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Building learners' independence through thoughtful technology use
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Let's talk about Ello, the New Social Network

Let's talk about Ello, the New Social Network | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Hello, Ello! Get to know the Un-Facebook, a new minimal and ad-free social network.

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Jane Shamcey's curator insight, December 8, 2014 5:51 AM

We care. We share. 

Wilfried Andral's curator insight, December 8, 2014 5:53 AM

Worth the read: http://swyy.co/tCYGHg6

Dawid Bielski's curator insight, December 26, 2014 8:20 PM

Może i to nie zaden gadżet ale zawsze jakaś nowość, która może sie przydać w przyszłości:)

 

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A Decentralized Secure P2P File-Sharing, Chat and Discussion Network: RetroShare

A Decentralized Secure P2P File-Sharing, Chat and Discussion Network: RetroShare | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
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Robin Good's curator insight, July 2, 2013 9:31 AM



RetroShare is a cross-platform, open-source, trusted and distributed P2P communication software and social sharing network.


Retroshare allows you to chat and share files of any size with your friends and family, using a web-of-trust to authenticate peers and OpenSSL to encrypt all communication.


RetroShare provides filesharing, chat, messages, forums and channels. Other key features include:

  • Serverless, completely decentralised
  • Multiple simultaneous downloads / uploads
  • Search Friends
  • Messages
  • Forums
  • Channels
  • Voice over IP
  • Instant messaging
  • Groupchat
  • GnuPG Authentication
  • OpenSSL Encryption
  • adding downloads via website links
  • Plugins support
  • UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding support
  • Graphical User Interface written with Qt4 toolkit
  • System tray integration


RetroShare has been inspired by the design of the Turtle algorithm:

"When designing Turtle, we were inspired by the way people living under oppressive regimes share information deemed "hostile" by their government (this can be books, newsletters, video and audio recordings, or even political jokes). Because of the potentially very serious consequences raising from being caught possessing/distributing such material, no single individual is willing to share it, except with close friends. Experience has repeatedly shown that, even in the most repressive environments, this "friends-to-friends" delivery network is remarkably effective in disseminating information, with relatively little risks for the participating parties; if one chooses his friends carefully, the chance of being caught doing the forbidden exchanges becomes very small."


Retroshare "... makes it difficult to intrude and hardly possible to monitor from an external point of view." This makes government monitoring and prosecution impossible beyond the will of Retroshare users


Free to use.


Find out more: http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/


Screenshots: http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html


Download (Mac, PC & Linux): http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/downloads.html 


(Thanks to Sepp Hasslberger)



Mr Tozzo's curator insight, July 2, 2013 10:03 AM

A Decentralized Secure P2P File-Sharing, Chat and Discussion Network: RetroShare

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My 5 Best Social Media Tips For Teachers - Edudemic

My 5 Best Social Media Tips For Teachers - Edudemic | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it

posted by Jeff Dunn

 

"Here in the U.S., it’s nearly time to head back into the classroom and to once again mold young minds. Teachers are organizing their thoughts, figuring out what they learned at all the summer conferences like ISTE, and putting together lessons that will set the world on fire. That’s the idea at least. Students are coming to grips with the fact that their long vacation is winding down and making sure all their friends and family members know that their life is quite difficult.

 

"And both teachers and students are doing all of this on social media.

 

"That’s why I thought it might be useful to run down my five best social media tips for teachers (I’m working on the student version and will publish that shortly as well) who are looking to take advantage of social media. Some of these might seem basic while others might be new to you. No matter what, be sure to read through each tip carefully and feel free to share it with colleagues if you think it’ll help them be a better social media user."

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