“What we’re talking about is a completely different shift in that paradigm where you as a learner have some choice," Haskell said. “You can choose your own way through the curriculum. You can choose the activities that you want to participate in and eliminate those that don’t fit into your comfort zone or interest.”

This list of the various search engines, is posted here mainly for research and education purposes.

While the list below does not cover each and every search engine online, it does provide a broad list of most of the major search companies that are available.

The best way to compare different search engine results, is to open search engines in multiple tabs in your web browser and quickly reference back to this page.

In this month’s episode of Tech Therapy, The Chronicle’s monthly technology podcast, Ronald A. Yaros, an assistant professor specializing in mobile journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park, describes an iPhone app he developed for his courses. He also talks about his vision for helping students prepare for a business world in which smartphones will very likely be the norm.

First, sites like Facebook can be a powerful study tool. From simply staying current with class news to working collectively on projects, Facebook and Twitter can do a lot to keep students informed about topics they care about.

the deeper students venture into social networks, the greater the risks.

In the end, the question isn't so much whether Facebook makes you a better student—it's how can you best manage its presence in your life and studies.

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com

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Willow Garage has announced TurtleBot robot kits, intended to put a low-cost, personal robot kit in the hands of hobbyists and developers.

The fastest way to add subtitle functionality to a single video or a whole site. Super easy to integrate with no software to install.

You add our widget to your videos. Then you and your viewers can add subtitles, which anyone can watch. We save the subtitles on our site (but you can download them). And each video has its own collaboration space on our site (like a wikipedia article) where people can make improvements, track changes, and give feedback.

The 2011 Horizon Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative

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