Category Archives: SocialMedia

Please support keeping the CBC

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Joan Vinall-Cox

Keep Canada connected: Stop severe cuts to the CBC. Protect our news, culture & digital future http://reimaginecbc.ca/connected

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My Google Dilemma

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I have a problem. I love Google stuff, as can be seen from a screenshot of the tag cloud of another of my blogs - http://jnthweb.ca/ As you can see, I use Google tools for my teaching and for my personal … Continue reading →

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BYOD – Students’ Own Devices

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I did something in class yesterday that I’ve never done before, in over 40 years of teaching. I asked students to get into groups of three (done that before) and then asked them to use one of the three’s device … Continue reading →

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Th Movie and Music Industries are Hypocrites With SOPA and C-11

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I’ve just come across a site about remixing with three superb videos. They are interesting and entertaining, and don’t end when they appear to be concluding, as you can see from the screenshot below. I strongly recommend http://mediaatbrooks.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/open-content-and-is-everything-a-remix/ and here’s the first … Continue reading →

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Less of an Apple Fan Now

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I spent 12 days trying to get my iTunes store to work, with increasing urgency after I received an iPad 2. I got emails and even a phone call from Apple Support and from iTunes Support, and then more emails. … Continue reading →

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Hello HTC Loaner

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

The delivery man woke us up at 8:05 with my loaner from Samsung. It’s an HTC Legend (I think). I spent a couple of hours making sure I’d saved everything I wanted from my S2, and reading the instructions on … Continue reading →

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Galaxy S2 Woes

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I LOVE my Samsung Galaxy S2 – when it’s working. I’m not so fond of it when it – is a brick when unplugged in the morning until I take the battery out and put it back in. overheats like … Continue reading →

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Facebook Forces and Google Allows

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I was browsing my Facebook and saw an article I was interested in reading because I’ve been splitting my allegiance between Apple and Android. my interest is engaged and I’m taken – I’m unsure about connecting with the new Timeline, and the idea of … Continue reading →

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My Social Media Life

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I’ve been playing on the web, in the cloud, for years, and this is a description of the last couple of days. I started reading articles about Google+ (Google Plus) a couple of days ago, and added links on Twitter. … Continue reading →

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Texting and the Classroom

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joan Vinall-Cox

I have set up some systems to scavenge information on what I’m interested in, or rather, on who “highlights” links with information I might be interested in. (A side-note – during my busy seasons, I simply delete the emails without … Continue reading →

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