartridge LMS exports (Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace, Blackboard) and Pressbooks books into portable Markdown files for Grav Helios Course Hub and Open Reader, built on the open-source Grav CMS.
Microsoft confirms every Windows PC is trackable and how it can lead to your arrest
Microsoft confirmed that every Windows machine has a device identifier it can give to authorities to track your behavior and, eventually, lead to arrests.
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America's math and reading scores collapsed when schools went digital. AI may be a greater threat | Fortune
A major Brookings Institute study of more than 500 students and educators across 50 countries found the risks of AI in the classroom “overshadow its benefits.”
WordPress 7.0.2 Release – WordPress News
OpenCut
A simple but powerful video editor that gets the job done. In your browser.
After book bans, one school district question traditional libraries | WUSF
After removing hundreds of books, Clay County is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting fiction books.
Why have people historically quit their jobs? The real reason comes down to 4 words
Employees are ready to leave if their boss fails in this crucial area of leadership.It’s a familiar rhythm. Just like many employees around the world, they go through a detailed interview process, taking weeks to find the perfect match through vetting and being vetted. Once they accept the offer, the
ReciproCard — Find Free Library Cards for Libby | Reciprocal & Non-Resident Cards
Discover which reciprocal library systems you can access based on where you live. More cards means more books on Libby.
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Free Design Tools for Creators & Developers | TypeKitty
Free browser-based design and developer tools that run locally.
If Your Company Funnels Money to Fascists, You’re a Fascist Company - Mark W.rites
Today I read something about one of Mullvad’s founders, Daniel Berntsson, donating to a fascist party in Sweden. Because I have been championing for Mullvad fo…
Supporting Productive Struggle with Just Enough Scaffolding
Scaffolding is an integral part of productive struggle, writes Barbara R. Blackburn. The goal is to support our students without solving the problems for them.
Stop Counting Screen Time. Start Measuring Thinking.
Not all screen time is created equal. What if the real question is not how long students are on screens, but what those screens ask them to do?
Texas' new history curriculum could give the state unprecedented control over textbooks
The Texas Education Agency is spending millions to develop Bluebonnet textbooks and lesson plans to match the controversial new history standards.
Seven Questions Your Nonprofit Should Be Afraid to Ask This Summer, Part 1 | Another Think Coming
Summer brings a rare drop in organizational noise. The major event is over, webinar attendance slows, and staff members rotate through vacation schedules. Instead of filling that space with another round of planning meet
How to Turn Interactive Maps into Vector Graphics
This world map may look like an interactive map but it is actually an image. It is an SVG map of the world that I created in a couple of se...
Notes by Hand Promote Better Learning Than Notes by Keyboard
Notetaking by hand fosters better learning and is an important aging therapy.Taking notes using keyboards instead of longhand has become common practice. However, while using a keyboard is fast and …
Another Think Coming
My new blog is now on GitHub and Cloudflare. I moved away from WordPress.com. The change is in progress so my "mguhlin.org" domain will be quiet for a bit.
Science Detectives: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) for Your K-2 Classroom – TCEA TechNotes Blog
"Word learning requires multiple exposures to the word within meaningful contexts." That's a quote I ran across some time ago and jotted down in my
Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Fourth of July Critical Thinking Breakouts (CTOBs) – TCEA TechNotes Blog
Looking forward to the July 4th this year is different. You know what I mean. Not ONLY is it Independence Day, but with the backdrop of America's 250th
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