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		<title>Tech Soup Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 17:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I know that many adult literacy programs have connected and registered with TechSoup Canada and have been able to participate in the Donations Program.  TechSoup Canada is an amazing program, it is...<br/>
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		<title>A Great Free Resource…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sometimes really simple is really best&#8230;. here&#8217;s a a great resource that is just that &#8230; Best of the Reader is a series of downloadable e-books and a teachers guide compiled from past...<br/>
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		<title>Digital Technology Lesson Plans and Learning Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of our greatest challenges in the adult literacy community in Canada is keeping a handle on what our peers and colleagues are doing across the country. In thinking about finding information and...<br/>
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		<title>Teaching and learning better Google search skills…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have just been exploring the  Google Search Education site &#8211; it&#8217;s aimed at teachers in the K-12 sector but there is a lot here that could be very useful to literacy practitioners and...<br/>
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		<title>Switching to Google Drive … or not</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the past week or so there has been quite a lot of buzz about Google Drive - the just released Google option for storing your &#8220;stuff&#8221; in the cloud. In a way it&#8217;s a more...<br/>
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		<title>Keyboard shortcuts – what and why…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit that I&#8217;m a mouse-girl,  I&#8217;ve never really taken to the track pad on my laptop &#8211; I guess I&#8217;ve just grown accustomed to the feel of a mouse in my hand,...<br/>
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		<title>Privacy and Security on Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[internet tips]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s estimated that there are 17,545,580 Facebook users in Canada! I often wonder how many Facebook users there are in the adult literacy community!  As the use of social media sites like...<br/>
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		<title>Summer in Smallywood- Made in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Have just spent a couple of hours playing Summer in Smallywood a wonderful online resource developed by The Centre for Skills Development and Training in Burlington Ontario. Summer in Smallywood is a...<br/>
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		<title>An (post) Easter basket of digital goodies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you, like me, have had your fill of Easter chocolate &#8211; maybe you would like to &#8220;taste&#8221; some digital treats &#8211; here are a few I have been playing around with over the past...<br/>
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		<title>Monday morning inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to my colleague Debra Barrett of Street Haven Learning Centre for pointing this out to me &#8211; it&#8217;s a simply brilliant animation of Sir Ken Robinson&#8217;s talk on  how schools kill...<br/>
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