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1 août 2015

How to Evaluate Your Web Pages for Accessibility

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . This month is the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, federal legislation designed “to [eliminate] discrimination against people with disabilities.” Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be writing some ProfHacker posts concerned with disability, accommodations, accessibility, classrooms, and digital environments. Read more...
1 août 2015

How to Dispose of Old Electronics

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . Do you have an old non-working computer stashed away somewhere in your garage, attic, or closet because you’re not sure how to dispose of it?  Do you have a stack of CDs with old backups on them that you no longer need? An old printer or monitor? Power cords or connector cables that you don’t use. Read more...

1 août 2015

How to Wipe a PC Hard Drive

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . In my last post, How to Dispose of Old Electronics, I mentioned some different options for wiping a hard drive on an old computer that you are preparing for donation or recycling. Deleted files can be partially or fully recovered, so if you have files with personal data you should wipe the hard drive. Wiping is done by overwriting the data sectors on the hard drive in multiple passes. Read more...

1 août 2015

Defend Against Disruption and Distraction

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . Many professionals today struggle to handle interruptions that can pull you away from focused work. Interruptions come in lots of different forms, such as notifications of email or text messages, phone calls, someone knocking on your office door, or your own stream of thoughts. Read more...

1 août 2015

Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . In personality typologies derived from the work of Carl Jung, introverts are described as people who gain energy from solitude and extroverts as people who gain energy from being around other people. Understanding where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum can help you understand your own energy patterns and how best to work with them within your professional and personal life. Read more...

1 août 2015

Color Enhancer Extension for Chrome

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . Anastasia recently wrote about a variety of Chrome browser extensions that can make your workflow more productive or more fun. Extensions can also be used to add themes or features for accessibility. Read more...

1 août 2015

Web Development: Resources for Learning Bootstrap

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . Bootstrap keeps you from re-inventing the wheel every time you start a new web site or create a theme or skin for a content management system. (Note: Bootstrap is not a place for absolute HTML beginners to start; you’ll need to be pretty comfortable with HTML & CSS and, to some extent, JavaScript. However, you by no means need to be an expert in all of these.) It’s a pretty complex framework, but fortunately there are a number of helpful tutorials online. Read more...

1 août 2015

Making an Impact with Games?

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . I’ve written a lot about using and making games for the classroom here at ProfHacker, as while games and learning have been around for a long time our ability (and interest) in realizing their potential is on the rise. One of the continuing challenges for bringing games into education is assessing the impact of games on learning. Read more...
1 août 2015

Starter Exercises for Interactive Storytelling

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . When we think about bringing interactive fiction into the classroom we often focus on the technology. I’ve written here about using accessible tools such as Twine, Twine 2.0, Inform 7, and Inklewriter to create everything from games to interactive essays and digital humanities projects. Read more...
1 août 2015

Report on Games and Learning from GLS11

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy . Last week, I was fortunate to attend the Games+Learning+Society conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The conference brings together interdisciplinary scholars, designers, and other practitioners working with games for learning, and thus is a great space to find new inspiration for experiments and games in the classroom. Read more...
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