Eclectic Technology

A while ago Edudemic published their 2012 A-Z Guide to Twitter Hashtags. This is a great resource, and now there is a new way to view it thanks to Online Courses. Check out this infographic that lets you know the most popular educational hashtags. They are categorized by color into: education, most popular according to Edudemic, technology, Higher Ed, subject specific, specific areas/roles and K-12.

"Sharing is the basis of social media, and it can be a beautiful thing. Keeping up with family and friends as kids grow, relationships become marriages and adventures are had — social media can be tons of fun and helps us feel connected to one another.

But when does all that sharing become too much? And when can what you share online actually become dangerous?" 
Check out this infographic to learn more about what people share online and how this may may cross "the line of good judgement."

"Is there any value in a Slacktivist? Can 500,000 people on twitter actually change something? Is hitting the streets and protesting the only real way to cause social change? Sortable takes a look at the rise of slacktivism, and the power this movement has."

In an effort to keep all teachers pursuing the best possible ways to integrate education and technology, we thought it might be good to take another look at ways teachers can be hip. By ‘hip’ I simply mean that a teacher is aware of trends and actively engaging to stay on top of what his or her students need. From cutting-edge education technology to simply being aware of new Apple products, it’s important for teachers to be hip.

An infographic that looks at how technology is used from an early age through college. It begins with looking at how many children can "operate a computer mouse" between the ages of 2 - 5 and finishes with looking at students use of social media, with quite a few stops in between.

"Data never sleeps. Every minute massive amounts of it are being generated from every phone, website and application across the Internet. Just how much data is being created and where does it come from?"
Check out this infographic for more information.

In One Minute, Facebook Logs 6 Million Pages Views, Google Handles 2 Million-Plus Search Queries, Twitter Adds More Than 320 Accounts and the Data Deluge Threatens to Overwhelm Network Infrastructure Network infrastructure as a topic lacks the sex...