Tech Talk Roundtable 76 | Frozen, But Running Wild

Chris, Jamie and Michael discuss their personal learnings and articles of the week.

Articles of the Week

1. 46 Hidden Tips and Tricks to Use Google Search … scoop.it
   Everyone can use tricks for making Google searches more efficient and effective. Here is a sweet infographic that covers Google-specific tricks and Boolean searches in general.
2. Think you know the internet? Let’s find out – CNN.com cnn.com
   Sure, everyone reading this uses the Internet. But how much do you really know about it? The Pew Research Center wanted to find out. This week, Pew released the results of a survey seeking to see just how much Internet users know about the Web and the people, tools and technology that make it work. The results are interesting in that they’re all over the board.
3. Frozen’s Elsa and Anna teach girls to code – Nov. 26, 2014 cnn.com
   Frozen’s Elsa and Anna should do the trick. Code.org has partnered with Disney to create a 1-hour tutorial where kids can learn to write code that will get the princesses to ice skate around their computer screens. The kids can use computer code to carve snowflakes and patterns in the ice and create their own winter wonderland.
4. Let Kids Run Wild Online | TIME time.com

   Locked indoors, unable to get on their bicycles and hang out with their friends, teens have turned to social media and their mobile phones to gossip, flirt and socialize with their peers. What they do online often mirrors what they might otherwise do if their mobility weren’t so heavily constrained in the age of helicopter parenting. Social media and smartphone apps have become so popular in recent years because teens need a place to call their own. They want the freedom to explore their identity and the world around them. Instead of sneaking out (should we discuss the risks of climbing out of windows?), they jump online.