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Research Review – Google Apps for Education and Accessibility

Google Apps for Education (GAFE) are a series of free, on-line applications that provide a host of office suite applications along with an e-mail system and web development tools to academic users. The use of the service is free for … Continue reading

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Content quality on public university websites

Note: January 30, 2012: Siteimprove.com has just launched a new website. I will update my links in this article as soon as I can find the old article. I found a link to this report by Siteimprove.com in the Accessibility … Continue reading

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No more bricks and mortar

About 15 years ago, I was invited to participate in a strategic planning process at a prominent university located in southern Maine. I had recently been hired to oversee their new distance learning masters in Education program and had volunteered … Continue reading

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ACTEM MainEducation Conference

The 24th Annual MainEducation Conference hosted by the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM) will be held at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday, October 14, 2011 with pre-conference programs offered in the same location on Thursday, October … Continue reading

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Google reports accessibility improvements

This was reported on the Google Apps Update blog yesterday: We’ve recently made some accessibility enhancements to Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites. Improvements have been made in keyboard shortcuts and support for screen readers among other items. Google … Continue reading

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