December 2010
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Is college worth the cost?
Elite private schools have already priced themselves out of the higher education market. Large public universities may not be far behind. The tragedy is that many second-tier schools want to be just like the ‘top-tier’ schools. Surely, there must be some second-tier schools whose ‘business model’ is to put undergraduate education first. Perhaps, our best hope is the...
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Are YOU prepared for retirement? Here's something...
With Indy’s LOW cost of living, shouldn’t it be doing better?Amplify’d from www.orlandosentinel.comDespite Central Florida’s reputation as a haven for retirees, the Orlando area lags nearly all of the country’s other large metropolitan areas when it comes to how well-prepared its older residents are for their “golden years,” a new study concludes.The combined...
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#Florida has so much going for it!
Add climate & quality of life then Florida SHOULD have no trouble attracting its share of those businesses fleeing California! Could someone explain to me WHY central Florida isn’t doing better?
I suspect the answer has a lot to do with real estate & tourism, doesn’t it?Amplify’d from www.orlandosentinel.comFlorida’s economy can thrive if Rick Scott doesn’t blow...
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Do #Florida legislators have GUTS for #edreform?
Gov. Scott will have to have guts as well so I’m hoping he’s ‘taking notes’ from Gov. Christie of New Jersey! At least he’s NOT beholden to the teachers union.
I intend to contact the author of this article…will YOU?Amplify’d from www.orlandosentinel.comDo legislators have courage for school changes?
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Will your brand's Facebook page demote your URL to...
I AM spending more time in Facebook but NOT on pages BUT in the feed. HOW does a brand get me to visit their Facebook page again AFTER ‘liking’ it?Amplify’d from techsavvyagent.comIt seems like everywhere you look, except the real estate industry, brands are driving traffic to their Facebook Pages and not their websites. Order a pizza from Papa John’s and look at the label on the box....
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Mobile Ministry Magazine
I had been following @MobileMinMag BUT will be reading their blog too!Amplify’d from m.mobileministrymagazine.comMobile Ministry Magazine (MMM) is online magazine which asks questions, presents approaches, and experiments around stories related to the implications of faith and mobile technology.The mission of MMM positions this resource to be:Sending: proposing use cases, documenting trends in...
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#Florida home insurance premiums expected to go up
Auto premiums are what really bug me since moving to Florida! Why are they so high?Amplify’d from www.orlandosentinel.comBrace for storm of property-insurance rate hikes despite what Rick Scott says
Says Bob Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute: “Are Florida rates too low today? In general, the answer is yes.”
“The 2010...
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WikiLeaks: a 'teachable moment' for technology &...
General education should get a huge boost from WikiLeaks!
Here’s a great opportunity to explain how the Internet works at a time when more people might actually care to know as politics and media wage a high-stakes battle in cyberspace.Amplify’d from scripting.comWikiLeaks on the runWe’re having a Rebooting The News moment here with WikiLeaks. Joe Lieberman calls Amazon to say they...
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New year resolution: I'm 'dumping cable' in 2011!
I don’t watch enough TV to justify the cost of cable TV! Don’t YOU feel the same way?Amplify’d from seattletimes.nwsource.com Channeling the Web: How to plug your TV into the InternetJust as we’ve finally sorted out the digital TV transition, another wave of technology is about to remake the lowly set once again. This time it’s a flood of new gadgets for connecting TVs to...
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Share these with teachers!
There are many more than these!Amplify’d from mashable.com5 Innovative Classroom Management Tools for TeachersHere are five of our favorite virtual tools for tackling some of the most common classroom chores.1. Digital Gradebook: SchoolCircuit2. Give Feedback Online: Backboard3. Create and Grade Quizes: ClassMarker4. Manage Lesson Plans: PlanbookEdu5. Take Attendance: Attendance for iPhoneRead...
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Tips for community management via social media
Especially if you’ve got more than one person postingAmplify’d from mashable.com6 Essential Steps for Executing Your Social Media StrategyThankfully, there are plenty of tools and strategies that can help community management teams communicate with each other, stay on the same page, schedule posts and cooperate with other departments.Before you launch your strategy, consider how you will...