15 Free Web Conferencing Tools For Teachers AnyMeeting: AnyMeeting is free with ads. It allows for meetings of up to 200 people, and has essential functionality like screen sharing, VoIP and phone conferencing, meeting recording and it even has a follow-up functionality. BigBlueButton: BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students. Google+ Hangout: Would you like to see, hear, and share information to your online learners. With Google+ Hangouts you can have a video group chat for up to 10 people for free! It…

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Expect court challenges and a possible blacklash in Congress, if the agency regulates broadband as a utility Advocates of strong net neutrality rules are calling for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband as a regulated utility, but such a move would trigger a lengthy court fight between the agency and broadband providers, some telecom law experts say. With net neutrality back on the FCC’s agenda in recent weeks, many net neutrality advocates — including digital rights groups Free Press and Public Knowledge — have resurrected their long-time push…

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 According to a recently published mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments will reach a total of 1.2 billion units in 2014, marking a 23.1% increase from the 1.0 billion units shipped in 2013. From there, total volumes will reach 1.8 billion units in 2018, resulting in a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2013–2018. “What makes smartphone growth so amazing is where the growth will be taking place,” said Ramon Llamas, Research Manager with IDC’s Mobile Phone team. “Smartphone shipments will more…

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With our constant internet usage and plethora of devices, there is more information being generated and shared online than ever before. As a result, the focus of cybercriminals has shifted and antivirus is no longer enough to protect against their sophisticated attacks. Symantec led the first era of security with antivirus, and it continues to be an important part of our portfolio, but the internet security landscape has changed a lot since then, and you must implement more than antivirus to meet the challenges of today’s threats. AV software, which…

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30 Free Photo and Image Editing Tools For Teachers   Aviary:A better photo editing solution for web and mobile. Cacoo:Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge. Chart Chooser: We’ve rebuilt our favorite tool for improving Excel and PowerPoint with HTML5 goodness. Use the filters above to find the right chart type for your needs. Then download as Excel or PowerPoint templates and insert…

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Programs such as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (US) and Safer Internet Day (global) are designed to heighten international awareness for both companies and consumers. But who benefits? Individuals? Small and medium businesses (SMBs)? Enterprises? Individual Awareness Over the course of the past five years, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) has evolved from providing education to youth and bifurcated into providing information for youth AND pushing out corporate solutions for the SMB/Enterprise by those companies operating in the security space. And while NCSAM is largely a US-centric event, Safer…

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