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Designing Collaborative Spaces for Schools -- THE Journal

Designing Collaborative Spaces for Schools -- THE Journal | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Thoughtfully designed learning environments can help students work together more effectively.

Via Susan Grigsby @sksgrigsby
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Rethinking your library space?

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How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website

Learn how to embed videos, mp3 music, Flash videos (both swf and flv), pictures, fonts, spreadsheets, charts, maps and everything else into your blog or website. (Thanks, @labnol!


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Book Creator for iPad – updated again for greater e-book functionality (tutorial)

Book Creator for iPad – updated again for greater e-book functionality (tutorial) | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
“I’m sitting in a bookstore next to a strip club. Not that kind of bookstore. The inventory here is incredibly old and impossibly rare.
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How to tell if a “shark in flooded city streets after a storm” photo is a fake in 5 easy steps

How to tell if a “shark in flooded city streets after a storm” photo is a fake in 5 easy steps | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
The combination of increasing extreme weather and social media has created, if you’ll pardon the pun, a perfect storm for sharing photos that show post-hurricane devastation (both real and f...
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Taming the Elephant: Awesome Evernote Tips and Tricks | Mactuts+

Taming the Elephant: Awesome Evernote Tips and Tricks | Mactuts+ | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
From automation to advanced searches, we're going to make Evernote start working harder for you.
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Writers and Their Books: Inside Famous Authors’ Personal Libraries

Writers and Their Books: Inside Famous Authors’ Personal Libraries | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Lessons in reading from an 18th-century lord, or why the allure of an unread book is like the dawn of romance.
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I'd like my library to look like Lethem's, but it looks more like Pullman's.

 

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6 Tricks to Maximize the Impact of Your Tweets

6 Tricks to Maximize the Impact of Your Tweets | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Did you know that there’s a place where many of your customers live and actually want to talk to and hear from you in real time? It’s a magical land, it’s real, and it’s called Twitter.
Twitter is one...
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Teaching Tips From Tim Gunn, Mentor on ‘Project Runway’

Teaching Tips From Tim Gunn, Mentor on ‘Project Runway’ | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Tim Gunn, the “Project Runway” style guru, has seen more than his share of classrooms. He answers a few questions about mentoring in and out of them.
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A Timeless Letter of Advice from Charles Dickens to His Youngest Son

A Timeless Letter of Advice from Charles Dickens to His Youngest Son | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it

"Never take a mean advantage of anyone in any transaction, and never be hard upon people who are in your power."


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Boundless, the free alternative to textbooks, releases its content under Creative Commons - Creative Commons

Boundless, the free alternative to textbooks, releases its content under Creative Commons - Creative Commons | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators.
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'AVANT-APRES' - Conseils d'un paysagiste pour un petit jardin gourmand | Votre Maison Votre Jardin

'AVANT-APRES' - Conseils d'un paysagiste pour un petit jardin gourmand | Votre Maison Votre Jardin | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Pour donner du relief à votre jardin et multiplier ses attraits, métamorphosez les abords de votre maison en un pimpant petit espace potager et fruitier,
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Craft: How to Make a "Snowy Day" Shape Collage

Use cut paper shapes to create a beautiful winter craft for kids inspired by the classic children's book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Instructor's resid...
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RIP, Yan Nascimbene: Stunning Illustrations of Italo Calvino Classics

RIP, Yan Nascimbene: Stunning Illustrations of Italo Calvino Classics | Magpies and Octopi | Scoop.it
Meditations on life in philosophical watercolors.
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