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QA International launched , a new valuable resource to learn Spanish. Includes 17 all-around themes to explore, including the human body, sciences and food. MORE

From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference. Search the themes to quickly locate words, or find the meaning of a word by viewing the image it represents. What's more, the Visual Dictionary Online helps you learn English in a visual and accessible way. The Visual Dictionary Online is ideal for teachers, parents, translators and students of all skill levels. Explore the Visual Dictionary Online and enrich your mind. Perfect for home, school or work. Discover a visual world of information!

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QA International launched , a new valuable resource to learn Spanish. Includes 17 all-around themes to explore, including the human body, sciences and food. MORE From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference.

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Introduce yourself and tell your peers why you want to be a member of this English Class. Add a picture of yourself

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Introduce yourself and tell your peers why you want to be a member of this English Class. Add a picture of yourself

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Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. There are seven different layouts to choose from that allow ... more

Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. There are seven different layouts to choose from that allow you the ability to present information in various ways, create maps, and make timelines. Easily create an account and build a new board. Add images, links, videos, columns for sorting or refining organization, and more. Return to your Padlet to add additional information at any time and collaborate with others. Settings offer options to make Padlets open for public contributions, private, or moderated by you (you approve all contributions before they show). Free accounts allow you to make 3 Padlets that include search, themes, stats, premium wallpapers, and cross-device support for uploaded videos. You can always delete an old Padlet to make a new one. Find Video tutorials and Examples by scrolling to the bottom menu and finding "Support" on the left side of the page. This is a device-agnostic tool, available on the web but also available for free as both an Android and iOS app. Use it from any device or move between several devices and still access your work. App and web versions vary slightly.

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In the Classroom
Use a Padlet to collaborate in collecting ideas, brainstorming, and more. Use this tool easily in your Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classroom since all students will be able to access it for free, no matter what device they have. Padlet does not show which work is attributable to which student, so you may want to require that students initial their contributions in order to get credit. If allowing all students to post to the wall or make comments, you may want to discuss internet safety and etiquette and establish specific class rules and consequences. Making the setting private again will prohibit content from later being replaced by classmate "vandalism."

Use a Padlet to collect webquest links and information to share with students. By leaving the wall open to comments, solicit input, discussions, or viewpoints from students. They can even contribute other sources they find. Color code resources to indicate different reading levels or "high challenge" sources for your more able students. Assign a student project where students choose their theme and design a wall around it. For example, have students create a wall about an environmental issue. They can include pictures, audio or video, links, and other information to display. Use as a new format for book reports. Do your students have favorites such as music or sports? Create a wall around these favorites or hobbies. Use a wall for grammar or vocabulary words. Create walls for debates or viewpoints. Post assignments, reminders, or study skills on a wall. Do you use student scribes or reporters? Use the Padlet site to create a wall with the goings-on in class. Embed your walls in a blog, wiki or website. See a similar tool (and more ideas to use either tool) in the TeachersFirst review of Lino here. Decide which one you prefer! Unfortunately, the Padlet embedded viewer is very small but can be scrolled in both directions.

Use Padlet as a class space during snow days and school breaks. Share the link to a teacher-created, public wall where students can share notes about what they did during the snow day or respond to a thought-provoking question.

Encourage creativity and organization by having your gifted students (or anyone doing independent projects) create Padlets to collect ideas, images, quotes, and more in an "idea bin." Require them to share a brainstorming Padlet to show you the ideas they considered before they launch into a project. Have them brainstorm (and later sort/color code) the possibilities for a creative problem solving or "Maker Faire" project. In writing or art classes, use Padlet as a virtual writer's journal or design notebook to collect ideas, images, and even video clips.

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Padlet for Collaboration in the Classroom

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Despite multibillion-dollar investments in cybersecurity, one of its root problems has been largely ignored: who are the people who write malicious code? Underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles several convicted coders from around the world and reaches a startling conclusion.

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The third plenary at Orange Business Live started with a thriving Misha Glenny giving us an outlook for cybercrime and what we should expect to face in the coming years. This award winning author recently wrote a book ('DarkMarket: Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You' in 2011) and is a regular at TED talks ... needless to say the guy was fascinating!

cybercrime: where are we?

Glenny identified three areas in the cyber malfeasance world which basically match with the three levels of society (individuals, corporations and states):

1. Crime: say you manage to lure mister X, Y, Z and transferred money from his account to yours... well that's a crime!

2. Commercial espionage: this is all about getting access to corporations' data to develop your business intelligence.

3. Spying and warfare: this time it's more about state-level actions to have the cybercrime community to enter the political arena.

Impressively, Glenny also said that the threat hasn't really changed since the 1990. We mainly have to face:

Social engineering: here's a quick definition.

Malware attacks: it's still a lot about viruses being spread in corporations networks.

Hacking abilities: intercepting telephone calls or voicemail messages for example.

And from there, Glenny went for his next idea: since it's all been about the same stuff happening for more than a decade, that's because there's a big lack of communications.

a lack of communications

Cybercrime and computer security feels boring to ordinary people according to Glenny. When he starts talking about computers and hacking skills people fall asleep. But, if like me you read and enjoyed the Millenium trilogy you may feel differently and argue that the book is about computer security and still, it is pretty amazing! So why that? Glenny assured that people loved the character of Lisbeth Salander but didn't care that much for her computer skills. There'd be a need for a humanization of computer skills: something that people can relate to.

So generally speaking, Glenny pushes for a better understanding of the computer security world: on the contrary of the following video, it's very important for IT department not to be forgotten in the basement of the company. It should be part of the game just like any other department. And IT people should start learning common people vocabulary and put on their shoes... ;-)

and yet it could be World War III already in the cyberspace

While people (and corporations) don't care or don't want to care about such issues, the thing could turn into a nightmare. Indeed, Glenny spent over 200 hours interviewing hackers and cybercriminals in the flesh and discovered the story of the CarderPlanet (and its successors) which was the first hub site for the cybercriminals to interact and trade their wares in the relative open.

This organization of cyber criminals (if hosting public conferences doesn't mean they're not organized...) has led Glenny to ask about how it worked: how can you trust someone when you know he's a criminal? The whole thing then became quite clear: it's organized into a cyber-mafia and its members are required to stand up when called for 'duty'...

Needless to say that such a powerful body could well launch massive attacks to others: individuals, corporations or states. Glenny didn't say so but I guess he's pretty afraid of what it does during (cyber)wars. Fortunately, we can't say companies and states are as unaware as individuals: $99 billion were spent on IT security globally in 2011.

a solution?

So what's Glenny's solution to this mess? Well he quoted Sun Tzu and his 'Art of War': know your enemy. In other words we lack human intelligence. Who are these cybercriminals? How did they come to such a situation? Is there any common trait?

Glenny's opinion is that all of them follow a recurring pattern: they developed their hacking skills on their own when they were young, when they had no idea what morale meant. So his solution is simple: detect people like this and hire them for the good of society.

Although I love his human approach of the issue I can't help to think it's not enough. What do you think is missing?

Rémi

PS: just found out on TED's website one of his talks and it deals with pretty much all this so watch it!

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Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume

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Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the “Scrapper” a chance. As someone who grew up with adversity, Hartley knows that those who flourish in the darkest of spaces are empowered with the grit to persist in an ever-changing workplace. “Choose the underestimated contender, whose secret weapons are passion and purpose,” she says. “Hire the Scrapper.”

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Transcript of "Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience"

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TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: Very few of us hold jobs that line up directly with our past experiences or what we studied in college. Take TED Resident Jason Shen; he studied biology but later became a product manager at a tech company.

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Formerly known as Google Apps for Work, G Suite offers a set of powerful tools that can help you scale your small business. It builds upon user familiarity with Google's products and services to offer businesses more efficient workplace solutions.

G Suite can help you manage your business more effectively, enhance your workflow and improve the communication between your employees. Here are five ways you can benefit if you decide to use G Suite for your business.

Cost Savings

G Suite offers a set of familiar apps such as Gmail, Docs, Drive and Calendar. You can get all of these apps for free, but you get more features with the paid service. Over 3 million business have already recognized its effectiveness.

For businesses on a budget, G Suite cannot be beaten for comprehensive workplace organization. Even more, conversion from an office server to G Suite eliminates costly work orders and interruptions. And you also won't need a tech team or a consultant to fix issues.

There are two plans you can sign up for. The basic plan is free for teams of 10 and fewer, and each additional user is only $5 per month. Businesses receive 30 GB of inbox storage and group alias addresses.

The professional plan is $10 per user per month and offers your business unlimited cloud storage, eDiscovery capabilities, and the ability to archive and set retention policies for emails and chats.

Efficient Team Collaboration

G Suite's set of intelligent apps allows you and your team members to work together on documents at the same time. You can see the edits you make in real time and G Suite automatically saves them in the cloud.

You can give editing capabilities to all team members or just to a selected few. As your employees work on the documents, they can use the built-in chat feature to brainstorm ideas and communicate.

This smart feature allows your team members to complete projects faster and more accurately. It also eliminates the need to send numerous emails with the latest versions of documents.

Data Security

With Google Drive, a cloud storage platform, you and your employees can safely store data and access it from any device. Unlike a typical office server, G Suite stores information in Google data centers which are spread all over the world. This guarantees that if one or more servers fail, your information won't be lost and you can easily access it whenever you need to.

Since information remains in the cloud, G Suite eliminates the need to download documents to devices and home computers, where they may be lost, stolen or damaged. You remain in control of what your employees access from G Suite on their individual devices.

Your employees can access documents on the go, when they are traveling or if they work remotely. Just remember to educate your team members about cyber security. You and your employees should never access sensitive information via public Wi-Fi. Such wireless networks are unsecured and any data you receive or send, including usernames and passwords, can be intercepted by hackers.

So, even though G Suite offers high-security levels for your data, you still need to exercise basic cybersecurity precautions.

Streamlined Communication

If you use Gmail, then you already know the benefits of this Web mail service. However, with G Suite, you can get some additional features.

One of the most appealing perks is the ability to get a custom email with your domain name, in the format: name@company.com. This will make your business communication appear more professional in the eyes of your customers. You also get 30 GB of storage, which is twice as much than in the free version.

G Suite also offers the well-known video conferencing app Google Hangouts. With Hangouts, you can easily communicate with your employees and clients. Via live webcam video, Hangouts brings the team together for important meetings and brainstorming sessions, no matter where they are located.

You can allow up to 25 people to join the call and they can connect from any device and even use it right from Gmail.

Easier Organization

With the help of Google Calendar, you can easily organize meetings, plan projects, track deadlines and schedule appointments. Google Calendar is a single planner the entire company can view, update and post on to mark deadlines, meeting times and project milestones.

Everyone can easily stay on track with features such as color-coding to signal changes and event reminders sent directly to email. Calendar is integrated with Gmail, allowing you to schedule events right in the inbox.

To manage users and devices that connect to your G Suite apps, you can use the Admin Console. The console lets you give team members access, create accessibility settings and integrate other business apps. Here is where you also integrate and manage mobile devices, contacts and security settings.

Mobile Device Management is a G Suite feature available at no extra cost. G Suite is compatible with Android, iOS, Windows and other smartphones. To help your team get on board, you will locate the work apps you wish to use. You can, then distribute those applications from the Admin console via Google Play and Apple's App Store.

Final Thoughts

G Suite shifts today's business culture to speedy, but efficient. Numerous professionals regularly access many Google features and Apps already. Their familiarity with Google's aesthetic and platforms will make G Suite an easy adjustment. For a low cost, your business can gain the power to move operations anywhere all while your company data stays safe.

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Formerly known as Google Apps for Work, G Suite offers a set of powerful tools that can help you scale your small business. It builds upon user familiarity with Google's products and services to offer businesses more efficient workplace solutions. G Suite can help you manage your business more effectively, enhance your workflow and improve the communication between your employees.

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