NBC Education Nation

Education Nation is a nationally broadcast, in-depth conversation about improving education in America.

Read more at: http://www.educationnation.com/

How to Protect Your WordPress From Attack

An ongoing brute-force attack on WordPress-based websites has compromised more than 90,000 blogs, but there are simple ways to make sure your blog won't be next to fall.
Brute-force attacks, as their name would suggest, are some of the least sophisticated hacks out there, rapidly cycling through common directory names, passwords and IP addresses in order to access private files through sheer dumb luck.
The bad news is that such attacks happen to WordPress blogs tens of thousands of times per day; the good news is that stopping them cold is simplicity itself.

Read more at:  http://mashable.com/2013/04/18/protect-wordpress-from-attack/

PBL & Web 2.0 Tools

Choosing the appropriate Web 2.0 tools to support project based learning can be a daunting task. However, integrating the use of these tools into a project c...

Bookboard Streams Kids' Books to the iPad; But Are E-books Good For Your Children?

Bookboard is a new digital subscription service that streams children’s books to the iPad.
My boys and I have been testing it for about a month. Bookboard provides us with a steady supply of new storybooks at bedtime. It employs gamification elements to keep my seven year old son motivated to keep reading on his own. And it has caused me to reflect on the experience of reading to my kids on a tablet.

Read more at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2013/04/17/bookboard-streams-kids-books-to-the-ipad-but-are-e-books-good-for-your-children/

Studying Educational Psychology Online

Educational psychology is very often of interest to those wishing to work as school psychologists, but is also of interest to those wanting management jobs or specialist positions in education, training, testing, or research.  It is also of interest to those wanting to work in academic positions in universities or colleges.
Find out more about studying educational psychology, what the job prospects are after graduating, and locate educational psychology online programs at suitable schools.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/educational-psychology-online

Best of the web april 2013

Best of the Web 2013 Richard ByrneFree Technology for Teachers

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April 11, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

"IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: a free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about using ICT for education and development.

Read and subscribe at: http://paper.li/f-1325685118

Taking A Securities Course - What It Entails And The Prospects

A securities course can lead to many career options with positive outlooks. This page helps you find out more about what the courses are, and what you can expect to earn in jobs in securities.

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Taking A Securities Course - What It Entails And The Prospects

Educational Leadership Administration Doctorate

Find educational leadership administration doctorate programs. This page provides information on what is studied and where you can study such programs online.

These PhD programs (and variants such as an educational management and administration PhD programs) are designed to enhance your expertise and career potential in school and college administration.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/educational-leadership-administration-doctorate

Why Everyone Wants a Piece of Ed Tech

The growing field of educational technology, or ed tech, is much more than putting tablets into classrooms. It’s changing the very way that students learn and teachers teach and it’s the hot investment of the moment. Venture capital in the industry is spiking and even the big players are launching their own incubators trying to get in on the action. We take you inside Socratic Labs, an ed-tech accelerator in New York City for a lesson in what makes this industry so hot.

Read more and view the video at:  http://www.entrepreneur.com/video/226228