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Losing track of your web time? minutesplease.com might be your answer

I'm terrible at getting sidetracked when I'm online. Sometimes its great because following links can take you to places you've never expected, but if you have a deadline to meet - this can be a problem.

@kristenswanson tweeted this tool , (Minutesplease.com) as a great way to keep track of your web time. Just set the time, the URL and you're away - you're guaranteed to ensure that you (&/or your students) stay on track.

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Share, Connect & Change: Social Network Technology & Indigenous People Teaching Resource

I've developed this document, partly in workbook style & instruction style for adult Indigenous students.

I think it still needs more images (and less text). It may also do to talk about more tools. The problem is - I feel like if I talk about all the tools, then it will be pretty much redundant as a document. This is why I'd prefer an online version only. But there are many students who are still struggling to engage with the interface. (Honestly, who can go past the "In Plain English" / Commoncraft videos as an introduction - there's no amount of text that can do that!)

So here is a Version 2 of my workbook talking about the basics (Twitter, Blogging & Google Reader). Hopefully if they get their teeth into these guys, then the rest will be a breeze.

Its just a draft. Would love feedback.

Share Connect And Change

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15 Web Tools for Students

I can't seem to get my "share this" widget to work, so I'm sorry, you'll have have to click the link to Mashable's Back to School : 15 Web Tools for Students.(they're in the Northern Hemisphere so it's start of the school year there)

There's 15 tools featured with descriptions of each one.

Of the 15, I still only use two - Google Docs & Delicious  and I'm afraid I don't use Delicious to its full potential (something for my to do list).