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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

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To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Telework and the Environment. There is a ton of info on how telework helps the environment and is considered part of green technology.

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

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He is fluent in Spanish (for a non-native speaker) and one of his main areas of study is bilingual interpretation in out-of-school environments. One of the main affordances of bilingual interpretation, of course, is that it provides access to content. Steve is a Principal at Audience Viewpoints Consulting, has a Ph.D.

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

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but still, a programming environment. This is a HUGE value-added for people to join the community--they gain access to the code to every project on the site, and are encouraged to share what they've made with it. But that email address is never accessible to other users, and unless she is from a town of 1, she's somewhat protected.