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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
mLearning Pilot Project at F&M
16 faculty, 16 iPod touches, and 12 months ... we'll let you know what we discover!
10:50:30 AM    

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Go! Animate - Free, online animation tools for mere mortals
Go! Animate lets you easily create and share animations online...see what I mean!


8:28:10 AM    


Saturday, February 21, 2009
Obama inauguration viewed from space
GeoEye-1, the satellite that supplies Google with high-resolution imagery of the Earth, took this high-resolution photograph of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The satellite is producing data for Google; this shot shows the level of detail that will begin to appear in Google Earth and Google Maps.

GeoEye launched GeoEye-1 in September 2008, and Google has exclusive rights to imagery for online use. The 4,300-pound satellite orbits 423 miles up and travels 17,000 miles per hour. It is able to gather imagery with details the size of 41 centimeters. Google, though, is permitted to use data only with a resolution of 50cm because of the terms of GeoEye's license with the U.S. government.
[cnet]
9:39:56 AM    


Tuesday, January 27, 2009
2009 Horizon Report
The report profiles six key emerging technologies for Higher Education.
  1. Mobiles
  2. Cloud Computing
  3. Geo-Everything
  4. The Personal Web
  5. Semantic-aware applications (e.g., example app)
  6. Smart Objects (RDIF, QR Codes)
[New Media Consortium]
8:13:09 AM    

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Communities of Learners Redefined: Customized Networks That Impact Learning
Amid the growth of social networking technology in application to learning environments, this feature looks at the possibilities of "customized learner networks": networks that are both socially constructed and individually driven.
[Campus Technology]
8:29:10 AM    

Thursday, November 6, 2008
Google Earth for iPhone
With Google Earth for iPhone, you can:
  • Tilt your iPhone to adjust your view to see mountainous terrain
  • View the Panoramio layer and browse the millions of geo-located photos from around the world
  • View geo-located Wikipedia articles
  • Use the 'Location' feature to fly to your current location
  • Search for cities, places and business around the globe with Google Local Search

It's available in 18 languages and 22 countries in the iTunes App Store.
[Google]
10:00:08 AM    


Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Obama makes history; what's next?
School leaders reflect on the president-elect's promises and ponder what the election's results will mean for education. Education was a key theme for Obama on the campaign trail, joining health care and energy independence as the centerpieces of his domestic agenda. Citing the need to meet rising global challenges, Obama also says he wants more investment in educational technology.

"While technology has transformed just about every aspect of our lives--from the way we travel, to the way we communicate, to the way we look after our health--one of the places where we've failed to seize its full potential is in the classroom," he said in a speech earlier this year. He has proposed creating a $500 million matching Technology Investment Fund that would build on existing federal ed-tech programs to help ensure that technology is fully integrated throughout U.S. schools.
[eSchool News]
12:22:55 PM    


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