Tag: viral
How To Get Your Lessons To ‘Go Viral’ With Students
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How does the ability to 'go viral' apply to education? Simple, the lessons that are remembered by students happen because of three reasons in particular.
Understanding How Social Media Fueled The Kony 2012 Craze
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Remember the viral Kony video? In Internet time, it was generations ago. But it's still quite relevant and a teachable moment. In fact, the sheer response to the Kony 2012 video is quite interesting in itself.
It’s Official: Even Kids Know We Need To Fix Education
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The automotive industry has evolved. The tech industry has evolved. Heck, the oil industry has evolved (and they're essentially selling fossils!). So why hasn't education evolved?
Did You Catch PS22 Performing At The Oscars?
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The Internet is powerful. So much so that last night's Academy Awards set out to actively court the young and Internet-using audience. From having Anne Hathaway and James Franco host to whipping up an "auto-tune the O...
Viral Twitter Meme Makes You Wonder Who Actually Reads Your Tweets
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I thought I was being creative when I copied @MrMacnology's tweet that said "One day I want to copy someone's Tweet word for word and see if they notice" to see if he'd notice... but it turns out, well, a LOT of peop...
BU Student Resurrects Controversial FaceMash, The Original Facebook, To Rate Female Students
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Following in Mark Zuckerberg's exact footsteps, a Boston University student just launched a FaceMash-style website after being inspired the film 'The Social Network.' In case you didn't know, FaceMash is the precursor...
Is This The Ultimate Advertisement For Libraries?
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You've probably heard of the popular Old Spice Guy commercials that have made waves over the past couple of weeks. Just as the sun rises every day, there is sure to be parodies made. One parody from Urlesque is actual...
New Viral Drinking Game Has Students ‘Icing’ Each Other
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If you're wandering around the Jersey Shore or any other popular destination for college students this summer, you will likely see many people (mostly men) carrying around a bottle of Smirnoff Ice. That bottle will be...
Why Google Docs Is Making Word and Excel Irrelevant
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Google Docs has some new features (shocker!) that allow you to share actual drawings with others and to work on them together. We could see this becoming a real viral sensation as people could showcase what they've do...
